SuperX Forms Joint Venture with Zhonhen Electric to Revolutionize Global AI Data Center Power Infrastructure
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SuperX (NASDAQ:SUPX) has formed a strategic joint venture with Zhonhen Electric (SZSE:002364) to establish SuperX Digital Power, focusing on advanced High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) solutions for AI data centers globally (excluding China, Hong Kong, and Macau).
The partnership aims to address the critical challenge of exponential energy consumption in AI computing. The HVDC technology offers significant advantages including: boosting efficiency from 85-90% to over 96%, reducing facility space by up to 50%, and lowering total cost of ownership by over 20%. This vertical integration extends SuperX's capabilities from AI compute infrastructure to core power technology, creating a comprehensive "Compute + Cooling + Power" solution.
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- Geographic limitations exclude major markets (Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau)
- High dependence on partnership with Zhonhen Electric for core technology
- Significant investment and integration required to establish new joint venture
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, SUPX declined 11.84%, reflecting a significant negative market reaction. Argus tracked a trough of -17.8% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 33 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $214M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $1.59B at that time.
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Newly formed entity "SuperX Digital Power" will integrate the strengths of both companies to deliver advanced High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) solutions to the global market (excluding Mainland China,
This strategic partnership marks a critical vertical integration for SuperX, extending its capabilities from AI compute infrastructure to core power technology. The joint venture is designed to solve one of the most pressing challenges of the AI era: exponential growth in energy consumption. It will combine Zhonhen Electric's HVDC technology that is proven in large-scale AI Data Center (AIDC) deployments with SuperX's global brand and AIDC expertise to offer customers a superior, end-to-end "Compute + Power" integrated solution.
HVDC: The Disruptive Power Architecture for AI Compute
As next-generation GPUs like the NVIDIA Blackwell push single-rack power consumption beyond 100kW, traditional alternating current (AC) power architectures have become a significant bottleneck for AI data center growth. The multiple AC-DC conversion steps in legacy systems lead to energy losses of approximately 10
HVDC technology fundamentally changes this paradigm by simplifying the power distribution path, enabling a "DC-to-chip" architecture. Its core advantages include:
- Ultimate Energy Efficiency: Reduces power conversion stages from 4-5 to just 1-2, boosting end-to-end efficiency from approximately 85
-90% [2]to over96% and dramatically lowering electricity loss and operational expenditures (OPEX). - Higher Power Density & Smaller Footprint: Eliminates bulky Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and power distribution units, freeing up as much as
50% of facility space to deploy more AI servers and maximize compute density. - Enhanced Reliability: A simpler architecture means fewer points of failure. HVDC is also natively compatible with battery energy storage systems, providing more stable power for mission-critical AI training workloads.
- Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Through significant savings in electricity, reduced capital expenditure on equipment, and simplified maintenance, HVDC solutions can lower a data center's TCO by over
20% .
Industry visionaries, including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, have repeatedly highlighted the importance of power efficiency for AI industry[3]. With NVIDIA's planned Rubin Ultra NVL576 expected to reach 600kW per rack after 2027, the disruptive energy efficiency of HVDC is shifting it from an "option" to a "necessity" for building next-generation AI data centers.
Zhonhen is the definitive leader and standard-setter for HVDC technology in China. Its solutions are trusted by the country's top-tier technology and telecom giants—including China Mobile, China Telecom, Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu—and have been massively deployed, proving their stability and performance in powering
Synergistic Value: Empowering SuperX as a Global Full-Stack AI Infrastructure Leader
The partnership with Zhonhen Electric delivers immense strategic value to SuperX:
- Completes the "One-Stop-Shop" Solution: This venture extends SuperX's capabilities from AI servers, liquid cooling, and networking to the very heart of the data center—the power system. SuperX will be able to offer a fully optimized solution from power-in to model-out, giving SuperX an edge over its competitors.
- Builds a Core Technology Moat: The joint venture enables SuperX to offer HVDC products that are deeply integrated with its AI servers and liquid cooling solutions, creating a "Compute + Cooling + Power" trifecta. This provides customers with unmatched performance and TCO.
- Secures a First-Mover Advantage Globally: By bringing Zhonhen Electric's market-leading technology to the international stage through its global channels, SuperX can rapidly meet the urgent demand for fast-deployment, high-efficiency AI data centers, helping customers gain a competitive edge worldwide.
"The race in AI is also a race for energy efficiency," said Kenny Sng, CTO of SuperX. "SuperX is proud to announce a strategic alliance with Zhonhen, the leading authority in
About
Founded in 1996 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE: 002364) since March 2010, Hangzhou Zhonhen Electric Co., Ltd. ("Zhonhen") is one of the established digital energy companies dedicated to building a zero-carbon intelligent society. Zhonhen Electric provides end-to-end products and solutions for energy decarbonization across four key areas: Green ICT Infrastructure, Low-Carbon Transportation, New Power Systems, and Integrated Energy Services. Its offerings include High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power systems for data centers, prefabricated power modules, and intelligent charging/swapping solutions. Headquartered in
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[1] This loss is cumulative. A 2010 IEEE study on legacy data center power systems found that the multiple AC-DC conversion steps resulted in a total energy loss of approximately |
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[3] During the GTC 2025 keynote, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated, "Every single data center will be power limited... it is absolutely essential that we have the most energy-efficient compute architecture possible." Source: NVIDIA, "GTC March 2025 Keynote with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang," YouTube, March 19, 2025, timestamp 1:14:28. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_waPvOwL9Z8 |
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