Computer History Museum

PMR inventor team panel

One of the most significant recent technology developments was the commercialization of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR). Starting in 2005, the adoption of PMR facilitated a tenfold increase of data capacity in hard disk drives (HDDs). HDD capacities of up to 10 TB are the norm today. Researchers at Tohoku University made key contributions in the invention of PMR as well as in the understanding of the physics of PMR and requirements of heads and media. This oral history records the contributions of Professor Yoshihisa Nakamura and Hiroaki Muraoka to the success of PMR.

Item Details

Date
2016-07-29 (Made)
Type
Moving Image
Catalogue number
102717203
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Yoichiro Tanaka (Interviewer)
Yoshihisa Nakamura (Interviewee)
Hiroaki Murakora (Interviewee)
Category
Oral History
Format
MOV
Credit line
Computer History Museum
Place of publication
Japan/Sendai
Language
English
Acquisition number
X7913.2017