NVIDIA Unveils 800 VDC Power Architecture for AI Factories
NVIDIA announced a new 800-volt DC power architecture for AI factories, addressing the bottleneck of power delivery from grid to GPU. The design improves efficiency and scalability for next-generation accelerated computing, which demands higher rack density and more power.
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