Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Agere Systems | Subject: TrueStore
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 26 May 2004
Read-channel ICs enable next-generation
drives
New hard disk drive IC technology promises high-capacity storage for streaming video, digital photos, MP3s, video games and other multimedia in mobile phones and other consumer devices.
New hard disk drive (HDD) integrated circuit (IC) technology promises to enable the high-capacity storage capabilities needed for streaming video, digital photos, MP3s, video games and other forms of multimedia and entertainment in mobile phones and other consumer devices As the market leader in HDD electronics, Agere has developed read-channel and hard disk controller standard products with customised performance for each storage market, including enterprise, desktop, mobile and consumer electronics
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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