Cold Plate vs. Immersion: Which Liquid Cooling Architecture Fits Your Data Center? 2026-01-20
As data center power densities escalate, selecting the appropriate cooling architecture is critical for operational longevity and ROI. This guide, authored by Kingka Tech’s Chief Manufacturing Engineer, provides an objective, data-driven comparison between Cold Plate (Direct-to-Chip) and Immersion cooling technologies. We analyze key decision factors including Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), infrastructure requirements, and maintenance complexity. The article highlights how Cold Plate technology offers a pragmatic path for retrofitting existing facilities, utilizing high-precision CNC machined micro-channels to target high-heat flux chips with surgical accuracy. By examining material compatibility, floor loading constraints, and Kingka Tech’s "zero-leak" reliability testing, this guide empowers procurement managers and engineers to choose the thermal solution that best balances performance, scalability, and total cost of ownership.
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