Hybrid Computing Modules With 3D Chip Stacks for Lower Server Farm Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Server farms consume large amounts of electrical power, straining the power grid and increasing costs, with the growing complexity of mining algorithms further exacerbating these issues.
Innovation Solution
The design and construction of server farms with high computational speeds and power efficiency, achieved by displacing printed circuit boards from microelectronic assemblies and incorporating hybrid computing modules with high-speed semiconductor chip stacks, resonant gate transistors, and efficient power management stages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If conventional server farms use traditional microelectronic assemblies with printed circuit boards, then device complexity and power consumption are high, but computational speed and power efficiency are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates printed circuit boards from microelectronic assemblies, directly bonding semiconductor dies to substrates. This removal of unnecessary intermediary components reduces power consumption while enabling higher computational speeds through more efficient electrical connections and reduced signal path lengths.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional printed circuit board layouts to three-dimensional semiconductor chip stack architectures. This dimensional change enables shorter signal paths, higher density component placement, and improved power efficiency while maintaining or enhancing computational capabilities.
2Productivity
If server farms increase computational capacity to handle growing mining algorithm complexity, then productivity increases, but power consumption increases proportionally
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes fundamental system parameters by eliminating printed circuit boards and adopting direct semiconductor-to-substrate bonding. This parameter change reduces power consumption per unit of computational capacity, allowing server farms to increase computational capacity for complex mining algorithms without proportional increases in power consumption.
3Use of energy by moving object
If traditional microelectronic assemblies are used, then ease of manufacture is maintained, but power efficiency and computational speed are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical printed circuit board assembly system with a direct semiconductor bonding system. While this increases manufacturing complexity initially, it achieves superior power efficiency and computational speed, ultimately creating a more manufacturable system at advanced technology nodes where PCBs become obsolete.
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AI summary
A server farm with at least one hybrid computing module operating at clock speed optimally matching intrinsic clock speed of a related semiconductor die related thereto.