Nvidia Customers Worry About Overheating Of New AI Chips in Servers

Nvidia Overheating AI Chips: Nvidia’s new Blackwell AI chips, which have already faced delays, have encountered problems with accompanying servers that overheat. 

This development has caused some customers to worry they will not have enough time to get new data centers up and running, the Information reported on Sunday.

Nvidia Overheating AI Chips

In recent months, Nvidia has asked its suppliers to change the design of the racks several times as it has tried to overcome the overheating problems, according to Nvidia employees who have been working on the issue, as well as several customers and suppliers with knowledge of it.

Nvidia is working with leading cloud service providers as an integral part of our engineering team and process. The engineering iterations are normal and expected,” a company spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters.

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Chips Overheating Likely To Affect Big Tech Companies 

The new server racks combine 72 Blackwell chips, creating a powerful AI system. Major customers like Microsoft, Meta, and Elon Musk’s xAI have been eagerly awaiting the new Blackwell server racks.

While NVIDIA often adjusts server designs before a launch, the changes to the Blackwell racks are said to be coming late in the game. 

That said, Nvidia may still be able to deliver the racks to customers on time, and it hasn’t notified customers of any delay.