White Paper

Cooling is the Next Revolution

The Thermal Stack's Impact on AI Factory Profitability

Research showing how Thermal Stack design directly impacts AI Factory profitability, GPU efficiency, and Tokens/Watt.

Executive Summary

The world is power constrained, and energy availability will limit AI Factory growth. As AI infrastructure scales, the key performance metric is no longer simply compute capacity, but Tokens/Watt.​​

This research introduces the Thermal Stack and demonstrates how GPU die temperature directly impacts Tokens/Watt, AI Factory efficiency, and ultimately profitability.​

The findings show that cooling infrastructure is no longer support infrastructure. It is a performance system that determines how efficiently power is converted into AI output.​

40%+

AI Factory Tokens/Watt Improvement

A well-engineered Thermal Stack can improve AI Factory Tokens/Watt efficiency by more than 40%. ​

20%

More Tokens/Watt from Package Architecture Improvement

GPU package design can improve Tokens/Watt efficiency.

10%

More Tokens/Watt from TIM Selection​

Thermal interface material selection can improve Tokens/Watt through lower thermal resistance.​

35%

More Tokens/Watt from Coldplate Innovation​

LiquidJet DIAMOND significantly improves Tokens/Watt efficiency.

LiquidJet® DIAMOND boosts AI Factory Tokens/Watt metric by 35%.​

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Explore the complete analysis, engineering tradeoffs, efficiency calculations, and recommendations behind the Thermal Stack framework.

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New Technical Note

Explore how GPU die junction temperature impacts AI inference Tokens/Watt efficiency, from measured Hopper data to a projected Rubin efficiency curve.

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