Sony to make laser diodes that can help double hard drive capacity

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20240216  Seagate Technology HDD with Sony tech

Seagate Technology's new hard disk drive (HDD) will take advantage of Sony's new laser diode technology. (Photo by Keiichi Furukawa)

KEIICHI FURUKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Sony Group will begin mass-producing laser diodes that promise to help double the capacity of hard disk drives (HDDs) and meet today's insatiable demand for data centers, Nikkei has learned.

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