Kioxia, one of the leading companies in SSDs, has announced a new Optical Interface SSD for Next-Generation Green Data Centers. This technology replaces the traditional electrical signals transmitted via copper wire with laser and optical data cables, allowing system builders to place storage drives up to 40 meters away from the CPU.
According to Kioxia's presentation, the longer distances between the compute systems, which generate a lot of heat, and the storage pool, which requires minimal cooling, would help data centers optimize their cooling and power requirements. Aside from this, Optical SSDs would require less space owing to their thinner and slimmer connectors compared to current technology. They're also less susceptible to electromagnetic interference, so you don't have to worry about shielding and cable placement.
