December 18, 2024 – Giga Computing, a subsidiary of GIGABYTE, today announced a strategic partnership with Empyrion Digital, a leading provider of digital infrastructure in Asia, to establish Empyrion Digital’s first AI-ready data center in Taiwan, named TW1, located in Neihu Technology Park. TW1 will offer up to 7MW of IT capacity, with construction set to begin in 2025 and operations expected to commence in 2027. The AI computing will leverage GIGABYTE’s GIGAPOD, with Giga Computing providing end-to-end services, from planning and deployment to commissioning, ensuring operational efficiency and sustainability goals are met.
GIGAPOD: High-Performance Infrastructure Tailored for AI Workloads
GIGAPOD is a modular compute cluster solution based on a scalable unit with 256 GPUs, powered by GIGABYTE’s G4L3 liquid-cooled server as its core component. This compute dense 4U chassis server offers flexible configurations, allowing a single 42U rack to accommodate 64 GPUs, each with a power consumption of 1kW. A complete GIGAPOD setup requires only five racks and its design integrates IT hardware to ensure performance stability and ease of maintenance, while significantly reducing data center space requirements.
The G4L3 server employs direct liquid cooling for rapid heat dissipation, maintaining a stable and efficient computing environment while reducing energy consumption. This enables TW1 to achieve a power usage effectiveness (PUE) of under 1.33. Additionally, TW1 will set benchmarks in cooling efficiency and water usage effectiveness (WUE), further exemplifying sustainability in data centers.
A Shared Vision Between Giga Computing and Empyrion Digital
Daniel Hou, General Manager of Giga Computing, remarked, “Located in the connectivity-rich Neihu Technology Park in Taipei, TW1 benefits from the strategic advantage of being at the crossroads of eastern and western cable landing stations. Combined with the high-performance computing capabilities of GIGAPOD, TW1 will emerge as a digital infrastructure hub in the Asia-Pacific region, uniquely blending AI and GPU computing power. We look forward to supporting Taiwan and the broader Asia-Pacific market with robust, efficient, and sustainable computing infrastructure through this collaboration.”
Mark Fong, CEO of Empyrion Digital, added, “GIGABYTE’s GIGAPOD solution aligns fully with our strategy to build AI-ready data centers while maintaining the highest standards of efficiency and performance. This collaboration enables us to meet the growing demand for AI while optimizing resource utilization.”
Empyrion Digital’s Expanding Presence in Asia
Empyrion Digital currently operates a 7.7MW data center in Singapore and is constructing a 29.4MW facility in Seoul, South Korea, while also initiating plans for a 25MW data center in Tokyo, Japan. The company has also announced plans to develop a minimum 12MW data center in Bangkok, Thailand. With the launch of TW1 in 2027, Empyrion Digital will further enhance its ability to capture wholesale and edge co-location demand across Asia-Pacific.
TW1 will incorporate advanced cooling technologies and building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) to achieve Taiwan’s Green Building Gold Certification, underscoring Empyrion Digital’s commitment to sustainability.
Setting A New Benchmark in AI and Sustainability
TW1 marks a new chapter in the partnership between Giga Computing and Empyrion Digital, driving technological innovation and infrastructure readiness for Taiwan’s AI industry. By offering comprehensive support for the growing demand for AI applications, the two companies aim to set a new benchmark for data centers in the Asia-Pacific region, balancing high-performance computing with sustainability to shape the future of AI-driven progress.