Data Storage Media Industry
SOLAR provides sputtering targets for all functional layers
Driven by rapid development of ICT in recent years, coupled with the advance in 5G, AIoT, big data and cloud application services, the era of a global digital economy has arrived. Accordingly, the amount of digital data has risen sharply, creating a huge demand for big data storage.
- Data storage media technologies range from magnetic tape, optical disc, mechanical hard drive to SSD. There are a variety of storage mechanisms available for different market demands. Nevertheless, storage density, storage safety and cost per unit remain as the constant pursuit in storage technology.
- Thin film is widely used in various data storage media technologies due to its excellent precision and ability to be mass produced. Common materials include several precious metals, rare metals and alloy materials, such as Ru, Pt, Ni, Co, Fe, Ta etc.
- Since the properties of thin film materials are integral to storage media performance, materials technology has developed towards more diverse alloy composition and finer microstructure, establish our key materials technology.
- SOLAR has always been in close partnership with storage media customers of materials technology development. Our abundant experience in alloy design and manufacturing enables customers to realize their new storage technology.
- SOLAR provides materials and closed-loop services to storage media customers, such as providing sputtering targets to form thin films, recycling and refining spent targets, spent masks and process waste into raw materials, and regenerated into new sputtering targets to create a sustainable circular economy.
- SOLAR has market-leading material manufacturing technology to offer clients solutions from a holistic approach, particularly in the fields of ruthenium and platinum alloy design, lean production, complete business model of precious metals trading, material testing and thin film properties analysis.
- In recent years, SOLAR has actively co-worked with clients to develop MRAM, HAMR and various storage media/next-generation memory materials. We also help clients customize the sputtering targets for new technologies, significantly reducing product’s time-to-market and gaining a head start in the market.
