Data Storage Media: Materials, Technologies, Markets

This publication has been discontinued on July 19, 2011.

Introduction

Abstract

Information storage products are undergoing constant change. Computer hard disks have shrunk in size, from two feet in diameter in the mid-1950s to a few inches or less today, while holding ever-larger amounts of data. Data tape reels have been replaced by compact cartridges of half-inch tape. Thirty years ago, eight-track tapes gave way to audio cassette tapes, and compact discs are edging out cassette tapes and floppy disks. Higher capacity digital versatile discs have since emerged, while hard disk and recording head technology continues to evolve, making hard disk drives a somewhat unique mainstay. Newer technologies continue to be developed to take storage capacity and speed to the next level. Megabytes have given way to gigabytes. Terabytes are not far behind.

These changes in storage technology and capacity have mandated changes in media materials. Materials critical for one type of storage product may be unsuitable for the next generation. Particles, thin film structures, and even substrates have changed as magnetic and optical storage products evolve with new generations of products. Smaller, thinner, more complex and more precise could well be the mantra of producers of information storage media and devices.

This report covers the gamut of current and emerging magnetic and optical storage media, including magnetic recording tapes, hard disk media and recording heads, optical disks and emerging storage technologies, including new optical disk formats, holographic recording, near-field recording, as well as the materials required to produce these media and devices.

SCOPE OF STUDY

The report contains:

• An overview of magnetic and optical data storage technology, devices and materials
• Detailed information about the structure and material components of hard disk media and recording heads, magnetic recording tapes, compact discs (CDs), digital versatile discs (DVDs), and emerging data storage media
• A summary of recent technological advancements and market developments in the industry
• A concise analysis of trends in storage-related patents over the past five years
• Identification of key producers of data storage media and materials
• Analysis of technology and market trends affecting demand for data storage media and materials
• Market forecasts through 2010.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
  • MOTIVATION
  • STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
  • SCOPE AND FORMAT
  • CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY AND AUDIENCE
  • METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  • RELATED BCC REPORTS
  • BCC ONLINE SERVICES
  • DISCLAIMER
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Summary Table: GLOBAL MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Summary Figure: GLOBAL MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MARKET, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• OVERVIEW
  • DATA STORAGE PRIMER
    • FROM BITS TO GIGABYTES
  • Table 1 INTERPRETATION OF COMMON DATA STORAGE PREFIXES
    • STORAGE CAPACITY AND DENSITY TRENDS
  • Figure 1 INCREASE IN HARD DISK DRIVE AREAL DENSITY VERSUS YEAR
    • MAGNETIC STORAGE
      • Magnetic Tapes
      • Hard Disk Drives
    • OPTICAL STORAGE
      • Compact Discs (CDs)
      • Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs)
  • Table 2 TYPES OF DVD DISK FORMATS
    • Erasable and Rewritable Optical Disks
      • Magneto-Optical
      • CD-RW
      • DVD-RW/+RW and DVD-RAM
    • EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
      • Blu-Ray (BD)
      • HD-DVD
      • Holographic Storage
      • Near-Field Optical Storage
• TECHNOLOGY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MAGNETIC MEDIA AND DEVICES
    • MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPES
      • Structure and Fabrication
  • Table 3 TYPICAL STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS OF RECORDING TAPES
