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Thirteen Industry Leaders Unite to Define Active Copper Cable Standards

What happened

Thirteen industry leaders formed the ACC-MSA consortium to define specifications for active copper cables with integrated linear equalizers. This initiative targets reducing power and latency for AI intra-rack connectivity while ensuring interoperability. Bullish: The standardization supports the projected $200B networking infrastructure market by 2029, accelerating adoption of next-gen copper interconnects.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 15/100

Affected components and suppliers

Active Copper Cable (ACC)Linear EqualizerCopper Interconnect
MACOMSemtechAMDAmphenolCienaCisco
standardizationAI-networkinginterconnectconsortium

Source and time

Source: GlobeNewswire Semiconductors · 2/23/2026 · View original source

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