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Tuesday 20 May 2025
Driving future of AI, Pegatron presents liquid-cooled, ultra high-density GPU rack solutions at Computex 2025
PEGATRON, a globally recognized Design, Manufacturing, and Service (DMS) provider, is pleased to announce its participation in COMPUTEX 2025, where it will unveil a comprehensive portfolio of advanced rack-scale solutions designed to meet the increasing complexity and scale of AI and data center workloads. These solutions deliver exceptional compute density, energy efficiency, and scalability, aligned with open infrastructure standards.A major highlight of PEGATRON's COMPUTEX showcase is the introduction of the RA4802-72N2, a rack solution featuring the NVIDIA GB300 NVL72, which includes 72 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs and 36 NVIDIA Grace CPUs. This system delivers up to a 50X increase in AI factory output with optimized inference capabilities. The rack integrates PEGATRON's in-house developed Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) to enhance cooling efficiency in high-density environments. Equipped with redundant hot-swappable pumps and a cooling capacity of 310 kW, it ensures optimal performance and high reliability for mission-critical data center operations.Also debuting is the PEGATRON AS208-2A1, a 2U liquid-cooled server system accelerated by the NVIDIA HGX B300 system and dual AMD EPYC™ 9005 processors. Scaled to 48U NVIDIA MGX rack solution, it supports 128 GPUs and 32 CPUs within a high-efficiency, direct liquid cooling framework. This platform delivers exceptional compute density and thermal control while enabling efficient GPU utilization across the rack. Designed for the AI reasoning era with increased compute and expanded memory capacity, it offers breakthrough performance for complex workloads from agentic systems and reasoning to video generation, making it ideal for every data center.Additionally, PEGATRON will be offering NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell servers (AS400-2A1, AS205-2T1), which provide nearly universal acceleration for a broad range of enterprise AI workloads, from multimodal AI inference and physical AI to design, scientific computing, graphics and video applications.Pushing the boundaries of rack-scale compute performance even further, PEGATRON unveils AS501-4A1, the 5OU system features the latest AMD Instinct™ MI350 series GPUs and AMD EPYC™ 9005 processors. Scaled up to 51OU liquid-cooled rack solution, it integrates configuration of 128 AMD Instinct™ MI350 series GPUs and platforms. The solution employs direct-to-chip liquid cooling across both GPUs and CPUs, enabling sustained performance for generative AI, inference, training, and high performance computing—all within a compact, energy-optimized footprint."With the increasing scale and complexity of AI workloads, data center infrastructure must evolve to deliver higher performance, better efficiency, and thermal resilience," said Dr. James Shue, SVP & CTO of PEGATRON. "Our latest liquid-cooled solutions reflect our commitment to enabling the next wave of AI innovation through scalable, ultra high-density systems optimized for real-world deployment."PEGATRON welcomes attendees to Booth #L0118, 4th Floor, Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, from May 20–23, 2025, to explore its newest platforms and engage with the experts behind PEGATRON's breakthrough compute and cooling technologies.PEGATRON Liquid-Cooled Ultra High Density GPU RackPhoto: Company
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Retronix launches 2 AI edge platforms: Sparrow Hawk SBC and Raptor SoM, powered by Renesas R-Car V4H SoC
Retronix Technologies Inc. announced the launch of two cutting-edge AI edge computing platforms, developed in collaboration with Renesas Electronics Corporation.The newly unveiled Sparrow Hawk Single Board Computer (SBC) and Raptor System on Module (SoM) are both powered by the latest Renesas R-Car V4H System-on-Chip (SoC), delivering up to 30 TOPS (Dense) of AI inference performance. These open platforms are designed to support a wide range of embedded edge AI applications and smart automotive solutions.Sparrow Hawk focuses on robotics, industrial automation, and rapid prototyping, offering a highly flexible and cost-effective development platform. Raptor, with its modular design and multi-camera processing capabilities, is engineered for commercial vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), meeting demanding requirements for reliability and AI edge computing.Product Highlight 1: Sparrow Hawk — A Versatile Platform for Edge AI ApplicationsSparrow Hawk is a compact and highly expandable edge AI development board featuring the Renesas R-Car V4H SoC. It offers up to 30 TOPS of dense AI inference performance and supports a fully open-source Linux environment, accelerating the development of industrial and embedded AI solutions.Key Features:*Optimized for Edge Intelligence: Designed for industrial robots, smart manufacturing, and autonomous control systems. *Raspberry Pi HAT Compatible: Easily integrates with popular modules and sensors to streamline development.*High AI Performance: Handles real-time image processing and AI workloads with ease thanks to 30 TOPS deep learning capabilities.*Open Development Environment: Built on an open-source Linux architecture with extensive community support.*Developer-Friendly Pricing: Campaign program at only USD 300, no paper contract required to get started.*Compact Design: Measures just 146mm x 90mm, ideal for embedded and terminal devices.Rich I/O and Expansion Interfaces:*8GB / 16GB LPDDR5 memory*Dual-camera interface and 40-pin GPIO header*1x DisplayPort, PCIe (4x USB3.0, 1x M.2 Key-M), 2x CAN-FD, Audio (2x In. 1x Out) and AVB Ethernet*Supports USB PD 20V power input and MicroSD removable storageRetronix Sparrow HawkPhoto: CompanyProduct Highlight 2: Raptor — Automotive-Grade AI SoM for Smart Vehicle Vision ProcessingRaptor is a high-performance SoM designed for automotive vision processing and edge AI computation. Powered by the Renesas R-Car V4H SoC, it supports multiple camera inputs, pre-processing, and AI inference. Raptor is ideal for applications including ADAS, smart cockpits, surround-view systems, and AGVs.Key Features: *Automotive-Grade Architecture: Built with safety-oriented design principles, long-term supply, and compliance with automotive standards.*Multi-Camera Support: Integrated ISP supports up to 8 video channels with synchronized vision processing.*Powerful AI and Specialized Automotive IP: Delivers 30 TOPS AI inference performance with integrated Image Rendering Unit, Dense Optical Flow, Structure from Motion, and CV/Deep Learning Engines.*Reference Carrier Design & Custom Development: Retronix offers reference designs and engineering services to accelerate product development. *Comprehensive Software Resources: Compatible with Yocto Linux and includes the Renesas AI Hybrid Compiler toolkit.*High Reliability: Designed for high-temperature environments with optimized power efficiency for automotive use.Retronix RaptorPhoto: CompanyAvailability and Computex ShowcaseSparrow Hawk and Raptor are scheduled to sample in late Q2 2025, alongside the launch of a developer program and open-source community support platform to help users rapidly prototype and deploy AI applications.We warmly invite industry professionals to visit Retronix at Computex 2025 (Booth N0814 / B-4) to experience the capabilities of Sparrow Hawk and Raptor firsthand. Explore their architectures, image processing performance, and AI inference efficiency across smart manufacturing, robotics, unmanned vehicles, and intelligent automotive applications.