  • Table 4 KEY MAGNETIC PARTICLE PROPERTIES FOR RECORDING TAPES
    • Technology Trends
  • Table 5 MAGNETIC PARTICLES FOR RECORDING TAPES, FROM 1950 ONWARD
    • HARD DISKS
      • Traditional Thin-Film Structure
      • Antiferromagnetically Coupled Structure
  • Table 6 COMPONENTS OF A MAGNETIC HARD DISK
  • Figure 2 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A TYPICAL MAGNETIC HARD DISK
    • Film and Substrate Requirements
  • Table 7 TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HARD DISK THIN FILMS
    • RECORDING HEADS
      • Thin-Film Structure
  • Table 8 TYPICAL COMPONENTS OF RECORDING HEADS
  • Figure 3 REPRESENTATIVE STRUCTURE OF GMR SPIN VALVE RECORDING HEAD
    • Technology Trends
    • OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIA AND DEVICES
      • CD-AUDIO, CD-ROM
  • Table 9 COMPONENTS OF A CD-AUDIO OR CD-ROM
  • Figure 4 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A CD-AUDIO OR CD-ROM
    • DVD-AUDIO, DVD-VIDEO AND DVD-ROM
  • Table 10 BONDING LAYER REQUIREMENTS FOR DVD-9
  • Table 11 COMPONENTS OF A DVD-9
  • Figure 5 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A DVD-9
    • CD-RECORDABLE (CD-R) AND DVD-RECORDABLE (DVD-R)
  • Table 12 COMPONENTS OF A CD-R
  • Figure 6 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A CD-R
    • MAGNETO-OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIA
  • Table 13 COMPONENTS OF A MAGNETO-OPTICAL DISK
  • Figure 7 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE THIN FILM STRUCTURE OF A MAGNETO-OPTICAL RECORDING DISK
    • PHASE-CHANGE MEDIA: CD-REWRITABLE (CD-RW), DVD-RW, AND DVD-RAM
  • Table 14 COMPONENTS OF A PHASE-CHANGE OPTICAL DISK
  • Figure 8 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A PHASE-CHANGE OPTICAL DISK
    • BLU-RAY DISC (BD)
  • Figure 9 COMPARISON OF CD, DVD AND BD TECHNOLOGIES
  • Table 15 COMPONENTS OF A BLU-RAY DISC
  • Figure 10 CROSS SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF A BLU-RAY DISC
    • HD-DVD
  • Table 16 SPECIFICATIONS FOR HD-DVDS
    • NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL DEVICES
      • Solid Immersion Lens (SIL) Technology
      • Integrated Near Field Optics (INFO) and Super-Resolution Near-Field Structure (Super-RENS)
    • HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE MEDIA
  • Table 17 REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE MEDIA
    • OPTICAL STORAGE STANDARDS
      • The "Red Book" and Other Compact Disk Standards
  • Table 18 COMPACT DISK STANDARDS
    • DVD and Other High-Density Media
      • DVD Forum
  • Table 19 DVD FORUM "BOOK" STRUCTURE
    • DVD Forum (Continued)
    • Other Standards
      • DVD+R/RW
      • Blu-ray Disks
    • NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
      • SUB-1-INCH HARD DRIVES WITH MULTI-GIGABYTE CAPACITY ENTER MARKET
      • TOSHIBA FIRST TO COMMERCIALIZE PERPENDICULAR RECORDING
  • Table 20 SPECIFICATIONS FOR HARD DISK DRIVES BASED ON PERPENDICULAR RECORDING
    • NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY DEVELOPED TO PATTERN HARD DISKS
    • SELF-ASSEMBLED ARRAYS COULD BOOST STORAGE DENSITY 100-FOLD
    • NANOSTRUCTURING ENABLES ULTRA HIGH-DENSITY TAPES
      • Nanostructuring Enables Ultra・Continued)
    • ULTRAHIGH DENSITY GMR HEAD INTRODUCED
    • NICKEL WHISKERS COULD INCREASE RECORDING HEAD SENSITIVITY
    • NEW COATINGS EMERGE TO PROTECT OPTICAL DISKS
    • DUAL-FORMAT DISKS SMOOTH WAY TOWARD HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO STORAGE
      • JVCs Development
  • Figure 11 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF BD/DVD COMBO ROM DISK
    • Toshibas and Memory Techs Development
    • INPHASE DEMONSTRATES HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE PROTOTYPE
      • Inphase Demonstrates・Continued)
    • OPTWARE SPURS ON STANDARDIZATION OF HOLOGRAPHIC VERSATILE DISCS
    • PIONEER DEVELOPS 500-GIGABYTE OPTICAL DISK
    • PHOTOFABRICATION YIELDS 3-D OPTICAL MEMORY
    • PATENT ANALYSIS
      • INTRODUCTION
      • GENERAL TRENDS
