On Thursday, Intel announced two major plans to build more sustainable data centers It is reported that the Santa Clara based chip giant will spend more than $700 million to build a 200000 square foot R & D facility More specifically, the laboratory will focus on solving problems such as heat recovery and reuse, submerged cooling, and improving water efficiency.
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Secondly, the laboratory will test and validate Intel data center product lines under Xeon and optane, as well as agilex FGPA and Xe architecture products.
Customers and partners will be able to visit the laboratory and see the actual operation of Intel products in the data center environment to assess whether they are suitable for their operational needs.
According to the plan, the research laboratory will be in Hillsboro, Oregon later this year The Jones Farm Park in is under construction. If all goes well, Intel is expected to complete it sometime in the second half of 2023.
In addition, the company disclosed the reference design of the industry's first immersion cooling solution based on open IP. Intel hopes to simplify and accelerate the promotion of its submerged liquid cooling scheme in the global market.
Finally, Intel is working with its partners in Taiwan to develop a proof of concept, which will be launched in stages and gradually expanded from local to other market regions.
It should be noted that Intel is not the only technology giant interested in submerged liquid cooling technology. More than a year ago, Microsoft also announced that it was testing a "two-phase immersion" cooling scheme to avoid overheating servers like toasters.