{"id":7756,"date":"2024-04-06T06:35:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T06:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/?p=7756"},"modified":"2024-04-22T08:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T08:46:05","slug":"market-forecast-for-aec-dac-and-aoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/market-forecast-for-aec-dac-aoc.htm","title":{"rendered":"Market Forecast for AEC, DAC, and AOC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to a recent report from Lightcounting, the market for Active Electrical Cables (AEC), Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC), and Active Optical Cables (AOC) is expected to grow from $1.2 billion in 2023 to $2.8 billion by 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lightcounting-Dec-23.jpg\" alt=\"Lightcounting-Dec-23\" class=\"wp-image-7759\" style=\"width:800px\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lightcounting-Dec-23.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lightcounting-Dec-23-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lightcounting-Dec-23-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/market-forecast-for-aec-dac-aoc.htm\/#Market_Growth_Rates\" >Market Growth Rates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/market-forecast-for-aec-dac-aoc.htm\/#Performance_and_Cost_Trends\" >Performance and Cost Trends<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/market-forecast-for-aec-dac-aoc.htm\/#Cable_Tradeoffs\" >Cable Tradeoffs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/market-forecast-for-aec-dac-aoc.htm\/#Related_Posts\" >Related Posts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-market-growth-rates\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Market_Growth_Rates\"><\/span><strong>Market Growth Rates<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AOC has a relatively large base and is projected to grow at around 15% annually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DAC is expected to grow at approximately 25% per year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AEC has a smaller base but is forecasted to have an average annual growth rate of around 45%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AOCDACAEC-1024x576.png\" alt=\"AOC,DAC,AEC\" class=\"wp-image-7761\" style=\"width:800px\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AOCDACAEC-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AOCDACAEC-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AOCDACAEC-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AOCDACAEC.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-performance-and-cost-trends\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Performance_and_Cost_Trends\"><\/span><strong>Performance and Cost Trends<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lightcounting notes that AEC has thinner line widths compared to DAC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DAC has relatively low power consumption as it is a direct connection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AOC utilizes multi-mode fiber optic cables, which can transmit signals over distances ranging from tens of meters to over a hundred meters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AEC and Active Copper Cables (ACC) are both active cable solutions, but AEC includes CDR (Clock and Data Recovery) to reduce signal jitter in addition to signal amplification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrical cables suffer from skin effects and high RF losses, while fiber optic cables leverage low-loss optical transmission through glass.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/module.png\" alt=\"module\" class=\"wp-image-7762\" style=\"width:800px\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/module.png 1003w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/module-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/module-768x393.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both electrical and fiber optic cables typically terminate in hot-pluggable electrical interfaces like SFP+ or QSFP28.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hot-pluggable-1024x576.png\" alt=\"hot-pluggable\" class=\"wp-image-7763\" style=\"width:800px\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hot-pluggable-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hot-pluggable-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hot-pluggable-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hot-pluggable.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AOC offers superior performance compared to AEC and DAC but is also more expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Credo is a key driver of AEC technology, with single-channel data rates of 56Gbps, 106Gbps, and 112Gbps over 7m, 2.8m, and 2.5m respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AEC-transmission-distance-1024x593.png\" alt=\"AEC transmission distance\" class=\"wp-image-7764\" style=\"width:800px\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AEC-transmission-distance-1024x593.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AEC-transmission-distance-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AEC-transmission-distance-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AEC-transmission-distance.png 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cable-tradeoffs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cable_Tradeoffs\"><\/span><strong>Cable Tradeoffs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinner 34AWG cables used in AEC have higher RF losses compared to thicker 26AWG cables used in DAC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AWG.jpg\" alt=\"AWG\" class=\"wp-image-7765\" style=\"width:800px\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AWG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AWG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AWG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AWG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AWG-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DAC requires higher quality, heavier, and more expensive cables to minimize RF losses, while AEC uses thinner, cheaper cables offset by DSP-based signal conditioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coaxial-cable-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Coaxial cable\" class=\"wp-image-7766\" style=\"width:800px\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coaxial-cable-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coaxial-cable-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coaxial-cable-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Coaxial-cable.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AEC.png\" alt=\"AEC\" class=\"wp-image-7767\" style=\"width:800px\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AEC.png 988w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AEC-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fibermall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AEC-768x447.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, the market for advanced interconnect technologies like AEC, DAC, and AOC is projected to see significant growth over the next several years, with each solution offering unique performance and cost tradeoffs.<\/p>\n<style>\r\n\r\n        .lwrp.link-whisper-related-posts{\r\n            \r\n            margin-top: 40px;\nmargin-bottom: 30px;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-title{\r\n            \r\n            \r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-description{\r\n            \r\n            \r\n\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-container{\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-multi-container{\r\n            display: flex;\r\n        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