Computer History Museum

Iwasaki, Shunichi oral history

One of the most significant recent technology developments has been the commercialization of Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, or PMR. Starting in 2005, adoption of PMR facilitated a tenfold increase in the data capacity of Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). HDD capacities of 10 TB are the norm in 2017. Professor Shunichi Iwasaki, of Tohoku University, was the most important champion of PMR. He also made key PMR inventions. This oral history records the contributions Professor Iwasaki made to the success of PMR.

Item Details

Date
2016-07-29 (Made)
Type
Moving Image
Catalogue number
102717205
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Shunichi Iwasaki (Interviewee)
Yoichiro Tanaka (Interviewer)
Category
Oral History
Format
MOV
Credit line
Computer History Museum
Place of publication
Japan/Sendai
Language
English
Acquisition number
X7914.2017
Subject
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording