Akash Systems Signs $27 Million Deal with NxtGen for Revolutionary Diamond-Cooled AI Servers

Akash Systems Signs USD 27 Million Deal with NxtGen for Diamond Cooled AI Servers

Part of Akash's expansion after securing USD 68 million in CHIPS Act funding. Akash Systems has signed a USD 27 million (Rs 225 crores) contract with NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies, India's largest sovereign cloud provider, to supply its Diamond Cooled servers for data centers across India. "The collaboration will position NxtGen as the world's most energy-efficient AI compute solutions provider by using Nvidia and AMD GPUs that are Diamond Cooled by Akash. The new servers will support NxtGen's mission to provide energy-efficient and cost-effective AI compute services to enterprises of all sizes across India," the companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday. Also Read: STT GDC Partners with Phaidra to Pilot AI-Based Cooling System in Singapore "Our Diamond Cooled GPU servers will empower NxtGen to deliver unparalleled performance and reliability to their customers, reinforcing their position as a leader in AI and other compute Solutions," said Felix Ejeckam, CEO and co-founder of Akash Systems. 'Diamond cooling' is a new cooling solution for the semiconductor sector and integrates with existing thermal management technologies. Synthetic diamond is the world's most thermally conductive material, the statement said. At 2200 W/mK (Watts per meter-Kelvin - a measure of thermal conductivity), a diamond's thermal conductivity exceeds the next best material, Copper, by 5 times. "This partnership with NxtGen highlights the scalability of Akash's technology and also showcases its ability to accelerate AI workloads by reducing thermal throttling and maximizing over-compute cycles. In short, the Diamond Cooled servers are the way to go," said Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures. Also Read: Sabey Partners with SEGUENTE to Bring Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling to Data Centers US-based Akash Systems specialises in developing and manufacturing diamond-based semiconductors and systems. Besides Khosla Ventures, its other investors include Founders Fund and Kearny Jackson. Operating from California and Texas, Akash serves industries such as AI, data centers, and space with its Diamond Cooling technology. Akash Systems says its servers are engineered to handle intensive AI workloads, including machine learning and deep learning applications. Akash pioneered Diamond Cooling for satellites in outer space - an environment that has no air. Diamond Cooled servers reduce GPU hotspot temperature by ten to twenty degrees Celsius, even for Nvidia and AMD servers that use liquid cooling. This results in a 50 percent decrease in GPU fan speed and an incredible 90 percent reduction in GPU fan energy consumption, the statement further noted. Akash's Diamond Cooled servers are complementary to clients' existing thermal solutions (e.g. liquid immersion, etc.) and further boost their thermal management solutions. This partnership with NxtGen also follows Akash Systems' recent approval for up to USD 68 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act by the US Department of Commerce. "We are collaborating with Akash to set an industry benchmark for sustainable AI. Through a combination of Akash's Diamond Cooling, waterless liquid cooling, and advanced GPUs from Nvidia and AMD, we are able to double the performance per watt. This allows us to reduce the cost to our customers and bring down the cost of AI compute services by more than 50 percent from prevailing market rates and enable us to deliver very high-value AI use-cases to our customers," said A S Rajgopal CEO and MD, NxtGen. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, NxtGen operates multiple data centers and offers a wide range of services, including AI compute, disaster recovery, and managed security. The company is currently expanding its infrastructure to meet the demand for data center services in the region.

