Laser Chip Cooling Startup Accused of Data Distortion
jwt0625 · x · 2026-07-10
The author acknowledges that startups are indeed exploring "laser cooling for chips/data centers" but points out that the figures in the IEEE article are "wildly off." Using commercial CDUs as a benchmark, they note these systems require about **10kW** of power to remove **1MW** of heat—an efficiency orders of magnitude away from what the original post implies. A paper on **solid-state laser cooling** is also cited for background.
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