Title :
Trends in mobile storage design
Author :
Sri-Jayantha, M.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
The impact of form factor and technology is considered in the evolution of hard disk drives (HDDs). Low power and ruggedness are key features that distinguish the design of HDDs targeted for mobile storage applications. Electronic and electromechanical subsystems dissipate about equal amounts of power in idle mode. Form factor reduction generally results in improved power saving, with spin-up and seek power showing a linear dependence.
Keywords :
hard discs; portable computers; electromechanical subsystems; electronic subsystems; form factor; hard disk drives; idle mode; low-power design; mobile storage design; power saving; ruggedness; seek power; spin-up power; Application software; Batteries; Computer displays; Energy consumption; Hard disks; High performance computing; Logic devices; Magnetic memory; Microprocessors; Portable computers;
Conference_Titel :
Low Power Electronics, 1995., IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3036-6
DOI :
10.1109/LPE.1995.482462
