Vik from Supermicro explains why customers accept the Helios AI system despite its unusual size: a twice-wide, 7,000-pound server that delivers performance across different environments. Supermicro's global supply chain lets them build custom AI hardware at scale where other OEMs can't.
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You know, we've had a couple drinks already, so words are flowing. Hello and welcome to Semi Analysis and Supermicro's AI Lumina at Computex. Thank you so much, Vik, for joining me. You know, by being launch partner for Helios, you know, that's, that's pretty exciting. Either it's Veruvin or Helios, we want to be the first to market. You know, the other thing that was really interesting to me is that it's twice as wide. What does that, what does that mean? Like, the thing is like it's 7,000 pounds. The form factor doesn't seem to be a limitation by the customers. And Supermicro is the only tier 1 OEM, you know, have the supply chain sort of all over the world. Supermicro is able To deliver, but also with a very unique server architecture. It's not it's not just cookie cutter. People are open to non-standard form factors for the systems to ensure that we have a product that can operate in a different operating environments efficiently. Jumping, can they?