Intel researchers are working on new solutions cool next generation chip Max 2000W. The iconic x86 chip maker was already pushing immersion cooling a few years ago. However, due to the progress of Moore’s Law and increasing chip densities, Intel is now looking to adapt/enhance its best cooling technology with “new materials and structures.”
Cooling is a very important issue, especially in data centers. Improving cooling efficiency can have a significant impact on a data center operator’s bottom line.Powerful processors chew up most of the watts, but research shows that cooling is caused by up to 40% Better cooling of the facility’s power consumption could make the chip run faster.
Interestingly, Intel says it will work closely with innovative cooling technology companies to develop solutions that “seem to be in the realm of science fiction.” It doesn’t name names, but the clues are big enough to make an educated guess about two of its main collaborators.
Coral-like structures, small liquid jets
One of the new cooling solutions is said to be based on technology “like a 3D vapor chamber embedded in a coral-shaped heat sink.” This seems like a collaboration with Belgian company Diabatix. generative design software platform. The result looks very organic like coral growth and the structure achieves ultra-low thermal resistance.
Intel also says its partners have technology that features “tiny jets that are coordinated by artificial intelligence and shoot cold water onto hot spots within the chip to remove heat.” Again, Intel hasn’t named it, but the technology sounds very similar to what his MIT spinoff champions. jet coolThe Massachusetts-based company also fits the bill of offering integrated die-cooling technology that delivers “extraordinary” performance.
Elsewhere in its blog on potential new cooling technologies, Intel says it’s taking a closer look at cooling technologies that utilize 3D vapor chambers, advanced materials, and boiling-enhancing coatings. The work is “very important for our future,” said Tejas Shah, his architect at Intel’s Supercomputing Platforms Group Lead Thermal.
However, cooling is not just about efficiency and energy savings. Intel claims that new cooling technology has the potential to allow processors to run cooler, resulting in “a 5% to 7% increase in performance for the same power.” doing.
