Solidigm, an enterprise data storage provider, has unveiled the industry’s first Cold-Plate-Cooled enterprise SSD (eSSD), aimed at enabling next-generation fanless server architectures. The Solidigm D7-PS1010 E1.S SSD integrates single-sided direct-to-chip liquid cooling with PCIe 5.0 connectivity, making it one of the fastest SSDs available for Direct Attach Storage (DAS) AI workloads. This innovation is designed to address the growing thermal challenges of dense AI environments while maximizing storage performance and server efficiency.
“Solidigm’s Cold-Plate-Cooled eSSD is a breakthrough for thermal optimization, unlocking tremendous value inside the most advanced GPU servers,” said Greg Matson, Senior Vice President and Head of Products and Marketing at Solidigm. “This is the world’s first single-sided Cold-Plate solution that cools both sides of the SSD, delivering the most efficient storage subsystem available to alleviate the strain placed on SSDs in dense AI environments.”
The new eSSD is offered in 9.5mm and 15mm E1.S form factors with capacities of 3.84TB and 7.68TB. Solidigm is working closely with leading server OEMs and ODMs to qualify the units on recommended vendor lists, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of AI and high-performance server architectures. These include GPU-dense systems that demand extreme thermal management and high-speed storage for compute-intensive workloads.
“Supermicro is excited to collaborate with Solidigm on their E1.S form factor Cold-Plate-Cooled eSSD technology,” said Vik Malyala, MD Europe and Senior Vice President, Technology and AI at Supermicro. “Their innovative SSDs can be utilized on some of the most advanced liquid-cooled architectures, including the Supermicro NVIDIA HGX B300-based GPU servers supporting compute-intensive workloads.”
The Cold-Plate-Cooled design enables targeted thermal management directly on both sides of the SSD, ensuring optimal performance without thermal throttling. By minimizing the need for fans and other cooling infrastructure, the technology allows data center operators to achieve higher GPU density, reduce physical footprint, and improve operational efficiency. The design also supports hot-swappability, ensuring seamless maintenance and serviceability in demanding environments.
Solidigm’s D7-PS1010 SSD saturates Gen5 PCIe bandwidths, enabling intensive AI workloads to run efficiently. By combining high-speed storage with innovative thermal management, the Cold-Plate-Cooled eSSD reduces operational costs, supports smaller server designs, and facilitates higher-density compute deployments.
