Toshiba First in Industry to Verify 12-Disk Stacking Technology for Hard Drives

Toshiba First in Industry to Verify 12-Disk Stacking Technology for Hard Drives

/PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba Electronic Components Taiwan Corporation (Toshiba) is first[1] in the storage industry to verify 12-disk stacking technology for...

Toshiba Unveils 12-Platter HDD Prototype, Paving the Way for 40TB Drives

Toshiba has taken a big step forward in hard drive technology by successfully testing the world’s first 12-disk HDD in a standard 3.5-inch size. Most high-capacity hard drives today use 10 platters, but Toshiba managed to fit in two extra disks without changing the overall form factor.

Toshiba touts industry-first 12-disk HDD stacking technology, will pair with microwave-based recording tech — says advance will enable 40TB drives in 2027

Toshiba claims it is the first to “verify 12-disk stacking technology,” while its HDD rivals flounder with 10.

Toshiba demonstrates 12-platter disk drive technology – Blocks and Files

Toshiba has verified 12-platter disk drive technology, enabling a 20 percent increase in capacity over its 10-platter microwave-assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) technology. The company currently ships conventionally-recorded MG11 disk drives with up to 24 TB capacity from their 10 aluminum platters, and up to 28 TB capacity MA11 shingled drives, those with partially overlapping write […]

Toshiba First in Industry to Verify 12-Disk Stacking Technology for ...