OCP APAC Summit

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The Open Compute Project (OCP) brought together APAC communities for a very special two-day, in-person Summit to explore the many challenges and opportunities facing data center infrastructure, today and tomorrow.

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Index

Tracks
Keynotes	[Jump To Section]	[YouTube Playlist]
Adoption of OCP Recognized Equipment & Facilities	[Jump To Section]
AI Clusters	[Jump To Section]
Chiplets & Advanced Packaging / Photonics	[Jump To Section]
Cooling Environments	[Jump To Section]
Future Technologies Symposium	[Jump To Section]
Networking	[Jump To Section]
Optical Communication Networks	[Jump To Section]
Rack & Power	[Jump To Section]
Server	[Jump To Section]
Storage	[Jump To Section]

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Keynotes (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
Advanced CPO Integrated by CoWoS and COUPE	Shang Y. Hou (TSMC)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Reshaping ICT Industry in AI Era : Perspectives from Global Supply Chain	Colley Huang (DigiTimes)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
AI-Era Mass Storage Efficiency Evolution	Mohamad H El-Batal (SEAGATE)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Considering the Total Cost of Ownership of Liquid Cooled Deployments	RT Huang (SuperMicro)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
IOWN Global Forum: Open Collaboration for Next-gen Communication and Computing Infrastructure	Yosuke Aragane (IOWN Global Forum)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Driving Toward Super-intelligence with Large-scale AI Infrastructure	Jasmeet Bagga (Meta)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Propelling AI forward through Advanced Packaging Creativity	Yin Chang (ASE)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Scaling to Super Intelligence	Ram Velaga (Broadcom)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Data Center Evolution : Powering Trust in AI	Chris Verne (Google)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
AMD Journey with OCP	Robert Hormuth (AMD)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Welcome to the 2025 OCP APAC Summit	Cliff Grossner (OCP)	[Video]	[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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Keynote (Chronological order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
OCP APAC Summit Keynotes	Cliff Grossner (OCP) Colley Huang (DigiTimes) Jasmeet Bagga (Meta) Shang Y. Hou (TSMC) Yin Chang (ASE) Robert Hormuth (AMD) Yosuke Aragane (IOWN Global Forum) Mohamad H El-Batal (SEAGATE) RT Huang (SuperMicro) Ram Velaga (Broadcom) Chris Verne (Google)	[Video]

