Tuesday, May 14th 2024
Toshiba Successfully Demonstrates Nearline HDDs with Massive Capacity of Over 30TB
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has successfully achieved storage capacities of over 30 TB with two next-generation large capacity recording technologies for hard disk drives (HDDs): Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) and Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording (MAMR). The demonstration drives represent a major milestone in the advance toward commercial products based on each of these emerging recording formats.
HAMR, one of the two technologies that are driving forward next-generation high-capacity data recording, boosts magnetic recording capabilities by locally heating the disk with near-field light. Toshiba achieved 32 TB on 10 disks and adoption of Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology. Toshiba plans to start shipping test sample HDDs with HAMR technology in 2025.
The other technology is MAMR, which uses microwaves to enhance magnetic recording capabilities. Toshiba was the first to demonstrate its effectiveness and started mass production of first-generation drives in 2021. Toshiba achieved 31 TB by stacking 11 disks, utilizing SMR technology, and improving signal processing.
These new achievements were made possible through years of close collaborative work with Resonac Corporation, a HDD media manufacturer, and TDK Corporation, a HDD head manufacturer. Toshiba and its working partners are committed to continue developing both HAMR and MAMR technologies in order to provide higher capacity HDDs to meet the growing storage demand of the cloud and datacenters.
A technical lecture detailing the demonstration will be presented at the IDEMA Symposium scheduled for May 16.
HAMR, one of the two technologies that are driving forward next-generation high-capacity data recording, boosts magnetic recording capabilities by locally heating the disk with near-field light. Toshiba achieved 32 TB on 10 disks and adoption of Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology. Toshiba plans to start shipping test sample HDDs with HAMR technology in 2025.
These new achievements were made possible through years of close collaborative work with Resonac Corporation, a HDD media manufacturer, and TDK Corporation, a HDD head manufacturer. Toshiba and its working partners are committed to continue developing both HAMR and MAMR technologies in order to provide higher capacity HDDs to meet the growing storage demand of the cloud and datacenters.
A technical lecture detailing the demonstration will be presented at the IDEMA Symposium scheduled for May 16.
9 Comments on Toshiba Successfully Demonstrates Nearline HDDs with Massive Capacity of Over 30TB
Shingled HDD drives have of course many downsides compared to standard CMR drives, and only one upside - capacity. But if sold as such, and reviews paint a clear picture what you're getting they have their uses even for home users.
We definitely need as much competition as we can get to get drive prices going down.
SMR tech, pretty fast, loud.What I would like to know is the difference in durability between the two (HAMR and MAMR).
Edit: Whoops, it seems they're (P300) actually CMR.
Not only they're not even in production they're just demonstration drives but they even plan to deliver TEST SAMPLES next year, if it's a disappointment now... in 2025 even more
When OS/filesystem is aware and in charge of how stuff is done aka HM-SMR (Host Managed) stuff starts being not as shit, which for the most part are drives for enterprise market.