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Links
Here
are some other data storage sites that may be interesting or useful
Data Storage Conferences
The
Storage Visions Conference
The
Creative Storage Conference
Disk Drive
Manufacturers
Hitachi
Global Storage Technology
Samsung
Electronics
Seagate Technology
Toshiba
Western - Digital
Component and Material
Suppliers
Abrasive Technology CMP Pad conditioners
Accuplace Provides
film adhesive assembly systems in the HDD market
Adaptec Controllers,
Interconnect Solutions
Agere Systems Semiconductor
Asahii Kasehi Semiconductor
components
Beyonics Precision
Mechanical Parts, PCBAs, Contract Mfg.
Cirrus Logic Disk Drive
Controllers, Amplifiers
Cheung
Woh Stamped precision parts
Engis Polishing Compounds
Exar Semiconductor Components
FCI Electronics Connectors,
Components
F Squared Magnetics Designs
and produces complete voice coil motors, magnet assembly and coil, for disc
drives
Hoya Glass
substrates and magnetic disks
Hutchinson Suspension Assemblies
IBM Microelectronics Semiconductor
components
IBM Storage Almaden
Laboratories, Storage Technology
Infineon Discreet Semiconductor
Products
IMP Analog ICs
Innovex Flex Interconnect
Products
The Kaifa Group Rigid
Disk Substrates, HGAs, Head Stacks
LSI Logic ASICs, Storage
adaptors
Loctite Specialized Adhesives
Magnecomp Precision Public
Co. Ltd. R/W Head Suspension Assemblies (subsidiary of TDK)
Marvell Semiconductor SOCs,
Pre AMPs, Read Amps, Serial ATA transceivers, Motor controllers
Miyoshi Precision
Ltd. top covers, disk clamps and voice coil motors plates for HDD
Molex Connectors
MMI Group Precision aluminum
components, contract mfg, automation systems, test systems
Notion
VTEC Berhad - Spindle motor hubs, spacer rings, disk clamps, precison
tooling, parts
OHara Glass Disk Substrates
Pall
Corp - Specialty filtration products for HDD and component processes
Seksun Precision
Metal stamping
Sankyo-Seiki Direct
Drive Spindle Motors
ST
Microelectronics S.O.C.s, Motor controllers, preamplifiers,
Symbios (See
Also LSI Logic)
Texas
Instruments Read Channel Devices, Controllers
Texwipe Contamination
Control, Clean Wipestalline diamond abrasives and slurries for disk texture,
head lapping, and precise surface finishes
News and Analysis
Byte and Switch
Data Storage News
Summary
DataStorex
The Entertainment
Storage Alliance
eWeek Storage
Gartner
DataQuest
IDC
In- Stat MDR
iSuppli
SearchStorage.com
Storage Review
Tom Coughlin
Tom's
Hardware
Trend Focus
Patent Resources
http://www.uspto.gov/
http://freepatentsonline.com/
http://www.pat2pdf.org/
http://www.google.com/patents
Storage System Providers
Ciprico
Compaq
(HP)
Comparex
Dell
ExpreStor
EMC
Hewlett
- Packard
HitachiData
Sytems
IBM
Marqlin
MTI Corp.
Network
Appliance
nStor
Optics-Storage
Tech
Overland Data
StorageTek
Veritas
Xiotech
Xyratex
Tape, Optical, Other
Storage Providers
Actima
AFreeY
Arctec
Calimetrics
CyberDrive
DataZone
Delta Electronics
Exabyte
JVC
Kenwood
Lite-On Technology
LG
Electronics
Maxoptix
Mitsubishi
Mitsumi
Phillips
Quantum
Equipment & Service
Providers
Acquiris -
Servo positioning systems
ADE Technologies - -Advanced,
non contact, capacitance guages for drive motors and disk thicknessmeasurement
Agilent
Technologies -Signal Analyzers
Adept -Advanced Robotics & Controls
EcoSnow Systems - CO2
Precision Cleaning Systems
FlexStar Technology -
Designs, Manufacturers and Sells open architecture test solutions for design
validation, quality & reliability, compliance & compatibility, and
production applications.
FEI
Company - Wafer process control, Ion Beam head trimming, 3D metrology
GCE Technologies -
Specialty Manufacturing and Test Systems Design and Fab
Guzik Technology -
Read/Write Analyzers, Spin Stands
Hitachi
Electronics - Media Certification & Automation
HDI Intrumentation -
Optical metrology systems for surface analysis of substrates and finished
media
Integral
Solutions Inc. - Quasi Static GMR head testers including instability tests
at Row, Slider, HGA, HSA, and HDD levels
LeCroy - Wave form analyzers
Lighthouse Clean
Room contamination monitoring and control solution
Marposs- Automation,Metrology & Controls
for HGA, HSA, Spindle Motor, and Actuator Mfg
MicroPhysics -
Magnetic head testers and engineering software for hard disk drive and tape
drive applications in production, engineering, R&D
Mattson Technology -
Plasma Etch, photoresist equipment
MicroE Precision encoders
and motion control positioning systems
Newport Corp. - Precision
Motion Control
Park
Systems designs and sells a complete range of AFM solutions for the most
demanding imaging and measurements needs in research and industry
Pemstar -
Engineering, Manufacturing and Fulfillment services
Polytec provides high-technology,
laser-based precision measurement solutions to researchers and engineers.
Features laser doppler measurement systems for the HDD industry
SpeedFam - Surface
Processing Equipment
Vanguard Systems - Automation
equipment
Veeco - Wide Range of
Process and Metrology Systems
Xyratex - Interface
Test Systems, Servo Track Writers, Protocol Analyzers, Factory Automation
Organizations and Consortia
American
National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Center for
Magnetic Recording Research at U.C. San Diego
Data Storage Institute,
National University of Singapore
Fibre Channel.org
International Disk Equipment & Materials
Ass ociation
(IDEMA)
Raid
Advisory Board
Personal Computer Memory
Card Industry Association (PCMCIA)
IEEE Magnetics Society
Information Storage Industry
Consortium (INSIC)
Institute for Information
Storage Technology (IIST)
iVDR HDD Consortium
National Storage Industry
Consortium (NSIC)
Optical Storage Technology
Assn.
SCSI Trade Assoc.
1394 Trade assoc.
USB.org
Alison
Chaiken's Magnetic Recording Links
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