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Adoption of OCP Recognized Equipment & Facilities (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
Cooling Technology Trend & Why Immersion Cooling	Chihfong Chou; Oriol Chavanel		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
From Fixed Access to Open Edge: Metanoia’s Silicon Foundation for Disaggregated Infrastructure	Stewart Wu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Methods for suppressing arcs on ±400V DC power lines	Kenzo Miyazaki; Fumio Mura		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
OCP S.A.F.E.: Enabling IBV Firmware Supply Chain Security for a Heterogeneous Datacenter Infrastructure	Stefano Righi		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Panel: Understanding Global Regulations for ORV3-ready Data Centers with Batteries	James Emerson; Sebastien Belanger; Chris Egloff
Scaling OCP Adoption in the Enterprise: Lessons from Managing Heterogeneous Infrastructure at Scale	Zach Bobroff		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Tokenomics and the AI Factory Stack: Why Asia Needs More Datacenters	Dan Nishball; Myron Xie; Ivan Chiam		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Unlocking AI Infrastructure: Open Networking with IP Infusion and HYPER SCALERS	Frederik Hoogenboom; Evan Linwood
Welcome & Overview: Turning Contributions into Commercial Impact	Ewa McCurdy		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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AI Clusters (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
Advancing the AI Factory by Doing More with More	Chih-Tsung Huang; Wei-Jen Huang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
AI Application Concepts and Hardware Optimization by Workload	Gerry Juan		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
AI Computing Design Trends for LLMs in the Generative AI Era	Bor-Sung (BS) Liang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Catalina- Meta’s Latest AI/ML System Overview	LJ Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Cooling Solutions for AI Racks and Clusters	Chris Pai		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Elastic Management Framework for the AI Cluster	Karl Chiang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Exploring Azure’s Advanced AI Infrastructure for secure and sustainable growth	Kelvin Huang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Innovative Liquid-Cooled Bus Bars: Enhancing Power Management in High-Density Data Centers	Nrupathunga Chakravarthy SR		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Liquid Cooling Solutions for Large-Scale AI Clusters	Daniel Kapesa		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Multi-heat-sources Impingement Cold Plate Solution	Yogesh Fulpagare; David Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
OCP Infrastructure: Towards a Sustainable Digital Transformation	Andie Yen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
OCP Open Systems for AI Overview	James Kelly; Rob Coyle		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Panel: Scale-up Ecosystem Discussion	Kurtis Bowman; Chris Petersen; Yongjin Cho; Ram Velaga
Role of Ethernet in the Next Generation AI System Architectures	Susmita Joshi
Scale Up Ethernet Overview	Ram Velaga		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Technical Deep Dive of UEC 1.0	J Metz		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
UALink Overview	Kurtis Bowman		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Vertical vs. Horizontal Innovations: Shaping and Scaling the Future of AI Infrastructure	Jun Shi		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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Chiplets & Advanced Packaging / Photonics (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
Advanced Packaging Enabling AI Acceleration	Charles Lee		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
AI-Driven Multiphysics Analysis for Silicon-to-System Advanced Packaging	Benson Wei		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
AMD Advanced Packaging – Past, Present, and Future	Devin Wu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
CDX and 3DK: Enabling Open, Scalable Chiplet Integration	David Ratchkov		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Extending the Frontier: Heterogeneous Integration of Chiplet Designs	CT Kao		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Flash Memory Chiplet Implementation and Applications	DK Cheng		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
From Edge to Cloud: Custom ASIC Unleashing Datacenter AI Innovation	CK Peng		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Innovations with Plug-and-Play Chiplets for Next Generation Computing using Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe)	Debendra Das Sharma		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Integrated Photonics for Optical Interconnects	Erik Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Introduction to Co-Packaged Optics(CPO) – Architecture, Use Cases, and Operational, Software Implications	Wataru Ishida		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Lifecycle System Monitoring with Arm’s System Monitoring Control Framework (SMCF) and proteanTecs	Dragon Hsu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Meeting AI Workload Demands with Arm CSA and Chiplet	Sammy Huang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Open Chiplet Economy: Bridging Taiwan and Silicon Valley	Cliff Grossner; Jawad Nasrullah		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Panel: Advancing Scalable Computing through Heterogeneous Integration and Open Innovation	Robert LoJawad Nasrullah; Debendra Das Sharma; Erik Chen; Robert Lo; CT Kao		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Panel: Chiplet Technology in the AI Era: Opportunities and Challenges	Eric HuangCK Peng; Eric Huang; Shang Y. Hou; Lihong Cao; Tony Lin		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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Cooling Environments (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
