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3 days agoAI data centers: the road to 1 megawatt and its challenges
Data center architecture is evolving to support AI GPUs with 800V DC power, liquid and microfluidic cooling, and up to 1 MW per rack.
Microsoft has announced progress on a new chip cooling approach that could help address one of the biggest bottlenecks in scaling AI infrastructure: heat. The company's researchers have successfully demonstrated in-chip microfluidic cooling, a system that channels liquid coolant directly into etched grooves on the back of silicon chips. Traditional cooling methods in data centers, such as cold plates, dissipate heat by transferring it through multiple material layers.