AsianScientist (Dec. 14, 2011) – As part of its thin hybrid drive initiative, A*STAR’s Data Storage Institute (DSI) has sealed a new partnership with Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) to develop pivot assembly for 2.5 inch, 5 mm thick, hybrid hard disk drive (HDD).
Seiko Instruments Inc., a major subsidiary of Seiko Holdings Corporation, is a leading maker of hard disk drive components with strong expertise in high performance miniature ball bearing and pivot cartridge design.
The pivot assembly is an important component within the hard disk drive, supporting the movement of the actuator arm that carries the integrated system of read/write sensors over the media.
DSI’s 5 mm hybrid HDD architecture is targeted at addressing the current limitations of both flash-based SSDs as well as the conventional HDD, by improving the portability, data storage reliability, storage capacity, power consumption, and cost of existing hard drives.
The resulting ultra-thin hard drive is expected to enhance the next generation of media tablets and mobile computing devices, through increased capacity and reliability.
“The development of pivot assembly for 5 mm thickness HDD is very challenging. However, with DSI’s expertise and strengths in hard disk drive, I strongly believe that our collaboration with DSI will be a resounding success and therefore make a positive contribution in the growth of HDD industry,” said Mr. Masao Kasuga, Senior Vice President of SII.
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Source: A*STAR.
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