Digital Reality's CTO Chris Sharp says copper usage in data centres may decline with light-speed technology.
According to BBC Technology, Digital Reality's chief technology officer Chris Sharp says copper usage in data centres may decline as light-speed photonics technology advances. The article notes a typical 100MW facility uses around 400 tonnes of copper, with up to 70 tonnes in servers and up to 20 tonnes in network wiring, and discusses photonics as a way to reduce heat and energy consumption, including Nvidia's backing but acknowledging cost and manufacturing challenges.
Key facts
- 01Chris Sharp, CTO of Digital Reality, says copper usage may decrease in data centres due to photonics.
- 02A typical 100MW data centre uses around 400 tonnes of copper.
- 03Up to 70 tonnes of copper are used by servers and up to 20 tonnes by network wiring.
- 04Photonics could enable more data streams with less heat; Nvidia is backing the technology; final assembly is clustered in Taiwan (packaging houses).
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