Mr. Thomas Coughlin

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Enterprise 2.5-inch HDDs Exceed 1 Terabyte

December 21, 2010

Analysis of:Seagate Delivers First One Terabyte 2.5-inch Enterprise HDD | www.seagate.com

Seagate Technology introduced a 1 TB 2.5-inch disk drive for enterprise applications. This drive is available in both 6 Gbps SATA and SAS interfaces. 2.5-inch enterprise HDDs are becoming the most popular form factor. Smaller enterprise drives allow higher volumetric storage density for enterprise OEMs.

New Generation of High Capacity 3.5-inch Disk Drives

November 29, 2010

Seagate Technology and Western Digital introduced external HDDs with 3 TB storage capacity earlier this year. These 3 TB external HDDs had 5 disks and so were thicker than HDDs for desktop computers. 4-disk 3 TB drives have been introduced by WD that would fit into a desktop form factor. By 2011 we may see 4 Tb or larger external HDDs and 4-disk 3 TB drives from all the major 3.5-inch drive manufacturers.

On-line Video Could Swell the Need for Storage in the Cloud

November 28, 2010

US On-demand revenues projected to reach $10 B by 21014. NetFlix is offering lower cost streaming on-demand service. Electronic download will impact video disc sales and rentals. Cloud content access will drive demand for enterprise storage systems that support large content libraries and high quality content access.

is the opportunity for magnetic tape in the 21st century?

November 27, 2010

Analysis of:WW Market of Tape Cartridges Down 10% Quarterly | www.storagenewsletter.com

A combination of technology switches in half-inch magnetic tape and increasing use of hard disk drive arrays for long term storage of data caused a decline in tape shipments in the second half of 2010. The latest generation of LTO tape, LTO-5 increased in tape shipments while earlier generation products experienced lower shipments. AIT, DDS/DAT, DLT and QIC tape cartridges experienced overall declining sales in Q2 2010. Magnetic tape now plays a role as a low cost third tier and archive data storage technology. There are markets, such as media and entertainment, where the need for tape could undergo significant growth over the next few years.

Going Public and Going Private in the HDD Industry

November 27, 2010

Hitachi GST is working on completing an IPO, perhaps by the end of the year. Seagate is working with a set of investors to take the company private. 2010 has been an up and down year for HDD company stocks and shipments due to economic uncertainty. These moves in the HDD industry are driven by a number of factors.

HDD companies opt for more disks rather than higher areal densities

September 25, 2010

Analysis of:Seagate rolls out 1.5 TB external whopper | www.theregister.co.uk

Seagate Technology introduced a 1.5 TB 2.5-inch external disk drive with 4 disks per drive. Earlier in 2010 Seagate and other companies introduced 3 TB 3.5-inch HDDs with 4 disks. These products represent an increase in component count per drive rather than HDD areal density and could accelerate demand for heads and disks. HDD companies appear to be looking at ways to increase product storage capacity --putting off production ramps of higher capacity components until 2011.

Will we see tablet computers with hard disk drives?

September 20, 2010

The current generation of the Apple iPad contains up to 64 GB of flash memory . Other tablet computer (slate) products are in design that also contain flash memory. Is 64 GB enough storage capacity, particularly for high definition movies that can be 3 GB in size or larger? A reasonable price for tablet computers makes it hard to include more than 64 GB of flash memory although 160 GB + of a small form factor HDD would cost much less. Could we see HDDs in new tablet computers?

New Intel processor chips will incorporate SAS controller

September 19, 2010

Intel introduced its new line of microprocessors for 2011 computer products at the 2010 IDF conference. Among the various components of its Sandy Bridge microprocessor line was one targeted for the enterprise server space code-named Romley. The Romley processor includes Intel’s Patsburg platform controller hub that supports serial attached SCSI (SAS). Motherboard controller support, including software RAID could pose a threat to independent SCSI controller suppliers

we see a new Hard Disk Drive IPO or More Consolidation?

September 12, 2010

Analysis of:Hitachi Could Launch IPO for Hard-Drive Unit by Year End | blogs.barrons.com

Hitachi GST is a division of the bigger Hitachi company that focuses on making Hard Disk Drives and products using HDDs. HGST is the third largest HDD company after Western Digital and Seagate but its costs of manufacturing are believed to be higher than these other HDD companies. Recently there are reports that HGST is launching an IPO or seeking to be acquired

Seagate and Samsung to collaborate on enterprise SSD controller development

August 25, 2010

Analysis of:Some Tech Behind the Seagate and Samsung SSD Controller Joint Development Agreement | enterprise.media.seagate.com

Seagate and Samsung announced that they will jointly develop and cross-license SSD controller technology for enterprise storage applications. Seagate is the highest volume manufacturer of enterprise HDDs while Samsung is the largest manufacturer of flash memory. The jointly developed controller is to be used in Seagate’s enterprise SSDs. Seagate joins Hitachi GST in seeking a partner in enterprise SSD development.