Akash Systems signs $27 million deal with NxtGen for diamond cooled AI servers

Akash Systems, backed by global investors Peter Thiel and Vinod Khosla on Wednesday said it signed a $27 million (approximately Rs 225 crore) contract with India's largest sovereign cloud provider NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies, to deliver its 'diamond cooled' AI servers across India. "The collaboration will position NxtGen as the world's most energy-efficient AI compute solutions provider by using Nvidia and AMD GPUs (graphic processing units) that are 'diamond cooled' by Akash. The new servers will support NxtGen's mission to provide energy-efficient and cost-effective AI compute services to enterprises of all sizes across India," both the companies said in a joint statement. "We are collaborating with Akash to set an industry benchmark for sustainable AI. Through a combination of Akash's diamond cooling, waterless liquid cooling, and advanced GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD, we are able to double the performance per watt," said AS Rajgopal, CEO & MD of NxtGen. This allows us to reduce the cost to our customers and bring down the cost of AI compute services by more than 50% from prevailing market rates and enable us to deliver very high-value AI use-cases to our customers, he added. Bengaluru-headquartered NxtGen operates multiple data centers and offers a range of services, including AI compute, disaster recovery, and managed security. The company is currently expanding its infrastructure with the growing demand for data center services. 'Diamond cooling' is a new cooling solution for the semiconductor sector and integrates with existing thermal management technologies. Synthetic diamond is the world's most thermally conductive material, the statement said. At 2200 W/mK (Watts per meter-Kelvin - a measure of thermal conductivity), a diamond's thermal conductivity exceeds the next best material, Copper, by 5 times. "Our diamond cooled GPU servers will empower NxtGen to deliver unparalleled performance and reliability to their customers, reinforcing their position as a leader in AI and other compute Solutions," said Felix Ejeckam, CEO and co-founder of Akash Systems. "This partnership with NxtGen highlights the scalability of Akash's technology and also showcases its ability to accelerate AI workloads by reducing thermal throttling and maximizing over-compute cycles. In short, the Diamond Cooled servers are the way to go," says Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures. US-based Akash Systems specialises in the development and manufacturing of diamond-based semiconductors and systems. Besides Khosla Ventures, its other investors include Founders Fund and Kearny Jackson. Akash Systems' servers, which are engineered to handle intensive AI workloads, including machine learning and deep learning applications, pioneered diamond cooling for satellites in outer space - an environment that has no air. Diamond cooled servers reduce GPU hotspot temperature by 10°-20°C even for Nvidia and AMD servers that use liquid cooling. This results in a 50% decrease in GPU fan speed and an incredible 90% reduction in GPU fan energy consumption, the statement further said. The partnership with NxtGen follows Akash Systems' recent approval last month for up to $68 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act by the US Department of Commerce. Founded in 2016 by Felix Ejeckam and Ty Mitchell, Akash Systems pioneered Gallium Nitride-on-Diamond technology, the first new semiconductor to enter the market in over 20 years.

Khosla-backed Akash Systems Signs $27 Million Contract For Its Revolutionary Diamond Cooled AI Servers with NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies

