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Amanda Gerut

Super Micro CEO Charles Liang said he teamed up with Elon Musk’s xAI to build the gargantuan Colossus data center in just 122 days

Charles Liang, CEO of Supermicro, and Liz Claman speak onstage during the HumanX AI Conference 2025 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on March 10, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Credit: Photo by Big Event Media/Getty Images for HumanX Conference)
  • Super Micro Computer, a Fortune 500 Silicon Valley tech giant that manufactures high-efficiency servers and data centers, is setting its sights on expanding in the Midwest and East coast regions and hopes to stave off the hit from higher prices due to President Trump’s tariffs, said CEO Charles Liang on Thursday. The company recently partnered with xAI and its Grok team to build a data center in Tennessee. 

Super Micro Computer is looking to turn the page after an arduous slog through a host of accounting and finance issues. The data center manufacturer is working toward a $40 billion revenue target and CEO Charles Liang announced plans to expand from its San Jose campus to new locations in the Midwest and East Coast. Super Micro is in talks with potential partners in the Middle East, he added. Liang spoke at the HumanX AI conference in Las Vegas this week.

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