Texas Instruments sees liquid cooling shifting to tray-level control in AI data centers

Patrick Zeng, who leads data center thermal management at Texas Instruments, said liquid cooling in AI data centers is moving toward more granular control architectures at the tray level rather than centralized loops. TI is betting on distributed electronics and sensors for precise control of coolant temperature and flow.

• TI sees a shift from centralized loops to tray-level control
• Precise temperature and flow control requires distributed electronics
• Demand grows with rising AI rack power density