Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) Starts Production of World's First Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Technology HD Media.Tokyo, Japan, July 19, 2005 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Showa Denko Showa Denko K. K. (昭和電工株式会社 K.K. (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 4004)(OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : SHWDF) has started the world's first commercial production of perpendicular-magnetic-recording-technology-based hard disk (HD) media, enabling a dramatic increase in media recording density. In addition to conventional desktop and notebook PC applications, demand for HD media is growing rapidly for mobile devices, including PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , and for such consumer electronics applications as DVD recorders (1) A recordable or rewritable DVD drive that is connected to the computer. It may be an internal or external device. See DVD drives, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW. (2) and mobile music players. These new applications require much higher storage capacity of HD media for handling sounds and moving pictures. To meet the requirement, SDK has commercialized its perpendicular magnetic recording technology for the first time in the world. Compared with the conventional technology that stores magnetic data on a horizontal plane horizontal plane n. A plane crossing the body at right angles to the coronal and sagittal planes. Also called transverse plane. horizontal plane of the HD media, the latest technology of SDK enables vertical magnetic recording. This enables a dramatic increase in recording density, at a time when the conventional technology is now reaching its limit of raising recording density. SDK has started commercial production of 1.89-inch-diameter media for use in mobile music players, having the capacity of 40 gigabytes per disk-double the capacity of conventional products of the same size. While SDK earlier announced that it will increase its HD media production capacity by 3.05 million disks per month, to 13.75 million disks per month, by March 2006, all of the new production lines will be able to use the perpendicular magnetic recording technology. SDK has also started commercial production of the world's smallest 0.85-inch diameter HD media. Very-small-diameter HD media, including the 0.85-inch type, will soon be installed in cellular phones to enable handling of music and TV programs transmitted via Internet. Thus demand for very-small-diameter HD media is expected to grow at an annual rate of 30%. SDK is actively investing in its HD media business, classifying it as one of the strategic growth businesses. The company has already secured a leading share in the world's market based on its highest-level product development capability and production technologies. SDK will continue developing high-performance products with smaller sizes and higher recording density, aiming to strengthen its position as a leader in the fast growing IT markets. Copyright [c] 2005 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion