Active cables are copper cables for data transmission that use a silicon chip (semiconductor) to boost the performance of the cable. In active cables, one or several semiconductor chips are embedded i...Active cables are copper cables for data transmission that use a silicon chip (semiconductor) to boost the performance of the cable. In active cables, one or several semiconductor chips are embedded in the cable to compensate for some or all of these impairments. This active boosting allows cables to be more compact, thinner and longer, and transmit data faster than their passive equivalents.
