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Here’s what we’re looking at today:

• Is Intel and friends’ new cooling tech a game-changer?

• Tesla is building a new Dojo in Austin

• What’s more: The data center robots are coming, Open Compute partner releases new server cart, DC BLOX has a new landing station

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Intel and cooling startup announce new cooling tech

Earlier this week Intel and liquid cooling startup Submer unveiled a device designed to cool down chips with thermal design power over 1000W.

Forced Convection Heat Sink

The FCHS combines the benefits of forced convection (external force moves cold particles toward hot particles) with passive cooling mechanisms.
The device is designed to be integrated seamlessly into existing and immersion tank setups for operational continuity.

The companies have not revealed the technology behind the device, but in their statement, they did say that some of its parts can be 3D printed.
The newly unveiled FCHS promises to be a reliable and cost-effective solution for future data center processors with extremely high heat dissipation.

Submer

There’s not much online about Submer, but they claim to be a next-gen immersion cooling pioneer for data centers, HPC, and hyperscalers. Their two prototypes include SmartPod and MicroPod.

Founder Daniel Pope said this about their new Intel-partnered cooling tech:

"Many have challenged the technological runway of single-phase immersion cooling. The Forced Convection Heat Sink is the undeniable proof that immersion is here to compete head-on with other liquid cooling technologies, including Direct liquid-cooled water-based cold plates."

Intel and Submer demonstrated the tech by using it to cool down a Xeon processor with an 800W TDP in a single-phase immersion system.

The partnership is (obviously) claiming the development is a formidable competitor in the liquid cooling market.

We’ll see what it costs. Check out a demonstration here:

Tesla doubles down on Dojo supercomputer in Austin

Tesla is developing a “bunkerlike” data center at its headquarters in Texas, an expansion of its existing Dojo supercomputer.

Dojo

Tesla has already developed and currently operates its Dojo supercomputer in San Jose, California.
The supercomputer uses custom Dojo D1 chip architecture designed specifically for training its self-driving vehicle systems.

D1, the backbone of the Dojo system, is manufactured by TSMC using 7nm nodes and 50 billion transistors. The system scales by deploying multiple ExaPODs, housing over a million cores, and reaching 20 exaflops. 

Last year Tesla claimed that it created a custom-designed cooling unit that supported densities of more than 200kW per cabinet.

The Dojo looks to revolutionize the AI landscape by focusing exclusively on Tesla’s self-driving technology. And Musk has said that he may offer Dojo computing to other businesses as a cloud resource.
(At least one source has speculated that a successful roll-out of the Dojo-as-a-service could add up to $500 billion to Tesla’s market cap.)

Austin dc

Details are not known about Tesla’s Austin data center. All we know is that Tesla is hiring engineers for a “one-of-a-kind data center” in Austin.

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The robots are coming to the data center

DataCenterDynamics revealed Saturday that Microsoft plans to build a team to research data center automation and robotics.

That's one way to solve the talent crunch…

From a job posting from Microsoft, DCD quotes, "As the Team Manager - Hardware Robotics, for our robotics and automation department, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data center operations."

This comes on the heels of an Azure outage in Australia, partially blamed on failed software automation.

What’s more, Meta launched a "Site engineering robotics team" in 2019 to build "robotics solutions to automate and scale Facebook's data center infrastructure operations."

 Read more here

Jtec releases cart to move servers while fully stacked

Jtec, a partner of the Open Compute Project, has unveiled the ORV2/ORV3-Compatible Server Rack Cart:

Here are some highlights:

• Can transport data center racks up to 3300 lbs.

• Compatible with both autonomous guided vehicles (AGV) and crewed vehicles.

• Rumored to be used by Meta, Facebook's parent company.

• Development took four years, in collaboration with a major hyperscaler (possibly Meta) and AGV manufacturer.

• The cart lifts racks slightly off the ground for easy movement.

The transport cart is still undergoing final safety tests and is expected to be released in Q4 2023.

Read more here

DC BLOX opens first cable landing station in Myrtle Beach

DC BLOX has inaugurated its Cable Landing Station in Myrtle Beach, a significant step for global communications.

This CLS, with its ability to host up to five subsea cables, transforms Myrtle Beach into a major connectivity hub.
Companies such as Google and Edge Holdings (Meta subsidiary) have announced cables landing at this station. The CLS not only elevates Myrtle Beach's global connectivity stature but also promises new economic opportunities in the region.

DC BLOX specializes in multi-tenant data centers, dark fiber, and advanced connectivity solutions to empower today's digital enterprises.

Read more here

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