Today’s computer components are connected to each other using copper cables or traces on circuit boards. Due to the signal degradation that comes with using metals such as copper to transmit data, ...

Current optical module electrical connector technology faces limitations in signal integrity, bandwidth density, power distribution and control connections. Meanwhile, high-density, high-pin count ...

Molex has introduced a thermal management solution that it says reduces the time and cost of deploying and upgrading high-performance data centres in order to meet the demand for generative AI and ...

Linear pluggable optics (LPO) is garnering more attention as a way to quickly and efficiently move data in and out of server racks, but a lack of standards for connecting the optical modules is ...

Targeting the defense industry’s VPX-based embedded computing systems that require increased bandwidth and radio frequency (RF) signaling, TE Connectivity has launched its line of NanoRF optical ...

Smiths Interconnect has launched its LightCONEX optical plug-in and backplane module connectors compatible with the VITA 66.5 draft standard and aligned with the SOSATM Technical Standard for VPX ...

The idea of leveraging photonics technology to meet future computing demands is not new. Companies such as Intel have dabbled with optical technology for applications such as satellite communications.

The deployment of 5G networks will enable tremendous advances in communications — 10× more bandwidth and 50× less latency. To achieve such massive improvements, various technologies are being ...