  • Table 21 MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS ISSUED PER YEAR, 2000-2004
  • Figure 12 MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS ISSUED PER YEAR, 2000-2004
    • TRENDS BY REGION
  • Table 22 TOTAL NUMBER AND SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS BY COUNTRY, 2000-2004
  • Figure 13 SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENT BY COUNTRY, 2000-2004 (%)
  • Table 23 TOTAL NUMBER AND SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS SEGMENTED BY TYPE OF ASSIGNEE, 2000-2004
  • Figure 14 SHARES OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS BY TYPE OF ASSIGNEE, 2000-2004 (%)
    • MAJOR PATENT HOLDERS
  • Table 24 NUMBER AND SHARE OF RECIPIENTS OF FIVE OR MORE U.S. PATENTS FOR MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE INNOVATIONS, JAN 1, 2000-JAN 1, 2005
  • Figure 15 SHARE OF MAJOR PATENT HOLDERS SHARES OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS, JAN 1, 2000-JAN 1, 2005
    • TRENDS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE
  • Table 25 TOTAL NUMBER AND SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS SEGMENTED BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2000-2004
  • Figure 16 SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENT SEGMENTED BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2000-2004 (%)
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SUPPLIERS OF MAGNETIC TAPE MEDIA AND MATERIALS
    • MAJOR MANUFACTURERS
  • Table 26 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE MEDIA
  • Table 27 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF MATERIALS FOR RECORDING TAPES
    • MARKET SHARE DATA
  • Figure 17 MARKET SHARE OF COMPANIES IN THE MAGNETIC RECORDINGTAPE MARKET, 2004 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)
  • Figure 17 (CONTINUED)
    • SUPPLIERS OF HARD DISK MEDIA, HEADS, AND MATERIALS
      • MAJOR MANUFACTURERS
        • Hard Disk Media
  • Table 28 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF MATERIALS FOR HARD DISK FABRICATION
  • Table 29 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF HARD DISK MEDIA
    • Magnetic Recording Heads
  • Table 30 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF RECORDING HEADS
    • MARKET SHARES
      • Hard Disk Media
  • Figure 18 MARKET SHARE OF COMPANIES IN THE HARD DISK MEDIA MARKET, 2004 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)
    • Magnetic Recording Heads
  • Figure 19 MARKET SHARE OF COMPANIES IN THE HARD DISK MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD MARKET, 2004 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)
    • SUPPLIERS OF OPTICAL DISK MEDIA AND MATERIALS
      • MAJOR MANUFACTURERS
        • CD/DVD Media
  • Table 31 PRODUCERS/DEVELOPERS OF OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA
  • Table 32 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL DISK FABRICATION
    • Blu-ray and HD-DVD
  • Table 33 BLU-RAY DISC ASSOCIATION MEMBER COMPANIES
  • Table 33 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 33 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 34 HD-DVD PROMOTION GROUP MEMBERSHIP
    • Holographic Storage
  • Table 35 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE
    • Near-Field Optical Storage
  • Table 36 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL STORAGE
    • MARKET SHARES
  • Figure 20 MARKET SHARE OF COMPANIES IN THE OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA MARKET, 2004 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)
    • COMPANY PROFILES
      • ALPS ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
      • APRILIS, INC.
      • BAYER GROUP
      • COLOSSAL STORAGE
      • D-DATA, INC.
      • DOWA MINING CO., LTD.
      • FUJITSU LABORATORIES, LTD.
      • FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
      • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
      • HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES
      • HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
      • HONEYWELL ELECTRONIC MATERIAL
      • HOYA CORP.
      • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
      • IMATION CORP.
      • INPHASE TECHNOLOGIES
      • ISK MAGNETICS
      • KOMAG
      • MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. / VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED (JVC) / PANASONIC
      • MEMOREX
      • MEMORY-TECH CORP.
      • MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORP./MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA
      • NANOMAGNETICS, LTD.
      • OPTWARE CORP.
      • PIONEER CORP.
      • PRAXAIR MRC
      • QUANTEGY, INC.
      • RITEK CORP.
      • ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS
      • RICOH CO. LTD.
      • SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
      • SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
      • SHOWA DENKO K.K.
      • SONY CORP.
      • TDK CORP.
      • TERASTOR CORP.
      • TOSHIBA CORP.
      • TOSOH CORPORATION
      • WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.
• MARKET ANALYSIS
  • SUMMARY
  • Figure 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MEDIA AND DEVICES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 37 GLOBAL MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MEDIA AND DEVICES MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 22 MAGNETIC VS. OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MARKET SHARES, 2004 AND 2010 (%)
    • MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES AND MATERIALS
  • Table 38 GLOBAL MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIA AND DEVICE SALES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 23 MAGNETIC STORAGE SHARE BY TYPE, 2005 (%)
  • Figure 24 MAGNETIC STORAGE SHARE BY TYPE, 2010 (%)
  • Figure 24 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 39 GLOBAL MATERIALS CONSUMPTION FOR MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSANDS OF KILOGRAMS)
  • Figure 25 SHARES OF THE MARKET FOR MAGNETIC STORAGE MATERIALS, 2005 (%)
  • Figure 26 SHARES OF THE MARKET FOR MAGNETIC STORAGE MATERIALS, 2010 (%)
    • RECORDING TAPES
      • Commercial Status
      • Competing Technologies
      • Trends and Markets
  • Table 40 KEY TRENDS AFFECTING THE MARKET FOR MATERIALS IN MAGNETIC STORAGE TAPES
  • Table 41 GLOBAL MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 27 GLOBAL MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE MARKET, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 42 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)
  • Figure 28 SHARES OF THE MAGNETIC TAPE MARKET BY TYPE, 2005 (%)
  • Figure 29 SHARES OF THE MAGNETIC TAPE MARKET BY TYPE, 2010 (%)
  • Table 43 GLOBAL MAGNETIC TAPE AREA CONSUMED BY TYPE OF TAPE, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION SQUARE METERS)
  • Table 44 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS FOR MAGNETIC TAPES BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSANDS OF KILOGRAMS)
  • Figure 30 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS FOR MAGNETIC TAPES, 2004-2010 (THOUSAND KILOGRAMS)
    • HARD DISKS AND RECORDING HEADS
      • Commercial Status
      • Competing Technologies
      • Trends and Markets
        • Technology Trends
  • Table 45 KEY TRENDS AND REQUIREMENTS IN RECORDING HEAD TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 46 MAGNETIC MEDIA GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION VERSUS HARD DISK DRIVE AREAL DENSITY
  • Figure 31 GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION VERSUS AREAL DENSITY (NM)
  • Figure 32 SCHEMATIC OF ANTIFERROMAGNETICALLY COUPLED MAGNETIC MEDIA
  • Table 47 APPROACHES TO EXTENDING THE SUPERPARAMAGNETIC LIMIT
  • Table 48 KEY TRENDS AFFECTING MAGNETIC HARD DISK TECHNOLOGY
    • Market Trends
  • Table 49 KEY TRENDS AFFECTING THE HARD DISK DRIVE MARKET
  • Table 50 NET SALES AND PROFIT (LOSS) OF HARD DISK MANUFACTURER: KOMAG, 1999-2003 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Hard Disk Market Forecasts
  • Table 51 GLOBAL MARKET FOR HARD DISKS: VALUE AND UNITS, THROUGH 2010
