Keynote Panel: Designing for gigawatts

Across the globe, AI factories are rising. This giant data centre has become the new unit of computing, and the way these GPUs are connected defines what this unit of computing can do. One network architecture won’t cut it. What’s needed is a layered design with bleeding-edge technologies, AI now demands massive, industrial-scale hardware. And the deeper the models go, the more these machines scale up, and out. 

• How is the development of silicon photonics delivering better power efficiency? 

• How are innovations around design, power and cooling accommodating the technology churn and structural changes that are developing including: compute containment, working and persistent memory, interconnection, thermal management, and mixed power distribution methodologies?  

• What role do operations, facilities management, and people play in next-gen design?