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The AI Datacenter Supply Chain

The GPU is the product. The bottleneck migrates.

select a component or a layer to explore its suppliers

Interactive infrastructure atlas

Inside the AI data center

Inside an AI data center An illustrative isometric cutaway showing a compute rack, network switch, power shelves, liquid cooling, facility infrastructure, and a magnified accelerator package. Select a component or use the layer buttons below to inspect its supplier research. BUILDING ENVELOPE GRID HYPERSCALERS / NEOCLOUDS / AI LABS 02 / INSIDE THE ACCELERATOR Magnified package · illustrative assembly Compute die HBM stacks WAFER FABRICATION Upstream manufacturing Interposer Select a component to inspect its suppliers. Geometry and quantities are representative. 01 / THE COMPUTE RACK Network fabric Compute trays Power bus COOLANT DISTRIBUTION

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Illustrative architecture · not to scale · scroll the model on small screens

DATACENTER / RACK / COMPUTE TRAY / COMPONENTS

Inside a Vera Rubin compute tray

One hardware example within BEP Research’s broader supply-chain map.

BEP adaptation of the 3D model by Ben Dicken (@bddicken) · source project ↗, used with the author’s permission. Dimensions and layout approximate public imagery; this educational model is not an engineering specification or performance simulation.

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