LG Electronics is accelerating its global market strategy by obtaining NVIDIA certification for its large-capacity cooling distribution unit (CDU), a key component of its artificial intelligence data center (AIDC) cooling solutions.
On September 22, LG Electronics announced that it received NVIDIA's 'DSX Ready CDU' approval for its 2.5-megawatt (MW) CDU product.
NVIDIA's 'DSX AI Factory Platform' is an advanced standard that integrates management of computing, power, and cooling across data center facilities. The DSX Ready certification is granted only to large-capacity products with a capacity of 2.3 MW or higher.
Following the approvals for its 600-kilowatt (kW) and 1 MW CDUs in July and September, respectively, LG Electronics has now met all additional requirements for the 2.5 MW product, further validating its technological capabilities.
The 2.5 MW CDU is essential for heat management in AI data centers with high-density and high-heat environments. As power consumption of AI servers increases, the 'in-row' cooling method, which cools multiple racks simultaneously, is becoming the standard, replacing the previous 'in-rack' method that cooled one rack at a time. The ability to cool 20 racks of 120 kW servers at once is why the 2.5 MW CDU is emerging as the standard for large-capacity units.
With the approval of the 2.5 MW CDU, LG Electronics has established a full lineup of cooling solutions encompassing AIDC heat management.
Starting with cold plates that directly cool chips, LG now offers a CDU lineup of 600 kW, 1 MW, and 2.5 MW, as well as computer room air conditioners and high-efficiency chillers, creating a total solution from 'chip to chiller.'
LG Electronics plans to expand its market presence in liquid cooling by providing customized cooling solutions to global big tech companies.
Lee Jae-sung, President of LG Electronics' ES Business Division, stated, "With this approval, we will begin supplying high-efficiency cooling solutions to global big tech companies in earnest and will firmly establish our leadership in the next-generation liquid cooling market."
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