AI chips now routinely draw over 1 kilowatt each, and air alone can no longer carry that heat away. TrendForce estimates liquid cooling's share of AI chips will jump from roughly 33% in 2025 to 53% in 2026, with Google already running liquid cooling on over 80% of its AI servers
TrendForce, a market research company, projects that liquid cooling will be used for 53% of AI chips in 2026, up from approximately 33% in 2025. This increase is driven by high-end chips from NVIDIA, AMD, and Google, as the power consumption of individual AI chips now exceeds 1 kilowatt. Google already uses liquid cooling in over 80% of its AI servers.
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AI chips run so hot that fans are not enough, so liquid cooling suppliers gain new business.
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