- Western Digital plans to produce 100 TB hard drives in a decade
- He will do so using technologies assisted by Hamr and HDMR Heat
- The company also surveys long -term storage, such as ceramics and DNA
Western Digital and Sandisk began the process of division into distinct companies, the first focusing on hard disk and the development of platforms, and the latter now on flash products. The two companies recently organized investor days, and although Sandisk teased an SSD 1PB and a Flash replacement for HBM during his event, WD focused on how he intended to overcome disc capacity hard in a decade.
The company’s roadmap to the future of hard disk technology shows a clear progression of the magnetic recording perpendicular assisted by energy (EPMR) with magnetic recording assisted by heat (HAMR) and, finally, to the magnetic recording of points (HDMR), targeting more than 100 TB of capacities.
By 2026, Western Digital claims that its hard disk capacity will reach 36 TB-44 TB thanks to HAMR technology which uses laser heating to temporarily reduce the coerciveness of the disc. This allows smaller magnetic grains, improving the stability and density of the data while reducing interference, so that hard drives can store more data per plateau with long -term reliability.
Enter HDMR technology
Western Digital is not the only driving manufacturer in service on HAMR to overeat the capabilities of hard drives.
His great rival Seagate recently made his debut on a 36 TB road while revealing that a model of 60 TB arrives, and in new news for WD, he also launched an offer to acquire a Hamr Intevac specialist whose Spray machines are used on more than 65% of the hard drives in the world. Although Seagate is the main Intevac customer, WD also uses business technology.
In the 2030s, Western Digital expected Hamr to be replaced by HDMR (also known as the Bits module recording), which will lead the push for the capacities of 100 TB + HDD. The technology, which should be quite expensive, uses nano patterned magnetic environments with magnetic “points” to increase data placement, reduce noise and improve surface density.
Western Digital does not only focus on traditional hard drives, it also explores new growth opportunities. In the calculation, the company studies advanced calculation models such as Boltzmann and Ising, as well as neuromorphic computer science, which could allow more effective brain -type treatment architectures for AI workloads.
The company also examines long -term DNA and ceramic storage, two emerging technologies that have the potential to offer extremely durable and high density data for archive needs. In the Medtech sector, the company plans to develop magnetic biocatters and nanopore technology, which could have important applications in biomedical diagnosis and personalized medicine.
