The water-based thermal management system, developed using GemaTEG's DaTEG technology, will enable microprocessors to operate at optimal temperatures, improving performance and reducing power consumption. The solution will help decrease the energy footprint of data centres and optimise the efficiency of Leonardo's High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems.
The collaboration, which combines innovation and sustainability in the AI sector, will enable an increase in the computing power of each chip, which, operating at optimal regimes, will maintain performance. By means of localised cooling, it will be possible to eliminate the “bottlenecks” that arise when the microprocessor overheats. Total power consumption will also be minimised, depending on the development of thermal management strategies that aim to dynamically cool where and how much is needed.
As Carlo Cavazzoni, Leonardo's Head of Digital Infrastructures, explains, the solution involves “a sort of microfridge inside the server, with which the processor temperature can be controlled.” The system will first be implemented in GemaTEG's laboratories and Leonardo's data centre in Chieti, and will then also be applied to the davinci-1 supercomputer in Genoa.
