Automotive-Grade HDD has 80 Gb capacity and SATA interface.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for in-car navigation and infotainment applications, 69.85 x 100.0 x 9.5 mm MK8057GSC features single-platter, dual-head design. It operates at altitudes up to 5,500 m and temperatures from -30 to +85°C. Also capable of withstanding operational shock to 300G, this 4,200 rpm HDD is suited for automobiles operating through extreme temperatures and terrain. It consumes 0.01 W/Gb and offers 16 msec average seek time as well as 1.5 Gbps interface transfer rate.
Original Press Release:
Toshiba Expands Industry-Leading Automotive Storage Line with 80GB Serial-ATA Hard Disk Drive
High-Capacity SATA HDD Enables Faster Data Transfer Rates and Easier Integration for In-Car Navigation and Infotainment Systems
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 21 -- Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD), the industry pioneer in small form factor hard disk drives (HDDs), today introduced its first 80GB Serial-ATA (SATA) automotive-grade HDD, expanding its line of ruggedized and temperature-enhanced storage solutions for in-car navigation and infotainment applications.
The seventh-generation, automotive-grade HDD (model MK8057GSC) is Toshiba's first to offer a SATA interface, complementing the company's existing line of Parallel-ATA (PATA) products in 40GB, 60GB and 80GB capacities. Migration to the SATA interface enables automotive in-dash system designers to easily integrate with the latest automotive chip-set technologies. The SATA storage interface allows automotive systems designers to reduce signal-line complexity, while supporting faster top-end data transfer rates versus Parallel-ATA (PATA) based HDDs.
Toshiba also celebrates a key milestone of shipping more than nine million automotive-grade HDDs, highlighting the strong demand and accelerated adoption of disk-based storage solutions by the automotive industry worldwide. The company commands an 84 percent market share(2) in the automotive HDD segment, according to research firm Techno Systems Research (TSR) Co., Ltd.
"Toshiba has been a pioneer in the automotive-grade HDD market since developing the first ruggedized 2.5-inch HDD able to withstand extreme operating temperatures and altitudes of the automotive environment," said Toshio Magome, senior director at Techno Systems Research Co., Ltd. "The introduction of SATA will play a pivotal role in delivering next-generation automotive infotainment applications and sophisticated navigation systems."
Toshiba's leadership in commercializing automotive HDDs draws from more than 10 years of experience working with leading automotive manufacturers and systems providers to design cost-effective, high-capacity data storage solutions that deliver the extended operating specifications required for the automotive operating environment. Toshiba's latest model features an operating altitude specification of 5,500 meters and supports an operating temperature range of -30 degrees to 85 degrees Celsius. The MK8057GSC also can withstand operational shock of 300G, providing a rugged and dependable storage solution for automobiles operating through extreme temperatures and terrain.
"Automotive system designers now have a state-of-the-art storage solution with high capacity and the latest interface technology to improve digital offerings in the car," said Scott Wright, automotive product manager at Toshiba SDD. "As the industry seeks increasing amounts of storage capacity and transitions to next-generation chip-sets for in-dash infotainment systems, SATA is emerging as the interface of choice for its ease of integration and robust performance. Combined with Toshiba's know-how and commitment to working with leading automotive industry companies, our new SATA storage solution will help shape future innovations in automotive applications that enhance both the driving experience and driver safety."
Samples of Toshiba's new 80GB SATA automotive-grade HDD are available to automotive OEMs and aftermarket suppliers, and volume production will begin in spring 2009. Interested automotive systems designers can visit www.toshibastorage.com/ for more information on Toshiba's line of industry-leading SATA and PATA automotive-grade HDDs.
Product Specifications
Model no.: MK8057GSC
Capacity: 80GB(1)
No. of platters: 1
No. of heads: 2
Average seek time: 16 msec
Interface: Serial ATA (v 2.6)
Interface transfer rate: 1.5Gb/s
Rotational speed: 4,200 rpm
External dimensions: 69.85mm x 100.0mm x 9.5mm
Weight: 98g (max.)
Energy consumption efficiency: 0.01 W/GB
Temperature
Operating: -30 degrees - +85 degrees C
Non-operating: -40 degrees - +95 degrees C
Altitude
Operating: -300 - +5,500m
Non-operating: -300 - +12,000m
Vibration
Operating: 29.4m/s(2), 3G (5-50Hz)
19.6m/s(2), 2G (50-500Hz)
Non-operating: 49m/s(2), 5G (10-500Hz)
Shock
Operating: 2,940m/s(2), 300G (2.0ms, 1/2 sine)
980m/s(2), 100G (11ms, 1/2 sine)
Non-Operating: 7,840m/s(2), 800G (1.0ms, 1/2 sine)
About Toshiba Storage Device Division
Toshiba SDD, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., leads the market in the development, design and manufacturing of small form factor 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hard disk drives. Toshiba SDD markets high-quality peripherals to original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, value-added dealers, systems integrators, distributors and retailers in the United States. Inherent in the Toshiba storage family are the high-quality engineering and manufacturing capabilities that have established Toshiba products as worldwide leaders. For more information, visit www.toshibastorage.com/.
About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS)
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, Storage Device Division and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these divisions provide mobile products and solutions, including industry-leading portable computers; projectors; imaging products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics applications; and telephony equipment and associated applications.
TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of information products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, which is a global leader in high technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems, as well as major infrastructure systems. Toshiba has more than 198,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of surpassing U.S. $76 billion (FY2007). For more information on Toshiba's leading innovations, visit the company's Web site at http://www.toshiba.com/.
(C) 2008 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. All product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Information including without limitation product prices, specifications, availability, content of services, and contact information is subject to change without notice.
1. One Gigabyte (1 GB) means 10(9) = 1,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1 GB = 2(30) = 1,073,741,824 bytes, and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity will also be less if the computer includes one or more pre-installed operating systems, pre-installed software applications or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.
2. TSR report dated February 2008.
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