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Liquid Cooling

Direct-to-chip, immersion, single-phase and two-phase liquid cooling technologies.

SSD Cooling Enters the Liquid Era: Samsung, SK hynix/Solidigm and NVIDIA Vera Rubin Reshape AI Storage
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SSD Cooling Enters the Liquid Era: Samsung, SK hynix/Solidigm and NVIDIA Vera Rubin Reshape AI Storage

Liquid cooling in AI data centers is moving beyond GPUs and CPUs. As NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin generation pushes AI factories toward fully liquid-cooled, fanless rack architectures, enterprise SSDs are becoming part of the same thermal transition. Samsung’s new PCIe 6.0 PM1763 and SK hynix-affiliated Solidigm’s cold-plate-cooled D7-PS1010 show that storage is becoming the next frontier of Direct Liquid Cooling.

Aug 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Beyond Single-Phase: LG, ZutaCore and the Emerging Two-Phase DLC Roadmap for AI Data Centers
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Beyond Single-Phase: LG, ZutaCore and the Emerging Two-Phase DLC Roadmap for AI Data Centers

LG Electronics is rapidly expanding its chip-to-chiller cooling portfolio for AI data centers, while two-phase Direct Liquid Cooling is emerging as a potential next step for ultra-high-density AI racks. At OCP Korea Tech Day on August 21, 2026, a technical session also highlighted the transition from today’s single-phase DLC infrastructure toward future two-phase architectures. Israel-origin ZutaCore provides one of the clearest commercial references for how that transition may develop.

Aug 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Future 1MW AI rack transitioning from single-phase direct liquid cooling to two-phase direct-to-chip cooling with cold plates, manifolds and CDU infrastructure
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Will the 1MW AI Rack Move From Single-Phase to Two-Phase DLC?

NVIDIA's next AI racks are moving toward megawatt-class power, but will single-phase liquid cooling remain enough? DATAAD believes the most practical long-term path may be two-phase direct-to-chip cooling that evolves from today's existing DLC infrastructure rather than replacing it entirely.

Aug 17, 2026 · 7 min read
Comparison between an air-cooled data center rack and a direct liquid-cooled AI rack with cold plates, hoses, manifolds and CDU.
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Liquid Cooling vs. Air Cooling: Cost, Power and Density Compared

Air cooling remains simple and economical for conventional data centers, but AI racks are moving beyond the densities it was designed to handle. DATAAD compares air and direct liquid cooling across rack density, energy, cost, infrastructure, maintenance and future scalability.

Aug 15, 2026 · 10 min read