News asetek aio patent expired, possibly selling off consumer division and shifting to servers.

[gorobei]

Asetek’s key watercooling patent expires today as the company explores strategic options for cooling business

And as its competitive edge disappears.

www.tomshardware.com

huzzah, no more stagnation for aio segment.

hopefully the savings for companies not paying asetek a lic fee that would have lowered prices wont be totally eaten up by tariffs.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Is this going to unblock actual improvements though? Seems like thicker, higher quality radiators, higher pump flowrates, and better fin core designs weren't impeded by their patents.

 

[sdifox]

The mythical savings passed on to consumer rerears it's vacuous head again!