Samsung SDI won a CES 2027 Innovation Award in Enterprise Tech for a battery system designed to help AI data centers ride through power interruptions and spikes in computing demand.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the award. Samsung SDI says lithium manganese oxide is the chemistry used in the system’s prismatic cells. The company says its design uses space 33% more efficiently than earlier products, allowing data centers to meet backup-power needs with fewer batteries.
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) takes over with emergency electricity if the main supply fails. The Korea Herald reported that the U8A3-UPS can also supply extra power when AI computing demand jumps abruptly, reducing the risk of server interruptions and data loss.
UL Solutions evaluated the product in an indoor fire trial conducted at large scale. Samsung SDI said the product was the first globally to satisfy every criterion in the assessment.
The Korea Herald reported that Samsung SDI has received CES recognition for three straight years, after beginning its product showcases there in 2025. At CES 2026, the No Thermal Propagation technology received an Innovation Award, while the SDI 25U-Power cylindrical battery took Best of Innovation, the newspaper reported.
