LG Electronics Secures Nvidia Certification for 2.5-Megawatt AI Cooling Unit, Shares Jump 7.2%
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Coolling unit, ESS approved as Nvidia's AI data center solution LG Group is expanding its partnerships with Big Tech companies in artificial intelligence (AI) data center infrastructure, with Chairman Koo Kwang-mo's engagement with leaders of Microsoft and Nvidia leading to collaboration
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Investing.com -- LG Electronics stock surged 7.2% to ₩217,000 on Tuesday after the company announced that its 2.5-megawatt coolant distribution unit had earned Nvidia's "DSX Ready" certification. The certification qualifies the unit it as a verified building block for Nvidia's DSX AI Factory
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Investing.com -- LG Electronics Inc (KS:066570) shares jumped over 6% on Tuesday after the company said Nvidia had qualified its 2.6-megawatt coolant distribution unit for the chipmaker's DSX AI Factory platform. Shares were up 6.2% at 215,000 won in Seoul trading, outperforming a 1.2% jump in the
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LG Gets New Nvidia Certification for AI-Factory Cooling Solution
LG Electronics has secured a new Nvidia certification for a larger-scale cooling solution designed to manage heat in artificial-intelligence data centers. Nvidia certified LG's new 2.5-megawatt coolant distribution unit after the solution met the U.S. AI chip maker's requirements under its "DSX
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LG Electronics earned Nvidia DSX Ready certification for its 2.5-megawatt coolant distribution unit, positioning it among three approved global partners. The company also expanded its Microsoft partnership for AI data center infrastructure, driving shares up 7.2% to ₩217,000.
LG Electronics Receives Critical Nvidia Certification
LG Electronics secured Nvidia certification for its 2.5-megawatt coolant distribution unit, earning DSX Ready approval just one day after Nvidia officially launched the DSX Ready program on September 21, 2026
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. The certification qualifies the AI cooling unit as a verified building block for Nvidia's DSX AI Factory platform, with LG Electronics named as one of only three approved CDU partners globally alongside LiquidStack and Vertiv2
. The 2.5-megawatt CDU meets Nvidia's stringent requirements and has been listed on the NVIDIA DSX AI Factory Marketplace3
.Market Response and Strategic Positioning
LG shares surge followed the announcement, with stock jumping 7.2% to ₩217,000 on Tuesday, significantly outperforming the broader KOSPI index's 1.7% gain
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. The Nvidia DSX Ready approval completes LG's methodical product scaling strategy across liquid cooling solutions. LG Electronics had previously qualified a 600-kilowatt CDU in July 2026 and a 1-megawatt unit earlier in September, demonstrating progression toward high-capacity cooling solutions2
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. This full small-to-large capacity lineup positions LG Electronics as a first mover in the next-generation liquid cooling market4
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Technical Capabilities Drive AI Data Center Infrastructure
The 2.5-megawatt CDU adopts an in-row configuration, grouping multiple racks into rows and cooling them with a single high-capacity unit
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. This approach manages heat from high-density AI server clusters more effectively than conventional in-rack configurations that use separate low-capacity CDUs for each rack1
. The system addresses escalating demands as rack power density reaches hundreds of kilowatts, requiring centralized megawatt-class cooling systems rather than traditional rack-level solutions3
. Lee Jae-sung, president of LG Electronics' Eco Solution division, stated:References
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