MIT spinout Vertical Semiconductor secured $11M to commercialize its high-efficiency AI power chip t...
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Updates the AI Infrastructure player map with a new silicon-level entrant targeting the structural power constraints of data center scaling.
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MIT spinout Vertical Semiconductor secured $11M to commercialize its high-efficiency AI power chip technology. This directly addresses the AI energy crisis, where data centers are projected to demand 68 GW of power by 2027, nearly matching California’s total capacity. Innovations in on-chip power delivery, like Vertical's 100V-1.2kV CMOS solution, are the foundational requirement for sustainable AI scalability, moving power efficiency from a feature to a mandate.