Akash's AI Servers will Power the World's Most Energy Efficient AI Compute Center for NxtGen The Company's prominent investors include the likes of Peter Thiel's Founders Fund & Kearny Jackson Akash Systems, pioneers of Diamond Cooling technology for AI, data centers, and space, has signed a $27 million (~INR 2.25 billion / 225 crores) contract with NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies, NxtGen is India's largest sovereign cloud provider. Under this agreement, Akash will deliver its state-of-the-art Diamond Cooled servers to NxtGen's data centers across India. The collaboration will position NxtGen as the world's most energy-efficient AI compute solutions provider by using NVIDIA and AMD GPUs that are Diamond Cooled by Akash. The new servers will support NxtGen's mission to provide energy-efficient and cost-effective AI compute services to enterprises of all sizes across India. "We are collaborating with Akash to set an industry benchmark for sustainable AI. Through a combination of Akash's Diamond Cooling, waterless liquid cooling, and advanced GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD, we are able to double the performance per watt. This allows us to reduce the cost to our customers and bring down the cost of AI compute services by more than 50% from prevailing market rates and enable us to deliver very high-value AI use-cases to our customers," said A S Rajgopal, CEO & MD, NxtGen. "Our Diamond Cooled GPU servers will empower NxtGen to deliver unparalleled performance and reliability to their customers, reinforcing their position as a leader in AI and other compute Solutions," said Felix Ejeckam, CEO and co-founder of Akash Systems. Akash's Diamond Cooling is a new cooling solution for the semiconductor sector and integrates with existing thermal management technologies. Synthetic diamond is the world's most thermally conductive material. At 2200 W/mK, a diamond's thermal conductivity exceeds the next best material, Copper, by 5 times. Akash's engineers have pioneered an approach to couple diamond materials to semiconductor chips, thus accelerating heat extraction from hot GPU chips where temperatures can reach 90°-100°C. "This partnership with NxtGen highlights the scalability of Akash's technology and also showcases its ability to accelerate AI workloads by reducing thermal throttling and maximizing over-compute cycles. In short, the Diamond Cooled servers are the way to go," says Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures. Akash Systems' servers are engineered to handle intensive AI workloads, including machine learning and deep learning applications. Akash pioneered Diamond Cooling for satellites in outer space - an environment that has no air. Diamond Cooling results in record levels of energy efficiency, overall performance, and cost in AI. Diamond Cooled servers reduce GPU hotspot temperature by 10°-20°C even for NVIDIA and AMD servers that use liquid cooling. This results in a 50% decrease in GPU fan speed and an incredible 90% reduction in GPU fan energy consumption. Akash's solution redefines what's possible in electronic performance: it enables 25% overclocking capabilities, doubles server lifetimes, and minimizes thermal throttling. Akash's Diamond Cooled servers are complementary to clients' existing thermal solutions (e.g. liquid immersion, etc.) and further boost their thermal management solutions. This innovation allows NxtGen to operate more sustainably while delivering exceptional computational power. This partnership also follows Akash Systems' recent approval for up to $68 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act by the U.S. Department of Commerce. NxtGen, headquartered in Bengaluru, India, operates multiple data centers and offers a range of services, including AI compute, disaster recovery, and managed security. The company is currently expanding its infrastructure to meet the growing demand for data center services in the region. About Akash Systems Akash Systems is an Oakland, CA-based, venture-backed company specializing in the development and manufacturing of diamond-based semiconductors and systems. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Kearny Jackson, and other investors, Akash operates in California and Texas. Akash serves industries such as AI, data centers, and space with its innovative Diamond Cooling technology. Akash pioneered Gallium Nitride-on-Diamond technology, the first new semiconductor to enter the market in over 20 years. Diamond Cooling enables superior thermal management, enhancing performance and reliability across various industry verticals. For more information, visit www.akashsystems.com. About NxtGen NxtGen is India's largest sovereign cloud provider, serving more than 900 customers across the country. NxtGen operates two cloud platforms - SpeedCloud® built on Red Hat OpenStack and OpenShift application platforms and 3 Industry vertical clouds for Government, Financial Services and Healthcare sectors. NxtGen delivers value to its customers by ensuring superior performance at lower cost. NxtGen's SpeedCloud® AI unifies GPU platforms from NVIDIA, AMD & Intel and provides wide choice of highly optimised models to build enterprise use-cases. NxtGen is working truly democratising the cloud and AI technologies, by making them viable for enterprises of all sizes.

Semiconductor maker Akash Systems signs $27 million server contract with NxtGen Datacenter

Akash Systems secured a $27 million contract with NxtGen Datacenter to supply diamond-cooled servers across India. This collaboration aims to establish a new standard for sustainable AI, doubling performance per watt by combining Akash's diamond cooling with advanced GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD.Diamond based semiconductor maker Akash Systems has signed a $27 million, about Rs 225 crore, contract with NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies. Under this agreement, Akash will deliver its state-of-the-art diamond-cooled servers to NxtGen's data centres across India. "We are collaborating with Akash to set an industry benchmark for sustainable AI. Through a combination of Akash's diamond cooling, waterless liquid cooling, and advanced GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD, we are able to double the performance per watt," A S Rajgopal, CEO & MD, NxtGen, said. Akash Systems is a US-based venture-backed company specialising in the development and manufacturing of diamond-based semiconductors and systems. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Kearny Jackson, and other investors, Akash operates in California and Texas.