Powering AI threatens to push our already stretched water supplies to the extreme.

How server rooms Impact the electric grid as large-scale facilities are built in communities.

Embracing sustainability emerges as a paramount strategy for both businesses and governmental entities, exerting significant influence on the future landscape. Thermal management systems, responsible for extracting heat from data centers, wield substantial potential in enhancing the carbon footprint of these facilities. This is particularly crucial, given that around 25-35% of energy consumption in many data centers is linked to air conditioning.

If you think immersion tanks are the end game for liquid cooling, think again. We hear from engineers who want coolant to flow inside your chips.

Targets tied to energy efficiency, water use, and women in leadership positions.

Airedale owner branches into new cooling types.

The CHIPS and Science Act, which Congress enacted in 2022, promised $280 billion in funding to reverse a decline in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing (the nation went from producing 37% of the global supply of semiconductors in 1990 to just 10% in 2022), but we need to learn from the past to succeed moving forward.

Environmental permit issues and the US government’s slowness in delivering financial support have been plaguing domestic chip projects.

While Scottsdale and ASM were announcing a major investment, city utility executives were raising major concerns, particularly related to water use.