What Dow makes for data centers
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Dow is a publicly listed company. It appears on 2 parts of the AI data center — Chip-level thermal: lids, heat spreaders, TIMs and Direct-to-chip coolant (PG25) and inhibitors — in the role of manufacturer. Those parts sit in Layer 1 — Compute silicon & packaging and Layer 5 — Liquid cooling (IT-side: chip to CDU). Its shares trade on US exchanges (NYSE/Nasdaq) as DOW.
Parts, by layer
Layer 1 — Compute silicon & packaging
Layer 5 — Liquid cooling (IT-side: chip to CDU)
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct-to-chip coolant (PG25) and inhibitors | manufacturer | inferred | BASF, Ecolab (Nalco), Kurita, LyondellBasell, Shell, Castrol |
Where Dow sits in the stack
Dow's placements in this catalog cover 2 parts, from layer 1 (compute silicon & packaging) to layer 5 (liquid cooling (it-side: chip to cdu)). None of them currently carries a sourced supply constraint tag. Across these parts it overlaps with other companies most often on the lines below.
What these parts are
- Chip-level thermal: lids, heat spreaders, TIMs — The metal lids, heat spreaders, and thermal interface materials applied directly at the die level to move heat off an accelerator package before it ever reaches a cold plate or heat sink.
- Direct-to-chip coolant (PG25) and inhibitors — Glycol-water coolant (PG25) and its corrosion/biological inhibitors, the standard fluid used in conventional direct-to-chip cold-plate and manifold loops.
Closest peers in this catalog
Seen in real machines
Dow is named in 1 of the rack teardowns and supercomputer breakdowns on this site. Each line below is a piece of that machine.
- Nvidia GB300 NVL72 · rack teardown
- Coolant (PG25) and treatment
Questions about Dow
- What does Dow make for AI data centers?
- This catalog places Dow on 2 parts: Chip-level thermal: lids, heat spreaders, TIMs (manufacturer) and Direct-to-chip coolant (PG25) and inhibitors (manufacturer).
- Is Dow publicly traded?
- Yes — Dow is listed on US exchanges (NYSE/Nasdaq) under DOW. Prices shown on this page are a nightly snapshot, not real-time, and nothing here is investment advice.
- Who else makes chip-level thermal: lids, heat spreaders, TIMs for AI data centers?
- Henkel, Honeywell, Jentech, Shin-Etsu, Boyd and Fujipoly are also placed on Chip-level thermal: lids, heat spreaders, TIMs in this catalog.
- How well sourced are these placements?
- Every part→company placement carries a confidence tag. For Dow the mix is 2 inferred. "disclosed" means the company or a filing says so; "reported" comes from trade press or a reference-design list; "inferred" is a lead from the taxonomy with no citation yet. Treat reported and inferred as leads, not facts.
Answers are generated from this catalog's own rows — see sources & method.