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Data Storage
Conferences
The
Storage Visions Conference
The
Creative Storage Conference
Disk Drive Manufacturers
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
The Kaifa Group HGAs,
Head Stacks
LSI Logic SOCs,
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
Nidec Direct Drive Spindle Motors
Notion VTEC Berhad - Spindle motor hubs, spacer rings, disk clamps,
precison tooling, parts
OHara Glass Disk
Test Substrates
Pall
Corp - Specialty filtration products for HDD and component processes
Seksun Precision Metal stamping
ST
Microelectronics Motor controllers, preamplifiers,
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
Data Storage News
Summary
DataStorex
The Entertainment
Storage Alliance
eWeek Storage
Gartner
DataQuest
IDC
iSuppli
Network Computing
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
EMC
Hewlett
- Packard
HitachiData
Sytems
IBM
MTI Corp.
Network
Appliance
Oracle
Veritas
Xiotech
Xyratex
Tape, Optical,
Other Storage Providers
DataZone
Delta Electronics
Exabyte
JVC
Kenwood
Lite-On
Technology
LG
Electronics
Maxoptix
Mitsubishi
Mitsumi
Quantum
Equipment & Service
Providers
ADE Technologies -
-Advanced, non contact, capacitance guages for drive motors and
disk thicknessmeasurement
Agilent
-Signal Analyzers; Now Keysight
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
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
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
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
IEEE Magnetics Society
Information Storage Industry
Consortium (INSIC)
Institute for Information
Storage Technology (IIST)
iVDR HDD Consortium
Optical Storage Technology
Assn.
SCSI Trade Assoc.
Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
1394 Trade assoc.
USB.org
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