Kioxia Launches Liquid-Cooled NX1 AI SSDs To Tame Extreme Heat
Call it an AI upgrade super-cycle, if you will, but today's AI servers pack dozens of high-power GPUs into tighter rack environments. Managing thermal output has quickly become a key operational bottleneck for hyperscale data centers amid the AI arms race. Enter Kioxia, which aims to address those mounting heat challenges with its new NX1 series, a family of E1.S PCIe 5.0 NVMe solid-state drives featuring support for direct liquid cooling (DLC), otherwise known as direct-to-chip cooling.
Serving as the successor to the company's XD8 Series, the NX1 lineup is tailored specifically for accelerator-rich server chassis where traditional air cooling is reaching its physical limits. The NX1 also represents Kioxia's first SSD release to support DLC (not to be confused with downloadable content).
"As AI infrastructure continues to scale, storage must keep pace with increasingly dense, accelerator-rich server designs. The E1.S form factor helps maximize storage density while supporting...
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