At Nvidia’s GTC conference, a new liquid-cooled solid-state drive (SSD) was unveiled aimed at managing the heat generated by AI data center infrastructures. Traditionally, liquid cooling has been used for high-powered chips like GPUs and CPUs, but Solidigm’s latest product, the D7-PS1010, is designed to enhance data center storage performance and efficiency by eliminating the need for fans in these devices. This innovation allows for fully liquid-cooled AI servers.
Developed in collaboration with Nvidia, Solidigm’s D7-PS1010 addresses key challenges associated with SSD cooling, such as enabling hot-swappability and overcoming single-side cooling constraints. At the conference, Solidigm showcased the first 9.5mm cold-plate-cooled SSDs, which will also be available in a 15mm form factor for greater flexibility in server and storage system designs.
Kevin Noh, co-CEO of Solidigm, highlighted the advantages of mixing their innovative SSD with the liquid cold-plate kit, stating that this combo offers substantial thermal efficiency benefits while ensuring that the devices still meet data center serviceability standards. Roger Corell, a senior director at Solidigm, remarked that power and cooling remain significant challenges for AI-centric data centers as the performance demands from GPUs increase.
The rise of liquid-cooled SSDs speaks to the growing need for efficient cooling systems in data centers, particularly as AI and accelerated computing create increased heat generation. James Zhao, a storage analyst, noted that while it is still uncertain whether Solidigm’s offering will establish a new standard for data center cooling, the shift towards cold-plate liquid cooling is a promising development.
The D7-PS1010 E1.S 9.5mm SSD, alongside its liquid cooling kit, is expected to be available for AI servers in the latter half of 2025, starting with capacities of 3.84 TB and 7.68 TB, with plans to expand these capacity options. As GPU capabilities continue to grow, Corell warned that some future GPU servers may necessitate full liquid cooling, further underscoring the need for compact server designs enabled by such cooling solutions.
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