STMicroelectronics' Tintoretto Disk Drive Read Channel Achieves 1.4-Gbit/s Speed at 1.5W Power Dissipation

Chip delivers leading signal-processing speeds with low power dissipation

Geneva, June 2, 2004 - STMicroelectronics today announced a new read-write channel technology for hard disk drives that achieves speeds up to 1.4-Gbit/s while maintaining the power dissipation below 1.5W in Read mode at maximum speed. Called Tintoretto, the new technology was designed and can be fabricated in 130nm CMOS technology with improved SNR performances for next-generation hard disk drives that will support capacities in excess of 120-Gbyte/platter and rotation speeds up to 10,000rpm.