On July 8, Data Center Asia (DCA) 2026 opened in Hong Kong. Focusing on data center transformation in the AI era, the conference highlighted four core themes: "Power Foundation," "Liquid Cooling in Practice," "Sustainable Development," and "Ecosystem Collaboration," attracting top-tier global power and infrastructure vendors. SLiquid showcased its full-stack liquid cooling technology portfolio. Zhang Peng, CTO of SLiquid, was invited to attend the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech, proposing the industry insight that "cooling is computing power."
Global AI Computing Power Boom Fuels Parallel Development of Multiple Liquid Cooling Paths
Over the past two years, global demand for AI computing power has grown exponentially. High-performance GPUs from leading international vendors now exceed 1,000W per card, while power density in intelligent computing centers has surged from 80kW per rack to over 1MW. Traditional air cooling has hit physical limits in both thermal efficiency and energy effectiveness. Concurrently, regulatory on data center energy consumption is tightening worldwide. Squeezed by rising density and stricter efficiency rules, liquid cooling has shifted from "optional" to "essential."
In his speech, Zhang Peng noted that different computing scenarios vary significantly in requirements for cooling density, retrofit costs, and operational habits—meaning no single liquid cooling technology can dominate all use cases. This underpins SLiquid’s commitment to parallel R&D across multiple paths: cold plate, hybrid air-liquid, indirect phase change, and immersion phase change cooling.
This perspective is echoed in DCA’s agenda structure: the parallel placement of "Power Foundation" and "Liquid Cooling in Practice" signals an industry consensus—that thermal management and power delivery for high-density racks must be solved holistically, and technology selection must align closely with specific scenarios.
"Context-Specific Solutions" and "Technology Tailored to Needs"
How to match liquid cooling solutions more rationally? Zhang Peng advocates: choose liquid cooling technologies based on "context-specific conditions," and plan initial investments by "selecting technologies tailored to needs."
l Cold Plate Liquid Cooling (C7000 Series): Mid-Density Scenarios, Widest Adoption
Supports 30kW–100kW per rack with PUE below 1.2. Its operation and maintenance model closely resembles traditional air-cooled data centers, making it the most widely adopted liquid cooling solution today—ideal for mainstream AI computing environments.
l Indirect Phase Change Liquid Cooling (C7000-F): High-Density Scenarios, Enhanced Efficiency
China’s first announced indirect phase change cooling solution, addressing key pain points of traditional water cooling: water-free, corrosion-free, and leak-free—marking a qualitative leap in safety.
l Immersion Phase Change Liquid Cooling (C8000 Series): Ultra-High Density, MW-Class Scenarios
Represents the global forefront of liquid cooling technology. The latest C8000 V3.0 is the world’s first deployed megawatt-scale immersion phase change infrastructure solution, supporting over 900kW per rack with PUE as low as 1.04—ready to meet next-generation AI chip architectures’ cooling demands ahead of schedule.
From cold plate to immersion phase change cooling, SLiquid’s technology covers the full density spectrum from tens of kW to over 1MW. "Customers shouldn’t adapt to technology—technology should adapt to their scenarios," Zhang emphasized during his speech.
SLiquid’s Liquid Cooling Solutions Shine on the Global Stage
Since early this year, SLiquid has made successive appearances at premier global industry events—from ISC 2026 in Hamburg, Germany, to DCA 2026 in Hong Kong. Its full-stack liquid cooling capabilities have drawn widespread attention. These platforms also facilitate connections with clients across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.
As AI computing power scales from kW to MW levels, infrastructure competition now extends from chips to system-level synergy across cooling, power delivery, and control. From mature cold plate solutions to cutting-edge immersion phase change technology, SLiquid aims not just to deliver products, but to provide comprehensive liquid cooling systems and services across all scenarios.
