{"title":"Corintis vs LG Electronics: Cooling & thermal compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/corintis-vs-lg-electronics","comparison":"LG Electronics ranks 68 on the AI Infra 100 with a score of 88; Corintis ranks 76 with 87. Corintis is ahead on technology and positioning. LG Electronics is ahead on production and firepower. Level on deployment, commercials, progress and leverage. Corintis is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, LG Electronics in Seoul, South Korea. Corintis is named in 16 signals and LG Electronics in 102.","companies":[{"name":"Corintis","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/corintis","city":"Lausanne","country":"Switzerland","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Corintis is the strongest new name in this batch and the one whose validation is least company-sourced. Working with Microsoft, it etched branching coolant channels into the silicon's backside so liquid flows microns from each hotspot, using AI-generated leaf-vein geometries optimised for minimal pressure drop, and Microsoft reported the in-chip microfluidic system removed heat three times better than the most advanced cold plates in common use while cooling a server running core services on standard datacenter coolant chemistry. Satya Nadella shared the result publicly. The design is fabrication-agnostic by intent, and Corintis is negotiating with multiple fabs to co-develop etch recipes. Commercially it is further along than most deeptech at this stage: over ten thousand cooling systems manufactured, deployments on leading-edge AI chips, several major American tech giants as customers, and 8-digit cumulative revenue since incorporation which it expects to more than 10x. Manufacturing capacity supports 100,000 units annually with plans to reach 1 million during 2026. Funding came fast: a USD 24 million Series A in September 2025 led by BlueYard at roughly USD 400 million post-money, then a USD 25 million Series A1 in December 2025 led by Applied Digital, for USD 58 million total. Commercial scores 2 because the 8-digit figure is cumulative, not annual. Taxonomy note: this is chip-level microfluidic cooling etched into the silicon, closer to advanced packaging than to facilit","assessed_in":{"domain":"AI Core","list":"AI Infra 100","rank":76,"score":87,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":10,"position":10,"progress":10,"firepower":6,"commercial":4,"deployment":10,"production":6,"technology":10},"why":"Corintis makes microfluidic cold plates and chip-specific cooling systems for AI data-center chips, plus custom cooling design services.","segment":"Cooling & thermal","layer":"Power, cooling & thermal"},"signals_total":16,"facts_total":42},{"name":"LG Electronics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/lg-electronics","city":"Seoul","country":"South Korea","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Scored on the data center cooling unit only, as instructed. On 2026-07-27 LG secured NVIDIA AI Factory validation for its 600 kW Coolant Distribution Unit, passing more than 100 technical evaluation criteria covering cooling performance, reliability and failover, becoming one of a small group globally to clear that verification for this equipment class. The direct-to-chip unit delivers coolant to GPUs and CPUs for a hybrid cooling system, and can pair with LG's Data Centre Cooling Control Manager for predictive control and centralised monitoring. LG validates the whole chain at a dedicated Chip-to-Chiller site in Pyeongtaek. Commercial substance: LG has secured cooling projects for hyperscale facilities in North America and for the SM+ Data Center, an AI-ready facility in Jakarta, and intends to seek NVIDIA certification for 1 MW, 2.5 MW and 4 MW capacities. It also joined SK Enmove, GRC and Flex on liquid immersion cooling in October 2025, putting it on both the direct-to-chip and immersion sides. Commercial scores 2 because no data center cooling revenue is disclosed and the scoped row excludes group revenue.","assessed_in":{"domain":"AI Core","list":"AI Infra 100","rank":68,"score":88,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":10,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":4,"deployment":10,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"LG Electronics supplies data-center cooling, including coolant distribution units, liquid-immersion cooling and predictive cooling controls, for hyperscale and other data centers.","segment":"Cooling & thermal","layer":"Power, cooling & thermal"},"signals_total":102,"facts_total":24}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}