Roadmap towards ultimately-efficient zeta-scale datacenters

  • Authors:
  • Patrick Ruch;Thomas Brunschwiler;Stephan Paredes;Ingmar Meijer;Bruno Michel

  • Affiliations:
  • IBM Research -- Zurich, Advanced Thermal Packaging, Rüschlikon Switzerland;IBM Research -- Zurich, Advanced Thermal Packaging, Rüschlikon Switzerland;IBM Research -- Zurich, Advanced Thermal Packaging, Rüschlikon Switzerland;IBM Research -- Zurich, Advanced Thermal Packaging, Rüschlikon Switzerland;IBM Research -- Zurich, Advanced Thermal Packaging, Rüschlikon Switzerland

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the Conference on Design, Automation and Test in Europe
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Chip microscale liquid-cooling reduces thermal resistance and improves datacenter efficiency with higher coolant temperatures by eliminating chillers and allowing thermal energy re-use in cold climates. Liquid cooling enables an unprecedented density in future computers to a level similar to a human brain. This is mediated by a dense 3D architecture for interconnects, fluid cooling, and power delivery of energetic chemical compounds transported in the same fluid. Vertical integration improves memory proximity and electrochemical power delivery creating valuable space for communication. This strongly improves large system efficiency thereby allowing computers to grow beyond exa-scale.