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 Sony is extremely pleased to announce the expansion of its fifth generation Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) format with the launch of AIT-5. AIT-5 allows user to store 400GB native of critical business data on a single media cartridge. Using ALDC compression the amount of data storage per media cartridge increases to 1.04TB. What’s New In AIT-5 AIT-5 is the smallest tape technology to offer massive native capacity of 400GB3 and sustained native transfer rate of up to 24MB/second. With compression, the AIT-5 format will also enable stored capacity of up to 1.04 TB per cartridge. Helical-scan Recording Technology Helical-scan recording technology, based on a very stable rotating drum/head platform, and permits accurate and very reliable data recording at very high track densities. This efficient packing density is typically five times greater than most linear-serpentine methods and results in space-efficient storage solutions. MR Read Head Technology AIT-5 is the first Sony tape format to feature MR (magneto-resistive) heads. These more sensitive heads can handle higher recording densities and thus enable greater capacity per media cartridge. Dynamic Tracking To enhance signal read-back quality, dynamic tracking capabilities inside AIT-5 controls the MR head position, while on the fly, as data is read. The AIT-5 tape head fluctuates and tracks with the recorded data to ensure maximum data read-back strength and recovery. AME III Tape AIT-5 media is based on AME II technology, which enables the media’s extraordinary areal recording density, as well as, its high durability and clean running operation. AME III improves upon its predecessor, AME II, with a new method for applying the magnetic layer to the tape, an enforced coating layer and a newly developed lubricant for stable operation. AME III media realizes high output and low noise through an improved metal evaporated method, resulting in smaller magnetic particles and a smoother tape that minimizes the spacing loss between the magnetic head and the magnetic layer. R-MIC R-MIC is a non-volatile chip built into the data cartridge that provides quick media loads and allows fast searches to data. The R-MIC chip contains the tape’s system log, search map and user-definable information, allowing the drive to advance at a high speed directly to any file on the tape. | |||||||
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