Sony and Seagate to Increase HDD Capacity to 30TB, Aim to Meet Growing Data Center Demands
Sony and Seagate to Increase HDD Capacity to 30TB, Aim to Meet Growing Data Center Demands
Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY) is set to significantly enhance Hard Disk Drive (HDD) capacities through the mass production of laser diodes, a move poised to meet the growing demands of data centers worldwide.
索尼集團公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：SONY）將通過批量生產激光二極管來顯著提高硬盤驅動器（HDD）的容量，此舉有望滿足全球數據中心不斷增長的需求。
Starting in May, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, in collaboration with Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (NASDAQ:STX) from the U.S., will manufacture these advanced diodes for use in 3.5-inch HDDs capable of storing 30 terabytes of data—double the capacity of current models.
從5月開始，索尼半導體解決方案將與美國希捷科技控股有限公司（納斯達克股票代碼：STX）合作，生產這些先進的二極管，用於能夠存儲30 TB數據的3.5英寸硬盤，是當前型號容量的兩倍。
To accommodate this innovative technology, Sony plans to invest approximately 5 billion yen ($33 million) into expanding its facilities in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and Thailand, Nikkei Asia reports.
日經亞洲報道，爲了適應這項創新技術，索尼計劃投資約50億日元（合3,300萬美元），擴建其在宮城縣、日本和泰國的設施。
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This technological advancement is characterized by its unprecedented precision, enabling lasers to target areas as minute as one-millionth of a millimeter on the disk's surface.
這種技術進步的特點是其前所未有的精度，使激光器能夠瞄準圓盤表面微至百萬分之一毫米的區域。
Heating the storage area to 400 degrees or higher allows for denser data packing, significantly expanding the HDD's storage capabilities.
將存儲區域加熱到 400 度或更高可以實現更密集的數據打包，從而顯著擴展硬盤的存儲能力。
This breakthrough comes at a crucial time, as the rise of startups and companies investing in generative artificial intelligence fuels an exponential increase in data center demand.
這一突破發生在關鍵時刻，投資生成式人工智能的初創企業和公司的崛起推動了數據中心需求的指數級增長。
Research firm Statista projects global data generation to surge to 181 zettabytes by 2025, a 90% increase from 2022.
研究公司Statista預計，到2025年，全球數據生成量將激增至181澤字節，比2022年增長90％。
However, their substantial land and electricity requirements hinder the expansion of data centers.
但是，它們大量的土地和電力需求阻礙了數據中心的擴展。
Sony's laser diode technology presents a solution to these challenges, promising to double data storage capacity without increasing space and cutting electricity consumption by about 40%, thus supporting the sustainable growth of data centers in the face of escalating data needs.
索尼的激光二極管技術爲這些挑戰提供了解決方案，有望在不增加空間的情況下將數據存儲容量增加一倍，並將電力消耗減少約40％，從而在面對不斷增長的數據需求時支持數據中心的可持續增長。
This week, Sony reported third-quarter FY23 sales growth of 22% year-on-year to $25.34 billion, beating the consensus of $24.62 billion.
本週，索尼報告稱，23財年第三季度銷售額同比增長22％，達到253.4億美元，超過了預期的246.2億美元。
Adjusted EPS of $1.99 beat the consensus of $1.65. It also shared plans to list its financial arm in October 2025.
調整後的每股收益爲1.99美元，超過了市場普遍預期的1.65美元。它還分享了在2025年10月上市其財務部門的計劃。
On Friday, Macquarie analyst Damian Thong downgraded Sony from Outperform to Neutral.
週五，麥格理分析師達米安·通將索尼的評級從跑贏大盤下調至中性。
Price Action: SONY shares traded lower by 2.34% at $89.84 premarket on the last check Friday.
價格走勢：索尼股價在週五的最後一次盤前交易中下跌2.34％，至89.84美元。
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