Asetek Announces New AI Optimized Cold Plate Solution In Collaboration With Fabric8Labs

[GFreeman]

Asetek, innovator of gaming hardware for next-level immersive gaming experiences and the creator of the all-in-one (AIO) liquid cooler, today announced a strategic partnership with Fabric8labs, a leading innovator in metal 3D printing. This exclusive partnership with Fabric8Labs covers the commercial and consumer desktop markets and introduces a revolutionary advancement in liquid cooling technology, showcased in the AI Optimized Cold Plate. Leveraging Fabric8Labs' cutting-edge Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM) technology, Asetek has developed a cold plate design that will redefine industry leading performance.

The partnership embodies a shared commitment to innovation that drives superior performance, high quality, and lasting reliability. The AI Optimized Cold Plate demonstrates a significant improvement over previous generations, highlighting the effectiveness of this collaboration. Fabric8Labs' unique 3D printing technology plays a pivotal role in this innovation. Their ECAM method allows for the creation of complex, high-resolution structures that significantly improve thermal capabilities through enhanced fluid dynamics. Also, by eliminating the need for post-processing, ECAM ensures the highest quality and integrity of each cold plate and is massively scalable to support high-volume production demands.



Beyond performance, the AI Optimized Cold Plate emphasizes sustainability. The innovative manufacturing process is not only efficient but also environmentally friendly, marking a significant advancement in metal additive manufacturing technology.



"Partnering with Fabric8Labs allows us to push the boundaries of liquid cooling technology. Their innovative metal 3D printing process enhances our ability to deliver high-performance, reliable, and sustainable solutions," said John Hamill, COO of Asetek.

"We are excited to collaborate with Asetek to bring our proprietary ECAM technology to the desktop market, providing customers with superior performance. This partnership exemplifies our shared dedication to quality and innovation," said Jeff Herman, CEO and co-founder of Fabric8Labs.

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[AVATARAT]

Seems interesting, but very restrictive, waiting for reviews

 

[redeye]

being in a AIO, no worries about clogging…

 

[bonehead123]

Looks like a neat idea, but for how many decades will they use this to strangle AIO makers into complying with their design configs/specs (AGAIN) ?

 

[Heiro78]

Looks like a neat idea, but for how many decades will they use this to strangle AIO makers into complying with their design configs/specs (AGAIN) ?

How many decades has it been till now when their patents are expiring?

 

[Noci]

I have no idea how the purety and the crystaline structures of printed metals are, but it looks like promising technique.
The purity combined with the crystaline structure of a metal (or alloy) pretty much dictates the thermal conductivity of that metal (or alloy). Practical example is a copper skived coldplate versus a machined coldplate.

The design of this new coldplate, looks as if it took some serious thermal dynamic AI calculations and may actually be an improvement on the traditional coldplate as we know it now.
Let's hope it makes it to the production phase soon and we can see some independ test results, I'm always in for improvements by innovation.

 

[trsttte]

I mean, sure, doing computational fluid dynamics could be called using artificial intelligence but cmon!?

 

[maxfly]

Asetek flaunting the AI term in the design of an aio cold plate. I find it difficult to get jazzed up for some odd reason.

 

[Wasteland]

"AI Optimized Cold Plate"

We're reaching levels of buzzword fetishism that shouldn't be possible.

 

[Noci]

I mean, sure, doing computational fluid dynamics could be called using artificial intelligence but cmon!?

Maybe I expressed myself wrong, it should be computational calculations/analysis with the help of AI (english is not my native language ).

https://theresanaiforthat.com/s/calculus+thermodynamics/

And yes the flow (fluid dynamics) and the size of the contact surface to the cooling medium have a big impact also.

"AI Optimized Cold Plate"

the phrase was: AI Optimized Cold Plate Solution. whereas Solution can be read as design.

But I understand, with the hype train running wild, it looks like saying they used AI, does magic for marketing/sales . Never wrong to be skeptical .


Let's just hope this does not turn out to be a bummer and it actually does improve cooling. Than despite Asetek's company policy regarding patents, the spin off could benefit us all in time.

 

[Wasteland]

the phrase was: AI Optimized Cold Plate Solution. whereas Solution can be read as designed.

But I understand, with the hype train running wild, it looks like saying they used AI, does magic for marketing/sales . Never wrong to be skeptical .

Right. AI is a tool. It can do impressive things. Sometimes it can even do useful things, but it's just a tool.

Maybe Asetek and their partners used AI tech to help them create a cold plate design that would have been impossible otherwise. But I doubt it. We did, after all, go to the moon on the strength of engineers using computers not much more powerful than a GameBoy. This is a cold plate. I've seen nothing to suggest that current AI can out-think human engineers; what it can do is save time, if it has skilled human oversight. In the aggregate, then, AI may spur unprecedented innovation, but to say that any given design owes uniquely to AI's ingenuity is pure nonsense.

Whether they used "AI" tech to help them design this thing or not, Asetek's clearly touting it because it's the hip corporate buzzword of 2024. In no other context would anyone care to shout from the rooftops what software tools were used to design something as prosaic as a cold plate. What's next, "AI optimized tacos?" ("I used ChatGPT to find the recipe.") Next week perhaps I'll do an "AI optimized paint job" in my living room. ("BingAI found me a deal on the primer.") On the weekend, I might ask an LLM about nearby tourist sites, so I can take an "AI optimized day trip."

Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but all the AI talk, especially during Computex, got very silly very fast.

 

[bonehead123]

How many decades has it been till now when their patents are expiring?

I'm not sure when they expire, but they seem to have started around 2007 or so, and they've been hamstringing AIO cooler innovation since that time

AI optimized tacos?

Hey, I had some of those last week & they were very yummy, so don't knock 'em till you've tried 'em, heeheehee