Supermicro, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a leading Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Datasection, Foxconn, KDDI, and Sharp to create a large-scale Asia AI data center. This ambitious project represents a significant milestone in the global expansion of AI and the industry’s commitment to green computing.
In this strategic partnership, Supermicro, working alongside system integrator Datasection, will develop Total IT Rack-scale liquid-cooled solutions leveraging advanced NVIDIA GPUs for the new state-of-the-art data center facility. Additionally, Supermicro plans to construct a liquid-cooled system with piping, water towers, and monitoring equipment, setting new standards for energy-efficient and environmentally conscious data center design.
Cutting-Edge Facility for NVIDIA AI Enterprise Platform
Built on the former Sharp Sakai plant, the new Asia AI data center will support advanced systems optimized for the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform, delivering powerful performance for leading-edge large language models (LLM), machine learning (ML), and generative AI applications.
“Supermicro is excited to collaborate with these leading companies on such an exciting project,” said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. “Our new industry-leading Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) solutions are exactly the best for hyper-dense AI rack deployments that can lower energy costs and have a smaller environmental impact.”
Commitment to Green Computing and Global AI Expansion
The Asia AI data center project highlights the industry’s commitment to green computing and the global expansion of AI. By leveraging Supermicro’s innovative liquid cooling solutions, the facility aims to lower energy costs and reduce its environmental impact, setting a new benchmark for sustainable and energy-efficient data center operations.
“The new AI data center and the companies involved are a great example of the industry’s commitment to green computing and the global expansion of AI,” Liang added.
With a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, Supermicro’s Server Building Block Solutions® allow customers to optimize for their exact workload and application, leveraging a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power, and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling, or liquid cooling).
