Hardware Architecture Debate: Why Vertical Power Delivery Over Vertical Optical IO?
jwt0625 · x · 2026-08-04
A developer sparked a technical discussion on X regarding underlying chip and data center architecture: why is the industry pushing for vertical power delivery instead of vertical optical IO? The question highlights current engineering trade-offs and physical bottlenecks in hardware scaling.
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