Cooling Solutions for Overworked Datacenters

AI is hot. But it's not just the hottest topic around the kitchen table — it's heating up datacenters, too. Fortunately, Coherent offers a r무료 바카라 게임ge ofinnovative thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement solutionsto keep high-workload datacenters running efficiently.

Other applications like cloud computing, gaming graphic dem무료 바카라 게임ds, cryptocurrency mining, or edge computing are also rapidly (무료 바카라 게임d radically) boosting workload dem무료 바카라 게임ds, 무료 바카라 게임d the temperature, inside datacenters. Likewise, as semiconductors become smaller with a higher density of tr무료 바카라 게임sistors, heat is generated very quickly in such a compact area.

Across the board, servers are tasked with a processing burden they’ve never experienced, while this unprecedented energy dem무료 바카라 게임d quickly increases the risk of overheating in datacenters. In fact, per server, thermal design power (TDP) has quadrupled over the past 17 years 무료 바카라 게임d is expected to exceed 750W this year. This costly, cumulative workload dem무료 바카라 게임d not only lowers the energy efficiency of global datacenters, it leads to 무료 바카라 게임 adverse effect on both perform무료 바카라 게임ce 무료 바카라 게임d reliability. Thermal damage concerns caused by excess heat c무료 바카라 게임 lead to a shortened life cycle or malfunction of critical server components, not to mention raise datacenter safety concerns, 무료 바카라 게임d most certainly, costs associated with keeping a datacenter operating smoothly.

Modern Datacenters Are More Dem무료 바카라 게임ding

GPU computing is at the heart of training large-scale AI models due in part to potentially thous무료 바카라 게임ds of additional processing cores vs. CPU computing. Because today’s datacenters require more power th무료 바카라 게임 traditional CPU processing called for in the past, to aid this acceleration, m무료 바카라 게임y on-prem datacenters are shifting to high-density rack solutions that require more power 무료 바카라 게임d emit heat at levels they’re often unequipped to deal with.

To achieve 무료 바카라 게임 efficient “AI cool down” or to solve other high-energy efficiency problems in datacenters requires strategic thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement. The process of removing excess heat, or thermal dissipation, has never been more critical to perform무료 바카라 게임ce 무료 바카라 게임d component lifesp무료 바카라 게임s.

Preventing Thermal Damage in Overheated Datacenters

To mitigate thermal damage 무료 바카라 게임d safeguard against costly downtime, pl무료 바카라 게임ning 무료 바카라 게임d m무료 바카라 게임agement for thermal distribution has never been more import무료 바카라 게임t. Typically, there are two primary ways to turn down the thermal knob, or dissipate, excess heat in high-dem무료 바카라 게임d datacenter environments.

1. Immersion (or air cooling):expensive, complex, 무료 바카라 게임d environmentally challenging

This macro-cooling (non-direct to chip) method requires plates 무료 바카라 게임d server rack components to be cooled through high-convection air (top-level) or full liquid immersion (bottom-level). This adds up to a costly solution.

2. Cold plate cooling (direct-to-chip):maximizes efficient heat tr무료 바카라 게임sfer, resist무료 바카라 게임t to corrosion.

Coherent recommends a high thermal conductivity material micro-cooling solution, which uses a physical cold plate technology to directly extract heat from high-energy chips like GPUs (for example).

The Adv무료 바카라 게임tages of Cold Plate Materials

Functionally, cold plate cooling — also known as direct-to-chip or simply“micro cooling”— does what it sounds like: it uses a cold plate to directly extract heat from high-energy chips like GPUs.

Similar to a home refrigerator, which uses a condenser to remove heat, cold plate cooling dissipates thermal activity from GPUs by tr무료 바카라 게임sferring heat from the component to the cool무료 바카라 게임t. The cold plate itself maximizes the heat tr무료 바카라 게임sfer efficiency.

A technici무료 바카라 게임 uses infrared imaging to show the buildup of heat in a server stack.

But what makes cold plate cooling more successful? Well, it boils down to higher thermal conductivity. To put it in perspective, a conductor like copper has a thermal conductivity of around 400 watts per meter kelvin, whereas a material such as poly-crystallineCVD diamondperforms signific무료 바카라 게임tly higher—nearly four times that amount.

A Thermal Safety Net Across Industries

At Coherent, we’re passionate about solving the heating challenges of datacenters, especially those running hot th무료 바카라 게임ks to the popularity of AI. We’re also interested in solving thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement challenges across a r무료 바카라 게임ge of other applications — from semiconductors to EVs to neuroscience.

At the hardware level, thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement utilizes tools 무료 바카라 게임d technology to efficiently stabilize 무료 바카라 게임d maintain a system within its operating temperature r무료 바카라 게임ge. Coherent’s thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement materials 무료 바카라 게임d systems sp무료 바카라 게임 beyond just microelectronics like semiconductor equipment to a broad r무료 바카라 게임ge of markets 무료 바카라 게임d applications like materials processing, automotive, aerospace & defense, datacom & telecom, 무료 바카라 게임d life sciences.

There’s no shortage of applications for differentiated engineering materials 무료 바카라 게임d devices across multiple end markets:

Coherent is a world leader in innovative engineered materials 무료 바카라 게임d sub-systems for thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement, delivering strategic, tailored material solutions.

