Powering the brilliance of AI, from grid to core

WBG and Silicon semiconductor solutions for reduced TCO

The exponential data growth driven by digitalization and artificial intelligence is significantly increasing the energy and technology requirements of data centers.

Our innovative portfolio of power semiconductors includes solutions ranging from the grid entering the data center to its core, the AI processor, leveraging the benefits of Si, SiC and GaN to achieve the highest efficiency, density, and robustness.  Examples of such applications include top-of-the-rack switches, power supply units, battery back-up units, DC-DC networking and computing (like 48 V Intermediate Bus Converters, power modules and discrete solutions), and power path protection. Additionally, with our novel power system reliability modeling solutions, data centers can maximize power supply reliability and uptime, enabling real-time power supply health monitoring based on dynamic system parameter logging.

we powe ai from grid to core
we powe ai from grid to core
we powe ai from grid to core

How will future data centers look like?

The traditional architecture integrating power delivery, backup power and IT payload in a single rack is facing challenges in meeting the demand of high-performance computing. These power levels mandate a change in the architecture with a move towards high voltage DC, transition that we expect to happen in three-phases as shown in the image below. 

Architectural evolution beyond 250kW, and up to 1MW per rack
Architectural evolution beyond 250kW, and up to 1MW per rack
Architectural evolution beyond 250kW, and up to 1MW per rack

In the future we expect a new power architecture to emerge: the DC Microgrid. By integrating direct current distribution inside the data center, it enables seamless connection of diverse power sources such as solar, fuel cells, battery energy storage and thus, reducing the energy dependency on utility grid. The reduction in the number conversion steps eliminates the associated conversion losses to increase the overall efficiency. With high-voltage DC (800 V+), it supports dense AI racks, liquid cooling, advanced backup solutions such as UPS, BESS and SST, and SSCB for protection.

Looking ahead, the combination of renewable integration, energy efficiency, and scalable high-power delivery makes the DC microgrid a cornerstone of future-ready AI data centers. 

We power AI - Data center power distribution map
We power AI - Data center power distribution map
We power AI - Data center power distribution map

The Future of Powering AI

Learn more about how we see the future evolution of AI processors, server racks, and data centers in our whitepaper “Powering the future of AI - redefining the power flow in and beyond the data center”.

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AI is the transformational technology of our time enabling many important use cases like Large Language Models, Health Care or Financial Applications. But we don’t talk enough about what it requires to power all these applications. Why is this topic of such importance? Behind the brilliance of AI lies a compute power and electricity-intensive process with a staggering CO2 footprint. We at Infineon are proud to work on the forefront of energy efficient, robust solutions to power AI from the grid to the core.

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