20-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
savings of over 11%.
“Largely driven by the recent explosion
of IoT, the processing power needed for
workloads like AI in data centres requires
advanced solutions to keep connected
systems operating efficiently,” said
Scott MacDonald, Global President,
Avnet Integrated. “The development of a
liquid cooling technology solution offers
customers the performance needed
to deliver on these growing compute
demands. This is a prime example of how
we work with customers to provide the
advanced solutions necessary to meet
the needs of data-centric workloads in
virtually every industry.”
“Iceotope is delighted to work with
Schneider and Avnet on a solution that
delivers on the promise of liquid cooling,”
said David Craig, CEO of Iceotope.
THE
DEVELOPMENT
OF A LIQUID
COOLING
TECHNOLOGY
SOLUTION
OFFERS
CUSTOMERS THE
PERFORMANCE
NEEDED TO
DELIVER ON
THESE GROWING
COMPUTE
DEMANDS.
“Working with great partners that share
the same passion for innovation, solution
focused thinking and quality is a pleasure.
Our ability to bring our IP to combined
solutions that manage the pressing
challenges of chip density, energy and water
consumption, space and location challenges
and the ever more complex issues relating
to harsh environment and climate will be
game changing in the industry.”
Liquid cooling more efficient
and less costly for power-
dense applications
The parallel-processing power of Graphical
Processing Units, known as GPUs, makes
them the most efficient processor for a
growing number of applications including
AI, Big Data analytics, data mining and
more. The chips are increasingly power
dense with thermal design power ratings
reaching 400 watts or more.
This makes traditional data centre air-
cooled architectures impractical, or costly
and less efficient than liquid-cooled
approaches where the server is partially
submerged in a dielectric fluid. And liquid
cooling offers the following benefits:
• Efficient: No need for air conditioning,
delivers same processing power with
less energy
• Silent: No industrial drone from fans
and pumps
• Resilient: All components are in a sealed
module that resists dust and smoke
• Compact: Smaller, more flexible footprint
These benefits mean that liquid cooling
might be the preferred technology for
applications other than just extreme
power densities. ◊
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