YOVOLE INTERNATIONAL, a Singapore-based AI data center service provider, today signed a Strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SuperX Digital Power, an energy specialist for AI infrastructure, to jointly build an 800V High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) system for AI computing, supporting Singapore’s transformation into a global AI inference hub.
The 800V HVDC system is key to unlocking the potential of Nvidia’s Rubin platform which provides powerful performance for inference while driving single-rack power consumption to unprecedented levels. Traditional data center power distribution architectures are unable to cope facing massive energy conversion losses and cooling bottlenecks when confronted with Rubin-level high-density inference clusters.
By utilizing 800V high-voltage direct current technology, the energy conversion chain is significantly shortened, thus reducing heat loss and providing more stable power support for large-scale AI inference tasks.
The two parties will conduct a Proof of Concept (POC) in Singapore projects specifically for the Rubin platform and future ultra-high-density inference clusters to verify the extreme performance of the 800V HVDC system in maintaining low latency and high energy efficiency. Inference scenarios demand near-stringent response speeds, computing stability, and unit energy efficiency.
According to the company’s press release, industry experts are of the view that Singapore’s AI computing landscape will shift from large-scale model training to large-scale application inference. Hence, a more efficient power architecture will directly translate into a cost advantage for inference, attracting top global AI enterprises and accelerating Singapore’s shift into a regional and global AI inference hub.
“As AI computing iterates from Blackwell to Rubin, we observe an exponential growth in demand for efficient inference computing. Energy efficiency has become the core variable restricting inference costs. By pioneering the deployment of the 800V HVDC system with SuperX Digital Power in Singapore, we are not only adapting to the physical characteristics of next-generation chips but also laying the foundation for a ‘Global Inference Center’ that possesses both low-carbon attributes and extreme performance,” the Head of YOVOLE INTERNATIONAL said.
Meanwhile, the Head of SuperX Digital Power stated: “Facing the power challenges brought by the Rubin architecture, traditional AC distribution has reached its bottleneck. YOVOLE INTERNATIONAL’s deep expertise in the field of AI infrastructure provides the ideal scenario for the landing of 800V HVDC technology. We will jointly demonstrate how energy technology innovation can support the low-carbon operation of large-scale AI inference clusters, helping Singapore maintain its leading global competitiveness in the AI era.”