Solidigm has introduced an enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) featuring direct-to-chip liquid cooling, targeting data centers with fanless or high-density configurations. The new D7-PS1010 E1.S SSD, as reported by Solidigm, is the first single-sided cold-plate-cooled enterprise SSD designed explicitly for fanless server environments and direct attach storage (DAS) for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
The D7-PS1010 E1.S employs single-sided direct-to-chip liquid cooling, which the company claims cools both faces of the device with a cold-plate assembly. Solidigm notes that this setup enables more efficient thermal management for advanced GPU servers running compute- and AI-intensive workloads. According to the company, targeted cooling is provided directly to critical SSD components, which supports high performance, serviceability, and operation in both liquid- and air-cooled systems.
The product is offered in two form factors—9.5 mm and 15 mm E1.S—in storage capacities of 3.84 TB and 7.68 TB. Solidigm claims that its D7-PS1010 E1.S is one of the fastest PCI Express (PCIe) 5.0 SSDs currently available for top-tier DAS AI workloads, reporting best-in-class specifications as of August 2025 compared to in-market PCIe 5.0-based E1.S SSDs.
The D7-PS1010 is positioned for next-generation AI server architectures and is designed to help address server thermal challenges through its hot-swappable, single-sided cold plate cooling. The device is also intended to support full operationalization of intensive AI workloads by minimizing thermal impact on the storage subsystem. The company claims that the lack of fans and improved cooling efficiency could lead to reduced operational costs and support higher compute densities for data centers, especially those with constrained physical space.
Solidigm reports that it is working with original design manufacturers and equipment vendors to qualify the D7-PS1010 E1.S SSD for leading server platforms, including deployment in liquid-cooled GPU server architectures. Vik Malyala, Senior Vice President, Technology and AI at Supermicro, is quoted: “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.”
Source: Solidigm
