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Thermal interface materials, TIM
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A few-µm film dissipating ≈1,000 W per accelerator
2025Fault line
Between the chip and its heat sink, a few-micron thermal interface film decides the dissipation of about 1,000 watts per accelerator. Qualified materials come from a handful of chemists, and each denser generation narrows the margin. An invisible component, now a long-lead item just like GPUs.
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