Jeff Holden's Atomic Machines emerges from stealth with $250 million and a relay for powering SI data centers, made "from code"
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The growth of SI data centers is running into power delivery, and new kinds of hardware are already being built for the problem.
According to The Next Web, the startup Atomic Machines, founded by Jeff Holden (formerly of Uber and Amazon), raised $250 million from OneIM, Gigafund, XTX Ventures, KAS Venture Partners, Valor Equity Partners, Sozo Ventures and the Regents of the University of California. The "Matter Compiler" technology makes three-dimensional micro-machines directly from code with micron-level precision. The first product is the PrimeSwitch PS-150 relay for SI data centers with 800 V direct-current power: by the company's claim, it opens in 50 microseconds (about 1,000 times faster than conventional contactors), carries 150 A, and measures 9.5 mm across and 3 mm thick. The device is going to early customers for evaluation, and its public debut is planned for the Open Compute Project Global Summit on October 12–15.
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