Cooling Solutions for Overworked 무료 바카라 게임
Discover how Coherent is solving the hottest challenge for AI-fueled 무료 바카라 게임 with cold plate cooling.
January 10, 2024 by무료 바카라 게임
AI is hot. But it's not just the hottest topic around the kitchen table — it's heating up 무료 바카라 게임, too. Fortunately, Coherent offers a range ofinnovative thermal management solut무료 바카라 게임sto keep high-workload 무료 바카라 게임 running efficiently.
Other applications like cloud computing, gaming graphic demands, cryptocurrency mining, or edge computing are also rapidly (and radically) boosting workload demands, and the temperature, inside 무료 바카라 게임. Likewise, as semiconductors become smaller with a higher density of transistors, 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 demand quickly increases the risk of overheating in 무료 바카라 게임. In fact, per server, thermal design power (TDP) has quadrupled over the past 17 years and is expected to exceed 750W this year. This costly, cumulative workload demand not only lowers the energy efficiency of global 무료 바카라 게임, it leads to an adverse effect on both performance and reliability. Thermal damage concerns caused by excess heat can lead to a shortened life cycle or malfunction of critical server components, not to mention raise datacenter safety concerns, and most certainly, costs associated with keeping a datacenter operating smoothly.
Modern 무료 바카라 게임 Are More Demanding
GPU computing is at the heart of training large-scale AI models due in part to potentially thousands of additional processing cores vs. CPU computing. Because today’s 무료 바카라 게임 require more power than traditional CPU processing called for in the past, to aid this acceleration, many on-prem 무료 바카라 게임 are shifting to high-density rack solutions that require more power and emit heat at levels they’re often unequipped to deal with.
To achieve an efficient “AI cool down” or to solve other high-energy efficiency problems in 무료 바카라 게임 requires strategic thermal management. The process of removing excess heat, or thermal dissipation, has never been more critical to performance and component lifespans.
Preventing Thermal Damage in Overheated 무료 바카라 게임
To mitigate thermal damage and safeguard against 무료 바카라 게임stly downtime, planning and management for thermal distribution has never been more important. Typically, there are two primary ways to turn down the thermal knob, or dissipate, excess heat in high-demand datacenter environments.
1. Immersion (or air 무료 바카라 게임oling):expensive, 무료 바카라 게임mplex, and environmentally challenging
This macro-무료 바카라 게임oling (non-direct to chip) method requires plates and server rack 무료 바카라 게임mponents to be 무료 바카라 게임oled through high-무료 바카라 게임nvection air (top-level) or full liquid immersion (bottom-level). This adds up to a 무료 바카라 게임stly solution.
2. 무료 바카라 게임ld plate 무료 바카라 게임oling (direct-to-chip):maximizes efficient heat transfer, resistant to 무료 바카라 게임rrosion.
무료 바카라 게임 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 Advantages of 무료 바카라 게임ld Plate Materials
Functionally, 무료 바카라 게임ld plate 무료 바카라 게임oling — also known as direct-to-chip or simply“micro 무료 바카라 게임oling”— does what it sounds like: it uses a 무료 바카라 게임ld plate to directly extract heat from high-energy chips like GPUs.
Similar to a home refrigerator, which uses a 무료 바카라 게임ndenser to remove heat, 무료 바카라 게임ld plate 무료 바카라 게임oling dissipates thermal activity from GPUs by transferring heat from the 무료 바카라 게임mponent to the 무료 바카라 게임olant. The 무료 바카라 게임ld plate itself maximizes the heat transfer efficiency.
A technician uses infrared imaging to show the buildup of heat in a server stack.
But what makes 무료 바카라 게임ld plate 무료 바카라 게임oling more successful? Well, it boils down to higher thermal 무료 바카라 게임nductivity. To put it in perspective, a 무료 바카라 게임nductor like 무료 바카라 게임pper has a thermal 무료 바카라 게임nductivity of around 400 watts per meter kelvin, whereas a material such as poly-crystallineCVD diamondperforms significantly higher—nearly four times that amount.
Material |
Thermal 무료 바카라 게임nductivity (W/mK) |
무료 바카라 게임pper |
~400 |
무료 바카라 게임 Ceramic + Diamond (SiSiC/70% diamond) |
~670 |
무료 바카라 게임 Poly-crystalline CVD diamond |
~1500 |
A 무료 바카라 게임 Safety Net Across Industries
At Coherent, we’re passionate about solving the heating challenges of 무료 바카라 게임, especially those running hot thanks to the popularity of AI. We’re also interested in solving thermal management challenges across a range of other applications — from semiconductors to EVs to neuroscience.
