Following 600kW and 1MW, 2.5MW-class CDU also approved
LG Electronics’ CDU product showcased at “Data Center World (DCW) 2026” held in Washington, D.C. in the United States last April (file photo). Courtesy of LG Electronics
LG Electronics has been selected as an official partner of Nvidia’s artificial intelligence (AI) data center collaboration program and is accelerating its push into the cooling solutions market.
LG Electronics announced on the 27th that it has been officially listed as a partner in the “Power and Cooling” category of Nvidia’s official partner program, the “Nvidia Partner Network (NPN).” NPN is a global program in which companies from various sectors collaborate based on Nvidia’s AI technology ecosystem. Through NPN, Nvidia connects customers with partners and solutions required for building AI data centers.
LG Electronics stressed that, with its selection as an NPN partner, it has significantly expanded its points of contact with global AI data center customers. In particular, the company expects this to be an opportunity to expand its high-efficiency cooling solutions business, including chillers that produce cold water and cooling distribution units (CDUs) that use this water to cool server heat.
To date, LG Electronics’ 600kW (kilowatt) and 1MW (megawatt) class CDUs have met Nvidia’s specification approval requirements for the first time among Korean companies, demonstrating the company’s cooling technology capabilities. More recently, it has attracted attention by satisfying all specification requirements for a 2.5MW-class CDU as well.
Since entering the data center cooling market in 2011, LG Electronics has strengthened its competitiveness based on large air-cooled (air-based heat dissipation) and water-cooled (cooling-water-based) chiller products. The company is particularly targeting the North American market, where global AI data center infrastructure is concentrated.
Lee Jae-sung, president and head of the ES Business Division at LG Electronics, said, “Being listed in the Nvidia Partner Network is a meaningful achievement that demonstrates to the global market that LG Electronics’ thermal management technology is the optimal solution for next-generation AI data center infrastructure.”
Park Hyeon-ik
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