Hitachi America Announces 3.24 Gigabyte Capacity, Slimline Notebook Disk Drive; Company Achieves 2 Gbit/in2 Areal Density To Produce Highest Capacity Drive Available For Mobile Computing Systems.BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 1997--Hitachi America, Ltd., one of the top five suppliers of disk drives for notebook computers, today announced the industry's highest capacity slimline drive. With an industry leading areal density The number of bits per square inch of storage surface. It typically refers to disk drives, where the number of bits per inch (bpi) times the number of tracks per inch (tpi) yields the areal density. of 2Gbits/in2, the new DK226A-32 drive delivers 3.24 GB of storage in a package not much larger than an audio cassette A 1/8" inch, analog audio tape format that has been widely used for music distribution and home recording. Although the same size housing is used, the tape thickness and length determine the recording time. Cassettes holding from 15 minutes to 60 minutes per side have been manufactured. tape. With Hitachi's advanced MR heads and Extended-PRML read channel technology, the drive provides desktop hard drive capacity and performance in the popular slimline notebook form factor, measuring 12.7 mm X 70 mm X 100 mm. High-level integration also enables the low power consumption (0.95 W typical), light weight (150 grams, or 5.3 ounces) and shock performance required in the notebook data storage market. "The DK226A-32 sets a new standard for capacity and performance in the slimline notebook disk drive market," said Werner Glinka, Director of Marketing for the Storage Products Group of Hitachi America, Ltd. "It is the kind of drive that top-of-the-line mobile systems manufacturers need to differentiate their products in a crowded marketplace, and we expect that it will be designed into the industry's leading notebooks during the second half of 1997." With a rotational speed Rotational speed (sometimes called speed of revolution) indicates, for example, how fast a motor is running. Rotational speed is equivalent to angular speed, but with different units. Rotational speed tells how many complete rotations (i.e. of 4,000 RPM, the DK226A-32 drive has a 12 ms average seek time and 7.5 ms average latency. The drive has an internal data rate of 6.0 to 9.1 MB/sec. and a data transfer rate of up to 16.6 MB/sec., using the ATA-3 interface (PIO Mode (Programmed Input/Output mode) The data transfer mode used by IDE drives. These modes use the CPU's registers for data transfer in contrast with DMA, which transfers directly between main memory and the peripheral device. For transfer rates, see IDE. 4, DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. Mode 2). Other advanced technology features include a 32-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. microprocessor, which controls the interface and drive mechanisms and minimizes command overhead to achieve very high data transfer rates. Like earlier generation Hitachi slimline drives, the DK226A-32 incorporates sensors that interrupt the write process if excessive shock is detected, protecting data stored on adjacent tracks of a disk. The DK226A-32 positions Hitachi -- which offers notebook storage solutions in capacities from 1.44 GB to 3.24 GB -- to continue its rapid growth in market share for the high-capacity, performance-oriented segment of the mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings market. The company, which has manufactured hard disk drives for 30 years and shipped its first 2.5-in. disk drives in 1994, is now one of the top five worldwide suppliers of drives in this form factor, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. preliminary 1996 market share figures. Sample quantities of the DK226A-32 will be available in April 1997, priced at $595 for a single evaluation unit. Sold and supported in North America by the Storage Products Group of Hitachi America, Ltd., Computer Division, the drive will be marketed directly to major notebook computer manufacturers and through Hitachi's U.S. distributors, including Marshall Industries, Western Micro Technology and Consan, Inc. A three-year warranty and 300,000 hour MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) The average time a component works without failure. It is the number of failures divided by the hours under observation. MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures rating are backed by Hitachi America's 24-hour Advance Exchange Program. The Computer Division of Hitachi America, Ltd. sells high-capacity, high-performance hard disk drives, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and DVD drives, through its Storage Products Group. The Computer Division is part of Hitachi America's Converging Technologies Group, which markets a broad range of electronic hardware and software products, including semiconductors, storage devices, printers, monitors and flat panel displays. Hitachi America, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Hitachi, Ltd., Japan, markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, and semiconductors, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout the United States. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, is the worlds leading electronics company, with fiscal 1995 consolidated sales (ending March 31, 1996), of $76.6 billion. The company markets and manufactures a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products, and power and industrial equipment. CONTACT: Hitachi America, Ltd. Werner Glinka, 415/244-7630 Reader Contact: 800-HITACHI (800-448-2244) or FS Communications Matthew Schmidt, 415/691-1488 |
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