INSIC/NSIC JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Short Wavelength Sources for Optical Recording - 6 Companies, 2 Universities - 6/91 to 6/96 - Government Sponsor: NIST/ATP

Ultra High Density Magnetic Recording Heads - 10 Companies, 7 Universities - 8/92 to 7/97 - Government Sponsor: NIST/ATP

Ultra-High Density Recording - 19 Companies, 16 Universities - 3/93 to 9/95 - Government Sponsor: DARPA

Photorefractive Information Storage Materials - 9 Companies, 1 University - 4/94 to 9/00 - Government Sponsor: DARPA

Holographic Data Storage Systems - 9 Companies, 4 Universities - 4/95 to 9/00 - Government Sponsor: DARPA

Ultrahigh Capacity Optical Disk - 2 Companies, 1 University - 10/95 to 12/97 - Government Sponsor: NIST/ATP

Network Attached Storage Devices - 5 Companies, 1 University - 1/97 to 12/99 - Sponsored by Participants

Multiple Optical Recording Enhancements - 3 Companies, 2 Universities - 11/97 to 2/02 - Government Sponsor: NIST/ATP

Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording - 4 Companies, 3 Universities - 11/01 to 11/06 - Government Sponsor: NIST/ATP

Extremely High Density Recording - 19 Companies, 28 Universities - began 11/96 - Sponsored by Participants

Advanced Magnetic Tape Storage Technology - 13 Companies, 8 Universities - began 12/99 - Sponsored by Participants

• Increased storage density of magnetic disk, magnetic tape and optical technologies by 10X to 100X over current technologies, including:
  
  
  • magnetic read/write heads
    
  • magnetic and optical storage media
    
  • head/media interface
    
  • signal processing
    
  • servo and tracking
    
  • optical sources and components
    
  
  
• Advanced manufacturing tools and processes for storage devices
  
  
• Storage software to improve management and accessibility of stored information
  
  
• Proof of concept of alternative storage technologies with performance potential beyond conventional approaches, including:
  
  
  • holographic storage
    
  • near-field optical storage
    
  • probe storage
    
  • solid-state nonvolatile memory devices
    
  
  
• Storage system architecture to enable broader and easier application of storage devices to network and non-computer environments
  
  
• New storage-intensive application demonstrations through partnerships with end-users and companion technology providers