3PAR in play as importance of storage in enterprise increases

August 25, 2010

Analysis of:H-P Trumps Dell With Big for 3PAR | www.ibtimes.com

3PAR has competing offers to be acquired by HP and Dell. 3PAR makes highly scalable storage platforms offering virtualization and management automation. The 3PAR bidding war is the latest activity in a recent round of storage company acquisitions . Large storage players appear to be strengthening their product offerings through selective acquisitions.

SanDisk chip-sized SSD enables new computer Products

August 25, 2010

Analysis of:SanDisk Reveals World’s Smallest SSD, the ‘iSSD’ | www.tomshardware.com

SanDisk introduced a 64 GB Solid State Drive (SSD) called an iSSD. The iSSD is a small Ball Grid Array (BGA) chip that can be soldered into a motherboard and used for digital storage in a computer system. The iSSD supports the SATA interface allowing it to respond to the rich storage command set of the SATA specification. An embedded SSD with a very small form factor may help to create new categories of computer devices and consumer products

HDD companies collaborate for new technology introductions

August 25, 2010

Hitachi GST, Seagate and Western Digital formed the Storage Technology Alliance (STA). The STA was formed to help the companies work together to develop technologies to go beyond 1.5 Tbpsi areal density by 2014 or 2015. The new alliance has similarities to SEMI collaborative technology development projects for semiconductor technology development. The STA is working to bring other HDD companies, Samsung and Toshiba, as well as equipment and component technology into the effort.

Faster, Cheaper External Storage Coming

July 26, 2010

Analysis of:USB 3.0 chip prices set to drop through the floor | www.techeye.net

Native chips for implementing USB 3.0 connectivity in motherboards will drop dramatically later this year. Chip suppliers for USB 3.0 include NEC, Fresco Logic and Asmedia . Many motherboard manufacturers have announced plans to ship motherboards with USB 3.0 this year. By 2011 we may see a major switch from USB 2.0 to USB 3.0 for external storage devices.

Data Security in Flash Devices

July 21, 2010

USB drives, SSDs and other flash-based storage devices are used for storing personal and other sensitive data. Eliminating data on flash devices is required to help protect sensitive data. Traditional secure erase on flash creates endurance issues, crypto-erase is preferred. By the use of enhanced secure erase (or crypto-erase) SSDs should be able to be qualified as FIPS 140 complaint, making them available for many military and government applications.

High Performance Enterprise HDD Market Moves to SAS Interface

July 19, 2010

Analysis of:6 Gbps SAS drives signal end of line for Fibre Channel disk drives | searchstorage.techtarget.com

The Fibre Channel (FC) standards committee plans continual development of the interface from 8 Gbps (current) to 16 Gbps with a roadmap to 32 Gbps. The HDD companies have no plans for going beyond 4 Gbps Fibre Channel hard disk drives. SAS hard disk drives can now support 6 Gbps and have plans to migrate to 12 Gbps. High performance enterprise HDDs are in the process of transitioning from some FC to all SAS interfaces. Projections are that FC HDDs will stop shipping by 2013 or 2014

2.5-inch HDD Storage Capacities Increase this Year

July 18, 2010

Analysis of:1.5TB 2.5-inch Drives by the End of the Year | www.theregister.co.uk

ProStor, a HDD OEM, has removable RDX disk drive products using 2.5-inch disk drives. The company has indicated that it will have a 1.5 TB RDX product ready by the end of 2010. This means at least one HDD company will need to be shipping 1.5 TB 2.5-inch HDDs for at least OEM qualification by the end of 2010. It is not clear whether a 1.5 TB 2.5-inch HDD will have 2 or 3 disks and thus what areal density will be used.

Unit Volume Growth and Technology to Drive HDD Capital Equipment Spending

June 21, 2010

225% growth in HDD capital equipment spending between 2010 and 2015 is driven by unit demand increases, new technology introductions and updating facilities and processes. Annual unit shipments of over 1 B units per year likely by 2013. Introduction of heat assisted magnetic recording or patterned media will require new processes and capital equipment. Quite a bit of capital equipment for making HDD components is very old and a refresh of process equipment is expected over the next few years

Unit Volume Growth and Technology to Drive HDD Capital Equipment

June 20, 2010

225% growth in HDD capital equipment spending between 2010 and 2015 is driven by unit demand increases, new technology introductions and updating facilities and processes. Annual unit shipments of over 1 B units per year likely by 2013, effectively doubling shipments from 2009 level. Introduction of new technologies will require new processes and capital equipment. Also driving spending is a refresh of older process equipment over the next few years

Larger HDD Storage Capacities Coming

June 20, 2010

Analysis of:WW Record by Samsung: 320 GB on One Side of 3.5 Inch Platter | www.storagenewsletter.com

Samsung introduced a single surface 3.5-inch HDD with storage capacity of 320 GB. This implies about a 510 Gbpsi areal density, slightly less that about 530 Gbpsi being shipped on 2.5-inch HDDs. This would translate into a 2.5 TB 3.5-inch drive with four disks, eight surfaces. 3.5-inch HDDs with 3 to 4 TB storage capacity are expected later this year.

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