Tag archive: disk drive technology

Seagate has claimed that micro-sized hard drive maker Cornice is infringing upon several patents in the manufacture of the company's “Storage Element”, a 1-inch hard drive used in small consumer electronics. Woody Monroy, a Seagate spokesman, said on Friday intensified its efforts by asking the ITC to block the import to the U.S. of any products contatining Cornice Storage Element hard drives. Seagate had filed a patent… Read More

From Western Digital's press release: Filed today in United States District Court in Orange County, Calif., the lawsuit alleges that Cornice is infringing seven Western Digital patents related to disk drive technology. Western Digital is seeking to prevent Cornice from illegally using Western Digital patented technology, as well as seeking to recoup monetary damages resulting from patent infringement by products Cornice has already… Read More

“We are pleased to continue building upon our strong relationship with JVC,” said Mike Cordano, executive vice president, worldwide sales and marketing at Maxtor. “This selection is yet another proofpoint in Maxtor's strength in the Digital Entertainment market and demonstrates our commitment to providing consumer electronics manufacturers with the best advancements in disk drivetechnology.” The new JVC DR-MH5 HDD… Read More

Maxtor 250GB and 200GB SATA Ultra Series kits will be available on retail shelves mid-June. “Demand from gamers, digital video professionals and hobbyists building home computers for MP3 audio convinced us that our super-capacity Maxtor® DiamondMax® drives needed to be available inretail,” stated Anna Jen, senior director of retail product marketing at Maxtor. “By offering the highest capacity Serial ATA drives, Maxtor… Read More