A study on high-density recording with particulate tape media for data storage systems

— On the process of introducing barium-ferrite tape media to the market —

Abstract

Magnetic tape storage systems are widely used for archive and data backup from their characteristic of low cost and large capacity. Research on magnetic tape targets higher recording densities to meet market needs for continuously increasing storage capacity like in other storage media. Progress on increasing the recording density of magnetic tapes using conventional magnetic metal particles has slowed in the years leading up to 2010. However, progress improved in 2011 with the introduction of tape media using barium-ferrite magnetic particles. In this paper, we describe the process of going from basic research on tape media using barium-ferrite to marketplace introduction.