  • Figure 33 GLOBAL HARD DISK MARKET, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 52 GLOBAL HARD DISK MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 (MILLIONS OF UNITS)
  • Table 53 AVERAGE FORM FACTOR ASSUMPTIONS, 2004-2010
  • Table 54 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF HARD DISK MATERIALS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSAND KG)
    • Recording Head Market Forecasts
  • Table 55 GLOBAL RECORDING HEAD MARKET: VALUE, UNITS SHIPPED AND MATERIAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2010
  • Figure 34 RECORDING HEAD MARKET: VALUE, UNITS SHIPPED AND MATERIAL CONSUMPTION, 2005-2010
    • OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA AND MATERIALS
  • Table 56 GLOBAL OPTICAL DISC MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 35 GLOBAL OPTICAL DISK MARKET, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • MARKET SIZE
      • Commercial Technologies
        • Commercial Status
        • Competing Technologies
        • Market Size and Trends
  • Table 57 GLOBAL SALES (VALUE AND UNITS) OF COMMERCIAL OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010
    • Pre-recorded CD Trends
  • Table 58 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRE-RECORDED CDS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2004 (MILLION DISKS)
  • Figure 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRE-RECORDED CDS BY TYPE, 2002-2004 (MILLION DISKS)
    • Pre-recorded DVD Trends
  • Table 59 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRE-RECORDED DVDS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2004 (MILLION DISKS)
  • Figure 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRERECORDED DVDS BY TYPE, 2002-2004 (MILLION DISKS)
    • Recordable CD and DVD Trends
    • Magneto-Optical Media Trends
    • Value Trends
    • Emerging Technologies
      • Commercial Status
        • Commercial Status (Continued)
      • Trends and Markets
  • Table 60 GLOBAL SALES (VALUE AND UNITS) OF EMERGING OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA, THROUGH 2010
    • MARKET SEGMENTATION
  • Figure 38 OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2010 (PERCENT OF TOTAL UNIT SALES)
    • MATERIAL CONSUMPTION
  • Table 61 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL MEDIA*, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSAND KG)
  • Figure 39 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL MEDIA, 2004-2010 (THOUSAND KG)
    • Material Consumption (Continued)
• APPENDIX
  • CONTACT INFORMATION
    • COMPANIES
      • Companies (Continued)
      • Companies (Continued)
      • Companies (Continued)
      • Companies (Continued)
      • Companies (Continued)
    • ASSOCIATIONS
  • PATENT COMPILATION
  • Table 62 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED FOR DATA STORAGE-RELATED INNOVATIONS, JANUARY 1, 2000 - JANUARY 1, 2005
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• LIST OF TABLES
• Summary Table:
• Table 1 INTERPRETATION OF COMMON DATA STORAGE PREFIXES
• Table 2 TYPES OF DVD DISK FORMATS
• Table 3 TYPICAL STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS OF RECORDING TAPES
• Table 4 KEY MAGNETIC PARTICLE PROPERTIES FOR RECORDING TAPES
• Table 5 MAGNETIC PARTICLES FOR RECORDING TAPES, FROM 1950 ONWARD
• Table 6 COMPONENTS OF A MAGNETIC HARD DISK
• Table 7 TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HARD DISK THIN FILMS
• Table 8 TYPICAL COMPONENTS OF RECORDING HEADS
• Table 9 COMPONENTS OF A CD-AUDIO OR CD-ROM
• Table 10 BONDING LAYER REQUIREMENTS FOR DVD-9
• Table 11 COMPONENTS OF A DVD-9
• Table 12 COMPONENTS OF A CD-R
• Table 13 COMPONENTS OF A MAGNETO-OPTICAL DISK
• Table 14 COMPONENTS OF A PHASE-CHANGE OPTICAL DISK
• Table 15 COMPONENTS OF A BLU-RAY DISC
• Table 16 SPECIFICATIONS FOR HD-DVDS
• Table 17 REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE MEDIA
• Table 18 COMPACT DISK STANDARDS
• Table 19 DVD FORUM "BOOK" STRUCTURE
• Table 20 SPECIFICATIONS FOR HARD DISK DRIVES BASED ON PERPENDICULAR RECORDING