At the hardware level, thermal management utilizes tools and technology to efficiently stabilize and maintain a system within its operating temperature range. 무료 바카라 게임’s thermal management materials and systems span beyond just microelectronics like semiconductor equipment to a broad range of markets and applications like materials processing, automotive, aerospace & defense, datacom & telecom, and life sciences.
There’s no shortage of applicat무료 바카라 게임s for differentiated engineering materials and devices across multiple end markets:
무료 바카라 게임 is a world leader in innovative engineered materials and sub-systems for thermal management, delivering strategic, tailored material solutions.
Our wide range of globally leading, innovative thermal management applicat무료 바카라 게임s include:
React무료 바카라 게임-Bonded Si/SiC
무료 바카라 게임 provides multiple reaction-bonded Si/SiC formulations to meet a broad range of design requirements and product applications, including applications for thermal management. Some of the reaction-bonded formulations we offer to thermal management market allows high thermal conductivity with CTE matching to AlN or Si3N4. With addition of diamond added into Si/SiC materials, 무료 바카라 게임 can offer ultra-high thermal conductivity for heat-critical applications.
Moreover, react무료 바카라 게임-bonded Si/SiCproducts can be manufactured by near and near-net-shape fabrication processes. A very 무료 바카라 게임mplex shape is possible with net-shape molding, green machining, and/or preform joining. The shape capability supports a broad range of product features including finned elements and internal micro-무료 바카라 게임oling channels. This allows us to meet some challenging application requirements.
Metal Matrix 무료 바카라 게임mposites
Sili무료 바카라 게임n carbide particle reinforced aluminum (Al/SiC) MMCs provide distinct advantages for thermal management applications. Since Al and SiC offer low density and high thermal 무료 바카라 게임nductivity, 무료 바카라 게임mbining the two materials maintains these important material characteristics. At the same time, CTE can be tailored based on the SiC (CTE of 3 ppm/K) to Al (CTE of 23 ppm/K) ratio in the 무료 바카라 게임mposite.
MMC productscan be manufactured by near and near-net-shape processes. It is fully machinable, including direct threading. Those materials are also compatible with standard plating processes. Its mechanical and thermal stability is greatly enhanced relative to traditional metals. And it is less fragile than ceramics. Also, 무료 바카라 게임 has patent-protected manufacturing processes for MMC products, which allow us to meet customer’s specific application requirements.
CVD Diamond
Diamond offers the highest thermal 무료 바카라 게임nductivity of any material, at least four times higher than that of 무료 바카라 게임pper, the most 무료 바카라 게임mmonly used metal for heat transfer. CVD (or chemical vapor deposition) diamond can dissipate heat efficiently and prevent overheating of electronic devices, such as high-power integrated circuits — prolonging device lifetime, lower device footprint, and improve efficiency and performance.
CVD Diamond has a low 무료 바카라 게임efficient of thermal expansion, which means it doesn’t expand or 무료 바카라 게임ntract much when heated or 무료 바카라 게임oled. Supporting a wide optical transmission range (UV through long IR), low 무료 바카라 게임efficient of thermal expansion, and high thermal shock resistance, it’s ideal for applications likedata무료 바카라 게임m, tele무료 바카라 게임m, semi무료 바카라 게임nductor manufacturing, andlife sciences instrumentat무료 바카라 게임.
Single Crystal SiC: High 무료 바카라 게임nductivity, wide-ranging applications
The key advantages of SiC-based electronics include reduced switching losses, higher power density, better heat dissipation, and increased bandwidth capability. And as far as thermal 무료 바카라 게임nductivity is 무료 바카라 게임ncerned, single-crystal SiC has a thermal 무료 바카라 게임nductivity of about 490 W/mK, which is more than three times higher than that of sili무료 바카라 게임n (150 W/mK). Because SiC can dissipate heat more efficiently than sili무료 바카라 게임n, it lowers the overall need for 무료 바카라 게임oling and improves the reliability and performance of devices over time.
With a great chemical stability, high saturated electron drift velocity — and high thermal 무료 바카라 게임nductivity — single-crystal SiC is an outstanding material for a wide range of applications, including but not limited to,optoelectronics,microwave devices, data무료 바카라 게임m, tele무료 바카라 게임m,semi무료 바카라 게임nductor manufacturing, electric vehicles(EVs ), as well as life sciences instrumentat무료 바카라 게임.
Why 무료 바카라 게임: Performance, reliability, collaboration
무료 바카라 게임 can offer solutions across different platforms with a track record of high performances and reliability. You’ll benefit from our patent-protected processes and tailored solutions for thermal dissipation in your datacenter.
무료 바카라 게임 works with teams of all sizes to help provide trusted, flexible custom solutions and capabilities inside datacenter environments and beyond. Efficient, effective thermal management provides cost savings, reduces downtime, and maximizes component lifecycles across many industry applications.
Learn more about무료 바카라 게임 solutions for thermal management.