A Thermal Solution for HPC in Edge Computing Center: Advanced Liquid Cooling System for Mid-Scale High-Performance Computing Cluster	Robert Liu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Advanced Liquid Cooling Solutions	Jerry Shih		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Breakthroughs in Liquid Cooling Driven by Superfluid Technology	Carrie Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Chip to Data Thermal Resistance to Support 30°C Coolant	Paul Artman		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Comprehensive Analysis of Two-Phase Flow Boiling for IT Equipment Cooling: A System and Component-Level Approach	Reza Najjari		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Cooling Environments Overview	Edward Kung		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Corrosion Behavior of Brazed Heterogeneous Materials in Liquid Cooling Systems	FangChou Lin		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Data Center Commissioning and Considerations for Direct Liquid Cooled Solutions	Jerrod Buterbaugh		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Embracing AI: Infrastructure and Advanced Thermal Solutions	Sean Lim		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Empowering Data Centers with Synthetic Ester Coolants: A New Era of Efficiency, Safety, and Sustainability	Valentina Serra Holm		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Enabling Scalable, Energy-Efficient Cooling with Two-Phase Sidecar Solutions	Shahar Belkin		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Energy Efficiency in Datacenter	Jamko Hsu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Making the case for AI factories as a profit center	Chinmay Shrikant kulkarni		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Overview of safety requirements for liquid cooling technologies	Flore Chiang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Predicting immersion fluid’s stability window through accelerated aging model	CHENKUANG CHIANG		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Reusing Exhaust Heat in IDCs via Free Cooling with Turbo Blowers	Alexander Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Super Fluid Technology Application in High Density Server Product	Brant Chang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Superfluid Technology: Redefining AI Cooling with Air-Infused Dielectric Fluids	Willie TY Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
The Cooling Solution for the Next Era: Advancements in Pumped Two-Phase Solutions	Ken Cheng; Frank Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
The Evolution of Direct Liquid Cooling — From Single-phase to Two-phase	CE Liu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
UQDv2 – Enabling Liquid at Scale	Elizabeth Langer		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Waste Heat Recovery and Reuse Opportunities	Dr. Chen Chih-Hao		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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Future Technologies Symposium (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
A Novel Design for Enhancing Spreading Capability of Vapor Chamber	Chi-Chuan Wang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Fluid of the Future – Liquid Cooling for the AI Boom	Peter Huang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
From Silicon to AI Serving: Optimizing Inference and Engineering What’s Next	Donggun Kim		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Pioneering AI Cooling: High Power Cold Plates with 200W/cm² Heat Flux for Next-Gen AI ASICs	Jeff CA Chen; Jake Hsieh		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Power. Speed. Scale. Enabling AI Infrastructure with PCIe Gen 7 and High-Voltage Connectivity – Sponsored by TE Connectivity	Michelle Ku; Mayank Jain
Resource Disaggregation Using PCI Express Network	Tzi-cker Chiueh		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Thermal-Safe Operation for GPU Under Power Constraints Using Reinforcement Learning	Jia-Han Li		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
UltraFast Large Data Transfer for Next Generation AI Data Center	Peter Wu
Unibody Leakproof Cold Plates for Single- and Two-Phase Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling	PS Lee		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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Networking (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
Adaptive Multi-Tenant Orchestration of AI Fabric	Stefan Bokaie		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Architecting the AI Fabric: Scalable Networking for Next-Generation AI Servers, Racks, and Clusters	Jalpa Patel		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Dynamic ECN Threshold Testing Methodology and the Importance of qp-fairness	Avik Bhattacharya		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
e-Tube Technology – Breaking Interconnect Barriers To Accelerate AI Cluster Scale Up	David Kuo		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Evolving FBOSS to support Generative AI network workloads	Mehak Mahajan; Jasmeet Bagga; Shrikrishna Khare		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Multi-tenancy Layer 2 Network on DCI	Chun-Chieh Huang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Panel: End-to-End Observability Across Network and Compute Layers for AI Workload Optimization	Tim ZhouStefan Bokaie; William Chiang; Hasan Siraj; Amir Elbaz; Tim Zhou
Proactive Link Management in AI Networks: Lessons from Meta	Harshit Gulati; Bruno Novais		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Revisit RoCEv2 issues in large scale deployment and the future that UEC promise	PoWen Tsai; Azeem Suleman		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Scale-up AI Networking Alternatives – Comparing UALink, SUE and NVLink	Sharada Yeluri		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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Optical Communication Networks (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
A New OCP Subproject on OCS	Iwan Kartawira		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Accelerating AI Inference with Optimized Infrastructure	Kevin Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
APN-T 400G Muxponder for Cloud Edge Computing	Victor Yen; ArthurSH Chang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Enhancing Financial Intercommunication through IOWN/APN: The Future of Data Center Connectivity	Hiroshi Miura; Masayoshi Namba		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Ideal AI/ML optical interconnect solution for sustainable data centers	Taeyong Kim		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Introduction of IOWN Global Forum	Masahisa Kawashima
Introduction to OCP for (new) IOWN audience	Cliff Grossner; James Kelly
KV Cache Sharing over IOWN APN: Building a Sustainable and High-Performance Nation-Wide Distributed AI for LLM Inference	Kenji Tanaka		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Operational challenges for realizing a multi-vendor CDI configuration	Kensuke Koda		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Optical circuit switching technology for future AI clusters	Kenji Mizutani		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Reference Implementation of an SDN Controller for Open Optical-circuit-switched AI Clusters	Kazuya Anazawa		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