• Table 21 MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS ISSUED PER YEAR, 2000-2004
• Table 22 TOTAL NUMBER AND SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS BY COUNTRY, 2000-2004
• Table 23 TOTAL NUMBER AND SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS SEGMENTED BY TYPE OF ASSIGNEE, 2000-2004
• Table 24 NUMBER AND SHARE OF RECIPIENTS OF FIVE OR MORE U.S. PATENTS FOR MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE INNOVATIONS, JAN 1, 2000-JAN 1, 2005
• Table 25 TOTAL NUMBER AND SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS SEGMENTED BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2000-2004
• Table 26 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE MEDIA
• Table 27 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF MATERIALS FOR RECORDING TAPES
• Table 28 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF MATERIALS FOR HARD DISK FABRICATION
• Table 29 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF HARD DISK MEDIA
• Table 30 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF RECORDING HEADS
• Table 31 PRODUCERS/DEVELOPERS OF OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA
• Table 32 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL DISK FABRICATION
• Table 33 BLU-RAY DISC ASSOCIATION MEMBER COMPANIES
• Table 34 HD-DVD PROMOTION GROUP MEMBERSHIP
• Table 35 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE
• Table 36 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL STORAGE
• Table 37 GLOBAL MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MEDIA AND DEVICES MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 38 GLOBAL MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIA AND DEVICE SALES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 39 GLOBAL MATERIALS CONSUMPTION FOR MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSANDS OF KILOGRAMS)
• Table 40 KEY TRENDS AFFECTING THE MARKET FOR MATERIALS IN MAGNETIC STORAGE TAPES
• Table 41 GLOBAL MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 42 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)
• Table 43 GLOBAL MAGNETIC TAPE AREA CONSUMED BY TYPE OF TAPE, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION SQUARE METERS)
• Table 44 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS FOR MAGNETIC TAPES BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSANDS OF KILOGRAMS)
• Table 45 KEY TRENDS AND REQUIREMENTS IN RECORDING HEAD TECHNOLOGY
• Table 46 MAGNETIC MEDIA GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION VERSUS HARD DISK DRIVE AREAL DENSITY
• Table 47 APPROACHES TO EXTENDING THE SUPERPARAMAGNETIC LIMIT
• Table 48 KEY TRENDS AFFECTING MAGNETIC HARD DISK TECHNOLOGY
• Table 49 KEY TRENDS AFFECTING THE HARD DISK DRIVE MARKET
• Table 50 NET SALES AND PROFIT (LOSS) OF HARD DISK MANUFACTURER: KOMAG, 1999-2003 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 51 GLOBAL MARKET FOR HARD DISKS: VALUE AND UNITS, THROUGH 2010
• Table 52 GLOBAL HARD DISK MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010 (MILLIONS OF UNITS)
• Table 53 AVERAGE FORM FACTOR ASSUMPTIONS, 2004-2010
• Table 54 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF HARD DISK MATERIALS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSAND KG)
• Table 55 GLOBAL RECORDING HEAD MARKET: VALUE, UNITS SHIPPED AND MATERIAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2010
• Table 56 GLOBAL OPTICAL DISC MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 57 GLOBAL SALES (VALUE AND UNITS) OF COMMERCIAL OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010
• Table 58 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRE-RECORDED CDS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2004 (MILLION DISKS)
• Table 59 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRE-RECORDED DVDS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2004 (MILLION DISKS)
• Table 60 GLOBAL SALES (VALUE AND UNITS) OF EMERGING OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA, THROUGH 2010
