Hitachi lays groundwork for 20-GB Microdrive with century-old technology |
| As the resolution of digital images keeps growing, it proves a challenge for storage devices to keep up with the pace. As current technology for harddisk recording reaches its limits, a revolutionary step is needed. A new technolgy, "Perpendicular Recording" has been waiting in the wings for some time now, but apparently proved difficult to implement. Hitachi has now demonstrated a data density at 230 gigabits per square inch using this new technology... |