Data Center News

Infineon launches world’s thinnest silicon power wafers

Infineon has unveiled the world’s thinnest silicon power wafers, with a thickness of 20 micrometers and a diameter of 300 millimeters. The company said the newly produced wafers are half as thick as current state-of-the-art wafers, which measure between 40-60 micrometers. One millimeter is the...

Verizon touts Gen AI potential for sustainable revenue

Verizon executives have touted the potential for Generative AI to provide a solid revenue stream in the future, but cautioned that it won't happen overnight. The carrier stated that it plans to make money from the sale of computing infrastructure for AI operations."We're getting a lot of good ...

Tecfusions signs AI infrastructure deal with TensorWave

US data center firm Tecfusionshas has signed an AI infrastructure commitment with TensorWave which will see TensorWave lease 1GW of AI capacity across Tecfusion's data center portfolio.“This collaboration with TensorWave marks a watershed moment in the AI infrastructure landscape,” said Shawn ...

Connectbase acquires Network Capacity Solutions

United States

Connectivity marketplace platform Connectbase has acquired Network Capacity Solutions (NCS). Connectbase said the acquisition marks a pivotal step in its mission to digitally transform the connectivity and digital infrastructure marketplace.“By bringing Network Capacity Solutions into Connectb...

Former Involta CEO Jim Buie joins Tonaquint Data Centers

ValorC3 Data Centers

US data center firm Tonaquint has appointed Jim Buie as its new chief executive officer, replacing Matt Hamlin, who had led the company for more than 16 years. Buie has previously held leadership positions at Ark Data Centers (formerly Involta) as CEO, as well as roles at Flexential (formerly ...

Vantage unveils New Albany data center in Ohio

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has broken ground on a new data centre campus located 70 acres outside Columbus in New Albany. OH1 will provide a total of 192MW of IT capacity across more than 1.5 million square feet (139,355 sqm). The company said more than $2 billion will be invested in the project, wi...

Trump bashes CHIPS Act at Interview

United States

Former President Donald Trump criticized the CHIPS and Science Act during a three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, saying that the government should have levied tariffs on the semiconductor industry."That chip deal is so bad, we put up billions of dollars for rich companies to come and...

UK government launches National Quantum Computing Centre in Harwell

United Kingdom

The UK government has announced the opening of the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) in Harwell, UK. The 4,000 sqm (43,056 sq ft) facility will house 12 quantum computers and will provide industry, academia, and other sectors with open access to quantum computing platforms. It forms par...

Fujitsu and Supermicro to jointly develop "green" servers and liquid cooling solutions

Fujitsu and Supermicro have announced plans to jointly develop “green” energy-efficient servers for high-performance computing. The companies said they will also jointly develop liquid-cooled solutions for high-performance computing, generative AI, and next-generation green data centers."Super...

NextSilicon launches Maverick-2 Intelligent Compute Accelerator

NextSilicon has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first Intelligent Compute Accelerator (ICA). Dubbed the Maverick-2 ICA, the Israeli startup said “the novel and original computing architecture” delivers more than 4x the performance-per-watt of traditional GPUs and 20x that of high-end CP...

Indiana advocacy group calls for state data center moratorium

Indiana

Indiana consumer and environmental advocacy organization Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) has called for a pause on new hyperscale data center development in the state. The group this week called on the Indiana General Assembly to enact a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers used to power ...

KKR signs partnership contract with ECP

KKR has signed a $50 billion strategic partnership with American investment firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP), which will focus on accelerating data centre, power generation, and transmission infrastructure development to support the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computi...

Indian companies order thousands of Nvidia chips

Several companies in India have made significant orders for Nvidia chips. Among those firms are Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra, Tata Communications, and Yotta Data Services. As reported by TechCrunch, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has revealed a slew of partnerships with Indian firms to deploy i...

Equinix to invest in two data centers in Bangkok, Thailand

Equinix

Equinix this week announced an intention to invest approximately $500 million in Thailand in phases over the next ten years, including the recent acquisition of land in Bangkok for approximately $34m. The newly acquired land in the Bangna area of Bangkok will be used to establish two Equinix I...

ParTec partners with HDRZ research lab for petaflops AI supercomputer

Germany / Deutschland

German modular supercomputing company ParTec has partnered with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HDRZ) research lab to jointly develop and operate an AI supercomputer. No information has been provided about the system’s hardware but in a statement, the two companies said it will be on...

Citigroup signs multi-year contract with Google Cloud

Google

American investment banking and financial services firm Citi has signed a multi-year contract with Google Cloud to use its cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. The agreement will see Citi migrate several workloads and applications to Google Cloud, and use Google Cloud's ...

CoreWeave to convert New Jersey lab building into data center

New Jersey

CoreWeave is expanding its data center footprint in New Jersey. According to local press, the company has signed a long-term lease with an Onyx Equities and Machine Investment Group partnership for the entirety of building 11 at The Northeast Science & Technology Center (NEST) in Kenilwort...

OVHcloud names Benjamin Revcolevschi as CEO

OVH Group

European cloud and data center firm OVHcloud has appointed Benjamin Revcolevschi as CEO, breaking the news during its FY 2024 results this week, saying Michel Paulin resigned from his positions as director and CEO during a 23 October meeting. Revcolevschi joined OVH in May 2024 as deputy chief...

FCC rules in favor of AT&T's FirstNet over 4.9 GHz spectrum usage

AT&T

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to transfer control of a chunk of the 4.9 GHz spectrum band to FirstNet, which operates a network for first responders that AT&T uses. The FCC voted 4-0 in favor of handing the spectrum to FirstNet. Commissioner Anna Gomez did not parti...

Global Switch to sell Australia data center business

Australia

Global Switch has agreed to sell its Australian assets to investment manager HMC Capital for AU$2.12 billion (US$1.41bn). This deal for Global Switch Australia Holdings (GSAH) will provide Global Switch with capital to grow other parts of its business, the company said on Thursday morning. The...