• Table 61 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL MEDIA*, THROUGH 2010 (THOUSAND KG)
• Table 62 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED FOR DATA STORAGE-RELATED INNOVATIONS, JANUARY 1, 2000 - JANUARY 1, 2005
• LIST OF FIGURES
• Summary Figure:
• Figure 1 INCREASE IN HARD DISK DRIVE AREAL DENSITY VERSUS YEAR
• Figure 2 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A TYPICAL MAGNETIC HARD DISK
• Figure 3 REPRESENTATIVE STRUCTURE OF GMR SPIN VALVE RECORDING HEAD
• Figure 4 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A CD-AUDIO OR CD-ROM
• Figure 5 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A DVD-9
• Figure 6 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A CD-R
• Figure 7 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE THIN FILM STRUCTURE OF A MAGNETO-OPTICAL RECORDING DISK
• Figure 8 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF THE STRUCTURE OF A PHASE-CHANGE OPTICAL DISK
• Figure 9 COMPARISON OF CD, DVD AND BD TECHNOLOGIES
• Figure 10 CROSS SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF A BLU-RAY DISC
• Figure 11 CROSS-SECTIONAL SCHEMATIC OF BD/DVD COMBO ROM DISK
• Figure 12 MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS ISSUED PER YEAR, 2000-2004
• Figure 13 SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENT BY COUNTRY, 2000-2004 (%)
• Figure 14 SHARES OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS BY TYPE OF ASSIGNEE, 2000-2004 (%)
• Figure 15 SHARE OF MAJOR PATENT HOLDERS SHARES OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENTS, JAN 1, 2000-JAN 1, 2005
• Figure 16 SHARE OF U.S. MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE PATENT SEGMENTED BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2000-2004 (%)
• Figure 17 MARKET SHARE OF COMPANIES IN THE MAGNETIC RECORDINGTAPE MARKET, 2004 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)
• Figure 18 MARKET SHARE OF COMPANIES IN THE HARD DISK MEDIA MARKET, 2004 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)
• Figure 19 MARKET SHARE OF COMPANIES IN THE HARD DISK MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD MARKET, 2004 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)
• Figure 20 MARKET SHARE OF COMPANIES IN THE OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA MARKET, 2004 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)
• Figure 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MEDIA AND DEVICES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 22 MAGNETIC VS. OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MARKET SHARES, 2004 AND 2010 (%)
• Figure 23 MAGNETIC STORAGE SHARE BY TYPE, 2005 (%)
• Figure 24 MAGNETIC STORAGE SHARE BY TYPE, 2010 (%)
• Figure 25 SHARES OF THE MARKET FOR MAGNETIC STORAGE MATERIALS, 2005 (%)
• Figure 26 SHARES OF THE MARKET FOR MAGNETIC STORAGE MATERIALS, 2010 (%)
• Figure 27 GLOBAL MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE MARKET, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 28 SHARES OF THE MAGNETIC TAPE MARKET BY TYPE, 2005 (%)
• Figure 29 SHARES OF THE MAGNETIC TAPE MARKET BY TYPE, 2010 (%)
• Figure 30 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS FOR MAGNETIC TAPES, 2004-2010 (THOUSAND KILOGRAMS)
• Figure 31 GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION VERSUS AREAL DENSITY (NM)
• Figure 32 SCHEMATIC OF ANTIFERROMAGNETICALLY COUPLED MAGNETIC MEDIA
• Figure 33 GLOBAL HARD DISK MARKET, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 34 RECORDING HEAD MARKET: VALUE, UNITS SHIPPED AND MATERIAL CONSUMPTION, 2005-2010
• Figure 35 GLOBAL OPTICAL DISK MARKET, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRE-RECORDED CDS BY TYPE, 2002-2004 (MILLION DISKS)
• Figure 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRERECORDED DVDS BY TYPE, 2002-2004 (MILLION DISKS)
• Figure 38 OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2010 (PERCENT OF TOTAL UNIT SALES)
• Figure 39 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL MEDIA, 2004-2010 (THOUSAND KG)

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