Kioxia announces liquid cooling: what it means for Kioxia stock
Published on 10/17/2026 at 10:40 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSCooling technology and dated developments
- Kioxia announced direct liquid cooling support for CM9 enterprise SSDs on October 13, 2026.
- The new E3.S models support cold-plate cooling and traditional air-cooled environments.
- Kioxia said CM9-DLC samples were being provided to select customers on October 13, 2026.
Kioxia Corporation announced direct liquid cooling models for its CM9 Series enterprise SSDs on October 13, 2026, according to the company release. The E3.S models support cold-plate-enabled server designs and traditional air-cooled environments.
Technology development
The release said the CM9-DLC series was being sampled to select customers. The drives support PCIe 5.0, NVMe 2.0 and dual-port operation in the E3.S form factor. Listed capacities reach 30.72 terabytes for read-intensive models and 25.6 terabytes for mixed-use models.
Kioxia also said the new models would be showcased at the 2026 OCP Global Summit in San Jose from October 12 through October 15, 2026. The company described direct liquid cooling as a response to rising computing power and associated cooling requirements.
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