Fujifilm develops new LTO Ultrium 10 data cartridge

The new Fujifilm LTO Ultrium 10 Data Cartridge (LTO-10), a magnetic tape data storage cartridge that achieves a maximum recording capacity of 75 TB per cartridge (30 TB for uncompressed data), will enable the secure and cost-effective storage of large amounts of data.

In addition to allowing stable read/write operations, the tape offers Lower initial deployment costs than hard drives (HDD), making it a cost effective solution for data storage. Additionally, the tape offers “air gap” data protection, physically isolated from the network, which minimizes the risk of data damage or loss caused by system failures, exposure to computer viruses and cyber attacks.

Kenichi Otaki, Head of Data Storage Solutions at Fujifilm, said: “As a data storage cartridge manufacturer with the largest global market share, Fujifilm will continue to develop and supply high-performance, high-quality media that meets the needs and trust of our customers.”

One of the keys to increasing the capacity of magnetic tapes is to improve the areal recording density, que indica la cantidad de datos que pueden grabarse por unidad de superficie. LTO-10 incorpora “partículas magnéticas híbridas finas” desarrolladas mediante la combinación de tecnologías de diseño de nanopartículas used in both “strontium ferrite (SrFe) magnetic particles”, a new generation magnetic material, and “barium ferrite (BaFe) particles” currently used in high-capacity data storage tapes, and has adopted this material for the first time in the LTO Ultrium series. By further reducing the particle size of the magnetic material and improving its magnetic properties, Fujifilm has increased the areal recording density of magnetic tape by approximately 1.7 times compared to current products.

Main features

Maximum capacity (uncompressed): 75TB (30TB)

Maximum transfer speed (uncompressed): 1,000MB/sec. (400MB/sec.)

Maximum transfer speed (uncompressed); Internal EEPROM with 32 kB electromagnetic induction antenna

Tape width: 12.65mm

Tape thickness: 5.2 μm

Tape thickness: 1.035 m