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News Release from: Fujikura Europe - DDK Connector Division | Subject: MCD-D range
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 March 2004
Connectors shrink to world's smallest
disk drives
The MCD-D range of connectors has been developed in conjunction with engineers from Toshiba as the connector for that company's space-saving 1.8in hard disk drives.
As the need for smaller and more compact equipment with a larger data storage capability increases, so the need for smaller hard disk drives becomes greater To answer this need Toshiba have developed their new range of 1.8in ATA embedded hard disk drives that are the smallest hard disk drives on the market
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Smallest hard drive connects a big future
Working with engineers from Toshiba, Fujikura DDK has developed a novel range of connectors which are an integral part of the world's smallest hard disk drives.
The current range has a maximum storage facility of 20Gbyte, but Toshiba is continually developing the range, with larger capacity HDDs available soon.
Interest in these 1.8in HDDs has been high and they are already used in some Toshiba notebooks and also the Apple I-Pod, but it is only a matter of time before their use becomes much more widespread.
Typical applications for these HDDs include MP3 players, handheld PCs and notebooks and also mobile data storage equipment.
To ensure that Toshiba had a suitably reliable range of connectors to accompany its HDDs, Fujikura DDK was selected to design and develop these connectors in consultation with Toshiba's engineers.
The connector range that was developed by Fujikura DDK is the MCD-D range, which is surface mount with either 44 or 50 contacts (to facilitate a HDD slave and master setup).
The female connector is fitted to the HDD and the male connector, which is available in various height options, is fitted to the mating equipment.
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