Fujitsu Announces Breakthrough to produce Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity Potential to 1.2TB¹ for 2.5” HDD

Fujitsu Announces Breakthrough to produce Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity Potential to 1.2TB¹ for 2.5” HDD

August 9, 2007 : Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc one of the most important suppliers in computer products announced the results of a joint collaboration by Yamagata Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, and Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) to create ideally “ordered” alumina nanohole patterned media. In a world first, Fujitsu has achieved the basic read/write capability of ideally ordered alumina nanoholes on a 2.5” magnetic disk with a flying head.

This technology achievement is a major leap for the industry and confirms Fujitsu’s position as a research leader on the path to one Terabit/in2,” said David James, vice president, advanced product engineering, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. “Fujitsu is the first company to demonstrate read/write signals in individual ideally ordered alumina nanohole using a flying head for measurement. With the growing demand for hard drives with high capacities, especially in small form factors, one Terabit/in2 would enable potential storage capacities of up to 1.2TB on a 2-platter 2.5” drive. We expect this breakthrough to provide revolutionary changes for various IT and consumer applications.”
This achievement has been published in the July online version of the eminent technology journal, “Applied Physics Letters. Volume 91 Issue 2, July 9th 2007.”
The work on nanohole patterned media is supported by the "Research Program on Development of Innovative Technology" of the Japan Science and Technology Agency.