微软通过IREN的得克萨斯州数据中心使用Nvidia AI芯片支付5.8B美元, Microsoft pays $5.8B to access Nvidia AI chips via IREN’s Texas data center, boosting its AI capacity.

微软公司与数据中心操作员IREN签订了一项为期五年的97亿美元协议,以获取Nvidia的高级AI芯片,帮助缓解计算能力短缺。 Microsoft has secured a $9.7 billion, five-year agreement with data-center operator IREN to access Nvidia’s advanced AI chips, helping alleviate computing capacity shortages. 这笔交易包括58亿美元的预付款,将使微软能够扩大AI基础设施,而无需建立新的数据中心或获得额外电力。 The deal, which includes a $5.8 billion prepayment, will enable Microsoft to expand its AI infrastructure without building new data centers or securing additional power. IREN将从2025年开始,在得克萨斯州Childress的750兆瓦设施部署Nvidia的G300芯片,并逐步推广到2026年。 IREN will deploy Nvidia’s GB300 chips at its 750-megawatt facility in Childress, Texas, starting in 2025, with phased rollout through 2026. 这些中心将使用液态冷却,利用可再生能源运行。 The centers will use liquid cooling and run on renewable energy. IREN还与Dell Technology公司签订了一项58亿美元的硬件协议。 IREN also signed a $5.8 billion hardware deal with Dell Technologies. 这一伙伴关系将IREN的股份提高20%以上,它支持微软正在进行的AI投资,并跟踪其在OpenAI的股权增加的情况,OpenAI的股权将公司的价值提高到4万亿美元。 The partnership, which sent IREN’s shares up over 20%, supports Microsoft’s ongoing AI investments and follows its increased stake in OpenAI, which boosted the company’s valuation to $4 trillion.