India, March 4 -- The rapid rise of generative AI is driving continuous growth in demand for high-speed data transmission in data centers. Copper cable solutions, traditionally used for short-distance intra-rack interconnects, are increasingly facing challenges in both transmission density and energy efficiency.

By comparison, Micro LED co-packaged optics (CPOs) offer significantly lower energy consumption per bit of data transmission. TrendForce estimates that the technology could reduce overall power consumption to just 5% of that of copper cable solutions, positioning it as a promising optical interconnect alternative driven by its energy-saving advantages.

TrendForce notes that data transmission speeds below 400 Gbps are already com...