Global DAC Active Copper Cable Supply, Demand and Key Producers, 2026-2032

The global DAC Active Copper Cable market size is expected to reach $ 1859 million by 2032, rising at a market growth of 7.3% CAGR during the forecast period (2026-2032).

In 2025, global DAC Active Copper Cable production reached approximately 15300 k units with an average global market price of around US$ 70 per unit. The production capacity for DAC Active Copper Cable in 2025 was approximately 16000 k units. The typical gross profit margin for DAC Active Copper Cable is between 20% and 40%. DAC Active Copper Cable is a high-speed interconnect solution that integrates active signal conditioning components—such as retimers, equalizers, or driver ICs—into traditional Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cables. It is primarily used for intra-rack and short-reach inter-rack connections in data centers, AI servers, and high-performance computing (HPC) systems. Compared with passive DACs, active copper cables compensate for signal attenuation and crosstalk in copper media, enabling higher data rates and longer reach while maintaining advantages in low latency, low power consumption, and cost efficiency, especially in 400G and higher-speed applications.

The DAC Active Copper Cable market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by the expansion of AI servers, upgrades to high-speed Ethernet, and increasing compute density in cloud data centers. As the deployment of 400G and 800G ports accelerates, passive DACs face limitations in reach and signal integrity, positioning active copper cables as a critical short-reach interconnect option between passive DACs and Active Electrical Cables (AECs). Active DACs offer clear advantages in cost, power consumption, and deployment simplicity compared with AECs and AOCs, particularly for high-bandwidth links in the 2–5 meter range. Going forward, market growth will be fueled by large-scale AI clusters, higher switch port speeds, and sustained demand for low-power, low-TCO interconnect solutions.

This report studies the global DAC Active Copper Cable production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions.

This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for DAC Active Copper Cable and provides market size (US$ million) and Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth, considering 2025 as the base year. This report explores demand trends and competition, as well as details the characteristics of DAC Active Copper Cable that contribute to its increasing demand across many markets.

Highlights and key features of the study

Global DAC Active Copper Cable total production and demand, 2021-2032, (K Units)

Global DAC Active Copper Cable total production value, 2021-2032, (USD Million)

Global DAC Active Copper Cable production by region & country, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Units), (based on production site)

Global DAC Active Copper Cable consumption by region & country, CAGR, 2021-2032 & (K Units)

U.S. VS China: DAC Active Copper Cable domestic production, consumption, key domestic manufacturers and share

Global DAC Active Copper Cable production by manufacturer, production, price, value and market share 2021-2026, (USD Million) & (K Units)

Global DAC Active Copper Cable production by Type, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Units)

Global DAC Active Copper Cable production by Application, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Units)

This report profiles key players in the global DAC Active Copper Cable market based on the following parameters - company overview, production, value, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Molex, Amphenol, TE Connectivity, Juniper Networks (HPE), Volex, NVIDIA, Panduit, Proterial, Ltd, JPC Connectivity, LevelOne (DDC), etc.

This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.

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Detailed Segmentation:

Each section contains quantitative market data including market by value (US$ Millions), volume (production, consumption) & (K Units) and average price (US$/Unit) by manufacturer, by Type, and by Application. Data is given for the years 2021-2032 by year with 2025 as the base year, 2026 as the estimate year, and 2027-2032 as the forecast year.

Global DAC Active Copper Cable Market, By Region:
United States
China
Europe
Japan
South Korea
ASEAN
India
Rest of World

Global DAC Active Copper Cable Market, Segmentation by Type:
<200G
200G-400G
>400G

Global DAC Active Copper Cable Market, Segmentation by Signal Processing:
Equalized Active DAC
Retimer-based Active DAC

Global DAC Active Copper Cable Market, Segmentation by Electrical Architecture:
≤1 m
1–2 m
2–3 m
>3 m

Global DAC Active Copper Cable Market, Segmentation by Application:
Hyperscale / Cloud Data Centers
AI Data Centers / AI Training Clusters
High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Enterprise Data Centers
Others

Companies Profiled:
Molex
Amphenol
TE Connectivity
Juniper Networks (HPE)
Volex
NVIDIA
Panduit
Proterial, Ltd
JPC Connectivity
LevelOne (DDC)
Infraeo
Approved Networks (Legrand)
Luxshare Precision
Kingsignal Technology
Zhaolong Interconnect
Shenzhen Sopto Technology
10Gtek
Broadex Technologies
C-FLINK Technology
Shenzhen HTD Information-Tech

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