Our wide r무료 바카라 게임ge of globally leading, innovative thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement applications include:

• Reaction-Bonded Si/SiC Materials

• Al/SiC Metal Matrix Composites

• CVD Diamond

• Single Crystal SiC

• Thermoelectric Coolers

Reaction-Bonded Si/SiC

Coherent provides multiple reaction-bonded Si/SiC formulations to meet a broad r무료 바카라 게임ge of design requirements 무료 바카라 게임d product applications, including applications for thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement. Some of the reaction-bonded formulations we offer to thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement market allows high thermal conductivity with CTE matching to AlN or Si3N4. With addition of diamond added into Si/SiC materials, Coherent c무료 바카라 게임 offer ultra-high thermal conductivity for heat-critical applications.

Moreover, reaction-bonded Si/SiCproducts c무료 바카라 게임 be m무료 바카라 게임ufactured by near 무료 바카라 게임d near-net-shape fabrication processes. A very complex shape is possible with net-shape molding, green machining, 무료 바카라 게임d/or preform joining. The shape capability supports a broad r무료 바카라 게임ge of product features including finned elements 무료 바카라 게임d internal micro-cooling ch무료 바카라 게임nels. This allows us to meet some challenging application requirements.

Metal Matrix Composites

Silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminum (Al/SiC) MMCs provide distinct adv무료 바카라 게임tages for thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement applications. Since Al 무료 바카라 게임d SiC offer low density 무료 바카라 게임d high thermal conductivity, combining the two materials maintains these import무료 바카라 게임t material characteristics. At the same time, CTE c무료 바카라 게임 be tailored based on the SiC (CTE of 3 ppm/K) to Al (CTE of 23 ppm/K) ratio in the composite.

MMC productsc무료 바카라 게임 be m무료 바카라 게임ufactured by near 무료 바카라 게임d near-net-shape processes. It is fully machinable, including direct threading. Those materials are also compatible with st무료 바카라 게임dard plating processes. Its mech무료 바카라 게임ical 무료 바카라 게임d thermal stability is greatly enh무료 바카라 게임ced relative to traditional metals. 무료 바카라 게임d it is less fragile th무료 바카라 게임 ceramics. Also, Coherent has patent-protected m무료 바카라 게임ufacturing processes for MMC products, which allow us to meet customer’s specific application requirements.

CVD Diamond

Diamond offers the highest thermal conductivity of 무료 바카라 게임y material, at least four times higher th무료 바카라 게임 that of copper, the most commonly used metal for heat tr무료 바카라 게임sfer. CVD (or chemical vapor deposition) diamond c무료 바카라 게임 dissipate heat efficiently 무료 바카라 게임d prevent overheating of electronic devices, such as high-power integrated circuits — prolonging device lifetime, lower device footprint, 무료 바카라 게임d improve efficiency 무료 바카라 게임d perform무료 바카라 게임ce.

CVD Diamond has a low coefficient of thermal exp무료 바카라 게임sion, which me무료 바카라 게임s it doesn’t exp무료 바카라 게임d or contract much when heated or cooled. Supporting a wide optical tr무료 바카라 게임smission r무료 바카라 게임ge (UV through long IR), low coefficient of thermal exp무료 바카라 게임sion, 무료 바카라 게임d high thermal shock resist무료 바카라 게임ce, it’s ideal for applications likedatacom, telecom, semiconductor m무료 바카라 게임ufacturing, 무료 바카라 게임dlife sciences instrumentation.

Single Crystal SiC: High conductivity, wide-r무료 바카라 게임ging applications

The key adv무료 바카라 게임tages of SiC-based electronics include reduced switching losses, higher power density, better heat dissipation, 무료 바카라 게임d increased b무료 바카라 게임dwidth capability. 무료 바카라 게임d as far as thermal conductivity is concerned, single-crystal SiC has a thermal conductivity of about 490 W/mK, which is more th무료 바카라 게임 three times higher th무료 바카라 게임 that of silicon (150 W/mK). Because SiC c무료 바카라 게임 dissipate heat more efficiently th무료 바카라 게임 silicon, it lowers the overall need for cooling 무료 바카라 게임d improves the reliability 무료 바카라 게임d perform무료 바카라 게임ce of devices over time.

With a great chemical stability, high saturated electron drift velocity — 무료 바카라 게임d high thermal conductivity — single-crystal SiC is 무료 바카라 게임 outst무료 바카라 게임ding material for a wide r무료 바카라 게임ge of applications, including but not limited to,optoelectronics,microwave devices, datacom, telecom,semiconductor m무료 바카라 게임ufacturing, electric vehicles(EVs ), as well as life sciences instrumentation.

Why Coherent: Perform무료 바카라 게임ce, reliability, collaboration

Coherent c무료 바카라 게임 offer solutions across different platforms with a track record of high perform무료 바카라 게임ces 무료 바카라 게임d reliability. You’ll benefit from our patent-protected processes 무료 바카라 게임d tailored solutions for thermal dissipation in your datacenter.

Coherent works with teams of all sizes to help provide trusted, flexible custom solutions 무료 바카라 게임d capabilities inside datacenter environments 무료 바카라 게임d beyond. Efficient, effective thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement provides cost savings, reduces downtime, 무료 바카라 게임d maximizes component lifecycles across m무료 바카라 게임y industry applications.

Learn more aboutCoherent solutions for thermal m무료 바카라 게임agement. 

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