What Kaori makes for data centers
public · HQ Taiwan · kaori.com.tw
Kaori is a publicly listed company and based in Taiwan. It appears on 4 parts of the AI data center — Direct-to-chip cold plates, Rack manifolds, Coolant distribution units and CDU internals: plate heat exchangers, pumps, filters — in the role of manufacturer. Those parts sit in Layer 5 — Liquid cooling (IT-side: chip to CDU). Its shares trade on Taiwan Stock Exchange as 8996.TW.
Parts, by layer
Layer 5 — Liquid cooling (IT-side: chip to CDU)
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct-to-chip cold plates | manufacturer | inferred | AVC, Auras, Delta Electronics, Flex, Fositek, Foxconn (Hon Hai) | |
| Rack manifolds | manufacturer | inferred | AVC, Auras, Delta Electronics, Foxconn (Hon Hai), Parker Hannifin, Vertiv | |
| Coolant distribution units | manufacturer | inferred | Auras, Daikin, Delta Electronics, Envicool, Foxconn (Hon Hai), Johnson Controls | |
| CDU internals: plate heat exchangers, pumps, filters | manufacturer | disclosed | Alfa Laval, Danfoss, Kelvion, SWEP |
Where Kaori sits in the stack
Kaori's placements in this catalog cover 4 parts, all in 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
- Direct-to-chip cold plates — A metal plate with internal microchannels, bonded or clamped directly onto a GPU, CPU, or switch package, that carries coolant across the die to remove heat by conduction rather than airflow.
- Rack manifolds — The manifold (sometimes called a CDM) that distributes coolant from the CDU supply line to each cold plate in a rack and collects the return flow, usually mounted vertically at the rear or side of the rack.
- Coolant distribution units — The unit that separates the IT-side (technology) coolant loop from the facility water loop, exchanging heat between them and pumping and filtering the technology-side flow — sized from in-rack and in-row units up to multi-megawatt facility-class units.
- CDU internals: plate heat exchangers, pumps, filters — The internal components of a CDU — plate heat exchangers, pumps, and filters — that do the actual heat exchange, circulation, and particulate control inside the unit.
Closest peers in this catalog
Seen in real machines
Kaori 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
- Rack manifolds
- CDU heat exchangers and pumps
Monthly revenue (TWSE/TPEx filing)
| Month | Revenue (TWD m) | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 1,616 | 34.2% | 153.8% |
| 2026-08 | 1,204 | 30.5% | 112.8% |
| 2026-07 | 923 | 27.3% | 57.6% |
| 2026-06 | 725 | 14.7% | 37.6% |
| 2026-05 | 632 | -33.4% | 40.0% |
| 2026-04 | 949 | -25.5% | 86.0% |
| 2026-03 | 1,273 | 36.3% | 205.3% |
| 2026-02 | 934 | -23.2% | 205.7% |
| 2026-01 | 1,216 | 30.0% | 317.2% |
| 2025-12 | 936 | 37.2% | 172.0% |
| 2025-11 | 682 | 1.3% | 123.1% |
| 2025-10 | 673 | 5.7% | 94.5% |
Questions about Kaori
- What does Kaori make for AI data centers?
- This catalog places Kaori on 4 parts: Direct-to-chip cold plates (manufacturer), Rack manifolds (manufacturer), Coolant distribution units (manufacturer) and CDU internals: plate heat exchangers, pumps, filters (manufacturer).
- Is Kaori publicly traded?
- Yes — Kaori is listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange under 8996.TW. Prices shown on this page are a nightly snapshot, not real-time, and nothing here is investment advice.
- Where is Kaori based?
- Taiwan, per the company record in this catalog.
- Who else makes direct-to-chip cold plates for AI data centers?
- AVC, Auras, Delta Electronics, Flex, Fositek and Foxconn (Hon Hai) are also placed on Direct-to-chip cold plates in this catalog.
- How well sourced are these placements?
- Every part→company placement carries a confidence tag. For Kaori the mix is 1 disclosed and 3 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.