TAIPEI — Global AI data centers could by 2030 consume 7% of the world’s electricity — about as much as India uses in a year — driven by surging demand for applications despite “DeepSeek shocks” promising more efficient training and deployment, according to a senior executive at leading European chipmaker Infineon.
Adam White, division president of power and sensor systems at Infineon, told Nikkei Asia that more efficient large language models like DeepSeek’s won’t curb AI data center investment but will instead spur even greater computing demand.
