The panel was moderated by Chris Ruoff, publisher of The Data Center Engineer, and recorded live on Zoom.
What the panel covered
- 800 V DC distribution: what changes at the rack, the sidecar and the facility
- Solid-state transformers and breakers: where they fit and what is still unsolved
- Sidecar power racks and the move past 1 MW per rack
- What to design for in 2027
On the panel
Carl Smith, Senior Director, We Power AI, Infineon Technologies. Smith leads the global We Power AI initiative, which brings Infineon’s data center power portfolio together from the grid connection to the processor.
Davide Chiola, Vice President, System Solutions, Infineon Technologies. Chiola leads the data center application power team and the system-level work behind Infineon’s AI rack power reference designs.
Michael Williams, Product and Application Marketing, Industrial and Infrastructure, Infineon Americas. Williams joined Infineon in 2018 and is responsible for product and application marketing for industrial and infrastructure power in the Americas.
Go deeper
The three Infineon documents the panel drew on, the executive interviews, and the panel itself are all part of the Infineon at OCP 2026 Hub. One registration unlocks everything.
The full interview continues after registration
