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New Seagate Technology Lengthens Outlook for Magnetic Based Memory
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Posted by: TotalRecall
Sci:Tech Newsfactor has the scoop on a new method for expanding hard disk density discovered by Seagate:
Hard-drive maker Seagate said it has overcome a significant challenge in magnetic memory with a new technology capable of achieving far beyond today's storage densities -- up to as great as 50 terabits per square inch. Currently, the highest storage densities hover around 50 gigabits per square inch, but Seagate said its heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology could break through the so-called superparamagnetic limit -- a memory boundary based on data bits so small they become magnetically unstable.
By heating the memory medium with a laser-generated beam at the precise spot where data bits are being recorded, HAMR dramatically increases density -- and substantially improves the outlook for magnetic recording, according to Seagate.
More information is here. Thanks to our forum member ZeRo_MaXwInG for the heads-up.
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