Twinax cable shipments in AI backplanes hit 85,200 km/year at 224G — moon-length in 4.5 years
jwt0625 · x · 2026-10-18
TE Connectivity data shows kilometers of twinax cable shipped per year in AI backplanes climbing by generation: 36,000 km at 56G, 59,280 km at 112G, and 85,200 km at 224G. The author calculates that at the 224G annual shipment rate, total cable shipped would literally reach the moon in 4.5 years — a striking illustration of exploding AI cluster interconnect demand.
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