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Smart Air, Smarter Cooling: Actasys's Innovation in Data Center Technology

Over the Air · 10 Feb 2025 · 30m

What this episode covers

David Menicovich, CEO and co-founder of Actasys, explains how his company pivoted from aerodynamic drag reduction for vehicles to providing piezoelectric cooling actuators for data centers. He details the technology's ability to remove heat from specific hotspots on network interface cards and DPUs with high energy efficiency, enabling higher ambient temperatures in server racks. Menicovich discusses the challenges of navigating the semiconductor supply chain, the differences in customer engagement between automotive OEMs and tech integrators, and the company's operations from the Navy Yard in Brooklyn.

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Actasys, Polytechnic Institute, Peridio
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