Tuesday 20 May 2025
JMicron x KaiKuTeK 2025 Computex showcase latest hardware RAID solution and AI sensing technology
At the 2025 COMPUTEX Product Showcase, JMicron Technology Corp., a global leader in high-speed interface bridge controllers, alongside its wholly-owned subsidiary KaiKuTeK Inc., introduced a new line of ultra-fast storage bridge controller solutions. These advancements enable next-generation enclosure types and open the door to a wide range of new applications in data storage. In addition to the storage innovations, the companies also unveiled their latest breakthrough in smart sensing: a 60GHz millimeter-wave radar-based AI sensing technology, bringing exciting news for the smart home experience.JMicron demonstrated its latest high-speed bridge controller, highlighting the JMS591 and the JMB595 solution. The JMS591 (USB 3.2 Gen2 x2 & eSATA 6Gb/s to 5 ports SATA 6Gb/s), a single-chip multi-bay hardware RAID solution which supports RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD, demonstrated that sequential read/write performance can reach 2,000 MB/s, and it can also control computer fans and a liquid crystal display module (LCM). Compared to current solutions, the JMS591 upgrades data transfer speeds, improving the stability and effectiveness of hardware RAID functions. Moreover, it is expected that the JMS591 will be adopted widely across multi-bay application such as network-attached storage (NAS), direct-attached storage (DAS), network video recorder (NVR) and digital video recorder (DVR) markets by providing a high cost-effective multi-bay RAID storage solution, while the market will continue to keep an eye on the JMS591. On the other hand, the JMB595 (PCIe Gen4x4 to 16 ports SATA 6Gb/s), a multi-bay storage solution prototype, is not only suitable for high-end surveillance and private cloud applications, but also serves as another option in the entry-level server market. Hence, the industry shows high expectations on the JMB595."Through our accumulation of technical expertise and position as a market leader, we are creating a high-speed data transfer and storage application trend, collaborating with our key clients to develop the next-generation bridge controllers," said Tony Lin, JMicron's VP of Marketing & Sales Center.KaiKuTeK unveiled its latest 60GHz mmWave radar AI sensing technology, which integrates a proprietary antenna design, advanced DSP and AI accelerators, and self-developed algorithms. This innovation brings precise target behavior tracking and positioning recognition. The breakthrough effectively addresses long-standing challenges in traditional smart home products related to human presence detection. For instance, smart electronic locks can detect an approaching person via mmWave radar and automatically activate facial recognition or other unlocking modes. Fans and air conditioners can detect user locations to adjust airflow dynamically, creating a "wind follows the person" effect or enabling personalized temperature control. Meanwhile, TVs can optimize sound staging based on viewer positioning, delivering an immersive experience. This innovation not only enables electronic devices such as electronic locks, fans, air conditioners, and TVs to interact with users more intelligently, but the streamlined design significantly reduces the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and delivers simultaneous benefits of energy conservation and carbon reduction, setting a new standard in the consumer electronics market."Our long-term focus is on integrating mmWave radar with DSP and AI to create more intuitive and intelligent human-machine interfaces," said Mike Wang, CEO of KaiKuTeK. "The adoption of 60GHz mmWave radar represents a breakthrough, not only solving smart home detection challenges but also introducing unprecedented convenience for users. We look forward to expanding this technology into industrial and IoT applications."With its leading expertise in DSP/ AI/ ML technologies and antenna design, KaiKuTeK continues to demonstrate its strong potential for technological innovation. The future of mmWave radar applications seems promising, a trend driven by rising demand for contactless technologies and intelligent automation. In response, KaiKuTeK is actively partnering with global technology leaders to fast-track commercialization efforts. The company plans to introduce a new wave of consumer products featuring this advanced radar technology in the second half of 2025. This innovation opens new growth opportunities across industries, setting the stage for the next generation of smart environments.We sincerely invite you to visit JMicron and KaiKuTeK at Courtyard by Marriott Taipei #Sea Hall during COMPUTEX.JMS591 multi-bay hardware RAID solution