DocumentCode :
1979240
Title :
Micro Drive-a pluggable one-inch disk drive for portable devices
Author :
Reiley, T.C. ; Albrecht, T.R. ; Kuroki, K. ; Albrecht, D.W. ; Aoyagi, M.
Author_Institution :
IBM Almaden Res. Center, San Jose, CA, USA
fYear :
1998
fDate :
22-24 Jun 1998
Firstpage :
51
Lastpage :
54
Abstract :
A small hard disk drive for portable or hand-held applications is described, which is the result of the confluence of several technological trends. First, the individual technologies which underlie magnetic areal storage density are being improved at a rate which allows a 60% per year increase in data storage in a given area. As this rate continues, it becomes much more favorable to decrease the size of a magnetic disk drive. Secondly, there is currently major growth in the range and complexity of portable information/communication devices. The function (and ubiquity) of these devices is expanding rapidly through advances in miniaturization, power reduction and expanding communications infrastructure. Thirdly, general storage needs are also expanding, and are being driven particularly by the need to capture, transmit and store images. A prototype disk drive, called a Micro Drive, has been developed for this general market. Details of the design and components of the disk drive, which is compatible with the new Compact Flash CF Type II standard, are given. The device applications and functional performance issues are also addressed
Keywords :
design engineering; disc drives; hard discs; image processing; portable computers; 1 in; Compact Flash CF Type II standard compatibility; Micro Drive; Micro Drive pluggable disk drive; communications infrastructure; data storage; device applications; disk drive components; disk drive design; functional performance; hand-held applications; hard disk drive; image capture; image storage; image transmission; magnetic areal storage density; magnetic disk drive size; miniaturization; portable communication devices; portable devices; portable information devices; power reduction; prototype disk drive; technological trends; Consumer electronics; Costs; Digital cameras; Disk drives; Hard disks; Image storage; Magnetic heads; Magnetic recording; Memory; Prototypes;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Nonvolatile Memory Technology Conference, 1998. 1998 Proceedings. Seventh Biennial IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4518-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NVMT.1998.723218
Filename :
723218
Link To Document :
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