Yesterday, a big part of the industry was on celebration mode:
Asetek CPU Cooler Patent Expiry: Impacts on All-in-One Water Cooling Designs
https://www.guru3d.com/story/asetek-cpu-cooler-patent-expiry-impacts-on-allinone-water-cooling-designs/
Asetek’s main patent on pump-in-cold-plate CPU coolers lapsed on May 6, 2025. For the past 20 years, this patent shaped how most AIO water coolers were built—forcing pump, cooling block, and radiator to share a single housing. Now that it’s expired, cooler designers can try fresh layouts without worrying about lawsuits. Before now, Asetek kept a tight grip on the pump-in-cold-plate idea, suing anyone who came too close. (...)
I think this Computex may be too close in time to already see any new designs, but the AIO cooler market may be about to change.
Please excuse my bad English.
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