Artificial intelligence (AI) and various cloud services are driving the growth of data centers. AI training requires more computing resources, while cloud services such as media streaming require more storage and data processing.

The growth in storage and computing necessitates higher connectivity speeds. As a result, the PCIe 6.0 link data rate was boosted to 64 GT/s, and Ethernet lane speeds are as fast as 224 Gbps. Higher-speed data links require lower-noise clocks to maintain high data quality.