Title
Tanaka, Yoichiro oral history
Catalog Number
102717206
Type
Document
Description
One of the most significant recent technology developments was the commercialization of perpendicular magnetic recording. Starting in 2005 perpendicular magnetic recording significantly facilitated a tenfold increase of data capacity in hard disk drives. Capacities of up to ten terabytes are the norm today. This breakthrough was made possible by use of a unique perpendicular magnetic recording medium known as the oxide medium which was first developed in Toshiba under the leadership of Dr. Yoichiro Tanaka. Dr. Tanaka’s team also integrated this oxide medium into the industry’s first perpendicular magnetic recording hard disk drive. This oral history records Dr. Tanaka’s contributions to these successes.
Date
2016-08-01
Contributor
Bajorek, Christopher, Interviewer
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Tanaka, Yoichiro, Interviewee
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
Format
PDF
Category
Transcription
Subject
Toshiba Corporation; Perpendicular Magnetic Recording; Granular Magnetic Medium; Oxide Medium; Ruthenium; Ruthenium underlayer
Credit
Computer History Museum