State of the Debate: Pluggable, Linear vs Copackaged Optics	Vlad Kozlov		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Towards Energy-Efficient AI Infrastructure through the Integration of Computing and Networking	Hirochika Asai		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
World first international APN and RDMA-over-APN evaluation	Jhih-Heng Yan		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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Rack & Power (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
Beyond ORv3 HPR Busbars: Enabling Next Gen AI Rack Power Levels with Liquid Cooling	Ray Lin		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Comprehensive Solutions for ORV3 Ecosystem: Ship-loadable Packaging and Essential Accessories	Intheiranath Subramaniam		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Data Center High Voltage DC Distribution	Kelvin Huang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Electromechanical Interconnect Solutions for Enabling High-Density AI/ML Racks with +/-400V DC Power	Nrupathunga Chakravarthy SR		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Empowering the AI Era: The Evolution of Data Centers and Delta’s Strategic Response	Chihming Wu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Introduction to OCP R&R Project and Overview of Morning	Harry Soin
Liteon Powering the Future: Scalable Solutions for AI GPU Infrastructure	Frank Hung		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Optimizing Bus Bar Systems for High-Current, High-Voltage AI/ML Power Distribution	Nrupathunga Chakravarthy SR		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Panel: AI Datacenter Meets HVDC for Scalability and Performance	Peter BarbosaNrupathunga Chakravarthy SR; Peter Barbosa; Ray Lin; Frank Hung; Steven Lang
Panel: Evolution of Higher and Higher Power Racks – Path to 1MW and Beyond	Harry SoinThomas Schreiner; Kelvin Huang; Chris Pai; Jakrapong Wong; Harry Soin
Rack Architecture for Next Generation AI Server	Chris Pai		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Requirements & Considerations of Next Gen ORv3/HVDC PSU’s and Power Shelves	Harry Soin
Requirements/Considerations of Next Generation ORv3 PSU and Power Shelves	Jakrapong Wong		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Solid-State-Transformers for AI/ML Datacenter Power Infrastructure	Peter Barbosa		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Tray-Level 48V Two-Stage Power Delivery Challenges	Jesse Chang; Chris Peng		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Zero-Bias TLVR Exploration for Future Datacenter Computing Applications	Chi Hsu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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Server (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
Accelerating AI from Semiconductor to Data Center Infrastructure	Wai Chung Ngai		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Advanced Server Management on Arm to track: Latest Technological Advances in General Server Architecture	Ann Cheng		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Advancing Data Center Innovation: Architectures Designed for Scalable Performance and Seamless Compatibility	Jatin Upadhyay		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Advancing Data Center Performance: Design Considerations for Immersion Cooling of High-Speed Signals	Jimmy Hsu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
APEC (Advanced PCIe Enclosure Compatible) for future HSIO interconnection	Eric Chang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Architecting Open-Scale Efficiency: A Modern OCP Server Blueprint from Design to Deployment	ChaoLi Wang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Deployment of an ORv3 Architecture Server Within Intel Open IP Single-Phase Immersion Cooling Tank	Jerry NC Chang		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Edge-MHS Overview	Rick Liou		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Low Carbon Emission Chassis Solution with Innovative Patterned Design	Garrett Liu
M-HPM SDNO 1.1 Spec Update	Jim Kuo
Mixing PCIe 5 and PCIe 6 in AI Platforms: Benefits and Challenges	Caleb Shetland		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
OCP Modularity Standards (DC_MHS) – A Powerful Industry Inflection Point	Sean Varley		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Panel: Architecting the Future: Server Design in the Age of AI	Jatin UpadhyaySean Varley; Chris Petersen; Debendra Das Sharma; Jatin Upadhyay; Wai Chung Ngai; Jim Kuo		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Scaling the Next Generation of Inference Servers with PCIe Gen6	Chris Petersen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Strategic Innovations in Intel Server Design: Enhancing Compatibility and Performance in 19 inches High-Density Rack Server	Thonas Su		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Thermal Design Considerations for High-Density DIMM System in Dual-Socket Datacenter Server Platforms	Jay Wu		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Trending on Next Generation: Hardware Partitioning Boot with Assistant BMC	Louis Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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Storage (Alphabetical order)

Title	Speaker(s)	Video	Slides
AI-Driven Mass Storage Interface	Mohamad H El-Batal		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
AI-Era Mass Storage Evolution	Mohamad H El-Batal		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Architecting AI Storage: A Strategy for High-Performance and Tenant Object Storage	Wenyu Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Best-of-Breed Synergy: Silicon Precision Meets Operational Excellence Revolutionizing Data Infrastructure w/ FADU x TRUSTA	Joseph Sung; Rick Hsieh		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
From M.2 to EDSFF: Evolving NVMe Form Factors in OCP Compute Servers	Charles Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
High Efficiency Mass Storage Cooling Innovation	Mohamad H El-Batal		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
OCP APAC Storage Open Discussion & Meetup	Mohamad H El-Batal; Jungsoo Kim		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]
Opening Track Overview / APAC Based Project	Mohamad H El-Batal; Jungsoo Kim
Optimizing I/O for AI Workloads and Boosting Checkpointing with FDP	Jungsoo Kim
Use Cases for CXL RAS Firmware-First Error Handling	Arvin Chen		[G-Drive] [Dropbox]

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