Taiwan’s Artificial Intelligence Computing Center (AICC), founded by ENLight Corp. in collaboration with Chief Telecom and Supermicro, announced its official launch. AICC will be “the first in Asia” to use Nvidia’s advanced H200 AI chips. In an era when AI computing power has a direct correlation with national strength, it will strengthen Taiwan’s resiliency and become a pioneer in AI technology development in Asia.
The AICC press conference received much attention and focus from industry, government, and academia. Attendees included James C. F. Huang, Chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), Chang Ming-bin, Director of the Department of Investment Promotion, MOEA, the representatives from the Economic Development Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government, Legislator Cheng Cheng-chien, and other government officials. Joe Lin, Chairman of ENLight Corp. also invited Charles Liang, co-founder of Supermicro, Joseph Wu, Chairman of Chief Telecom, Chen Wen-yu, Chairman of Infinitix Inc., Lee Wei-cheng, General Manager of Invincible Technology, and Ding Jun-hong, CEO of VMFIVE. Nearly 20 AI startups and companies attended signing ceremony, pledging to work together to strengthen and expand Taiwan’s AI industry ecosystem, aiming to make Taiwan a leading force in Asia’s AI computing power industry.
ENLight Corp. Chairman Joe Lin said that AICC will be located in Chief Telecom’s brand new LY2 AI intelligent data enter in Taipei, and it will plan to implement phased planning for the progress of various computing chip modules. In the first phase, 128 liquid-cooled GPU servers equipped with H200 computing acceleration chips will be installed, with computing power totaling 46.54 PFLOPS, placing it between 20th and 25th in the world’s ranking of supercomputers’ computing power. AICC’s operations will officially start in the fourth quarter of 2024. “Eventually there will be a total of 256 servers,” Lin added.
It is worth mentioning that the AICC’s cooling system uses Supermicro’s liquid-cooled solutions, which greatly reduces Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) to 1.09, demonstrating extremely high energy efficiency. The green energy efficiency of AICC will reach 36 GFLOPs/Watt, potentially placing it among the top 25 green computers globally, effectively saving energy and reducing carbon emissions.
Mr. Joseph Wu, Chairman of Chief Telecom, expressed his honor in forming the AI Computing Power Strategic Alliance with strategic partners and engaging in deep cooperation in the fields of AI chips, servers, and intelligent data centers. Chief’s LY2 AI data center features seismic isolation design, and the floor loading can take up to 2,000 kilograms per square meter. Its power capacity and cooling systems can support high-density computing and transmission loads for AI applications. LY2 will be one of the few facilities in Taiwan capable of meeting the stringent requirements of next-generation AI applications over the next three years, which also has a profound impact on the development of advanced AI technology and enhancing enterprise core values.
“Standing at the forefront of the global AI wave, Chief Telecom will fully provide stable and reliable AI data center infrastructure, establishing a strong foundation for strategic cooperation. In line with the global trend of AI liquid-cooled servers, LY2 will offer not only air-cooling solutions but also liquid-cooling solutions that meet international ESG standards, fulfilling our responsibility for energy saving and carbon reduction,” said Mr. Joseph Wu
“In the future, AICC can connect the world through Chief Telecom’s International Ring, while directly linking Taiwan’s five major science parks through the Taiwan Ring. This will provide AI application services with computational power to customers with the shortest distance, fastest speed, lowest cost, best computing power and optimal data protection network, and is expected to lead a wave of enterprise transformation and upgrades,” said Mr. Johnny Liu, President of Chief Telecom. “Chief’s LY2 IDC will be bound to become the robust backing of AICC, providing the most solid infrastructures for AI computing power and AI-based application services. This will help Taiwan become an AI smart island, enabling various industries and enterprises to maintain a leading position in global competition.”
