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Data centre power architecture shifts as BBU batteries emerge as new battleground
Battery use is expanding beyond electric vehicles and energy storage systems to server racks as AI data centres push rack power density higher. Facility-level uninterruptible power supplies are seen as less able to handle rapid power swings, lifting demand for rack-level battery backup units, or BBUs, defined in open rack standards such as OCP Open Rack V3. Samsung SDI forecasts the global BBU market at $800 million this year, up more than 70 percent, while suppliers prepare new products and production.
AI & Enterprise
AI data centre power surge solution found, fierce race for next-generation DC power grids
AI data centre power infrastructure is increasingly likely to shift from alternating current to direct current, as soaring computing demand exposes limits in existing power systems. Multi-stage AC-to-DC conversions cause energy loss, heat and complexity. The industry is turning to high-voltage DC, such as converting 13.8 kV AC to 800V DC, to improve efficiency and cut copper use. Power equipment companies are rolling out DC designs, while supply constraints and demand uncertainty remain.
Industry
SK Hynix launches standardisation of next-generation memory HBF
SK Hynix is moving to establish a global standard for High Bandwidth Flash, a next-generation memory designed for the AI inference era. SK Hynix and SanDisk held a consortium kickoff event in Milpitas, California, and outlined a strategy to standardise HBF under the Open Compute Project. HBF is positioned between high-bandwidth memory and SSD storage, targeting capacity scaling and power efficiency for inference workloads.
