The Magnetic Hard Disk Drive - How Information is Stored in the Cloud
Offered By: APS Physics via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the fascinating world of magnetic hard disk drives and their crucial role in cloud storage through this informative APS Physics conference talk. Delve into the history, components, and technological advancements of HDDs, including their impressive bit areal density growth that often surpasses Moore's Law. Discover the nanotechnology marvels within HDDs, such as 6 nm diameter magnetic grains, sub-25 nm wide magneto-resistive sensors, and airfoils maintaining sub-2 nm gaps. Learn about the physical limits of HDD technology and innovative approaches to push these boundaries, including hermetically-sealed helium HDDs and near-field energy sources. Gain insights into the economic outlook and future challenges facing the HDD industry, and understand why HDDs continue to dominate information storage despite competition from NAND flash memory.
Syllabus
Intro
Marketing Slide
Cloud Storage
Hard Disk Drives
History of Hard Drives
Moores Law
Hard Drives
Components
Sliders
Scale
Perpendicular Recording
Giant magnetoresistive effect
Hermetic sealing
Superparamagnetic effect
shingled magnetic recording
Hammer magnetic recording
Heated dot magnetic recording
Magnetic recording process
How it works
Challenges
Industry outlook
Economic outlook
Questions
Taught by
APS Physics
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