- Seagate’s HAMR roadmap could deliver 150 TB of discs, but not before 2035
- The Mozaic platform now allows 4TB dishes, paving the road to 10TB albums by 2028
- MOZAIC 4 to send in 2026, while Mozaic 5 points to qualifications at the end of 2027
In the recent investor and analyst conference of Seagate, CEO Dr. Dave Mosley and CTO, Dr. John Morris, described the long -term road map of the company for the innovation of the hard disk.
This hinted at the possibility of 150 tb of records, the Larger HDD in history, for innovative dishes of 15 TB, but warned that this milestone remains at least a decade away.
The basis of this future lies in HAMR technology (heat -assisted magnetic recording) of Seagate, which is currently displayed through the company’s mozaic platform.
10TB per plate on the way to 2028
“We have great confidence in our product roadmap through Mozaic 5. and in particular, the design space for granular iron platinum that is in Mozaic 3 seems very viable to take up to 10 terabytes per disc,” said Dr. Morris
This 10 -TB reference point is expected to be reached by 2028. “We have confidence that we can provide a path to 10 terabytes per disc in this period of time,” Morris added, explaining that the demonstrations of new technologies typically take five years to reach the qualification of the product.
Looking beyond 10 TB, Seagate is exploring how to extend the abilities of its iron platinum media.
“We believe there is another level of extension of that granular iron platinum architecture that theoretically could reach as high as 15 terabytes per disc,”
Such achieved the road to 150 TB hard drives stacking 10 dishes per unit. However, he warned, “beyond 15 terabytes per disc will require a certain level of disruptive innovation.”
The CEO of Seagate, Dave Mosley, echoed this long -range vision, pointing out: “Now we know how we can reach 4 and 5 and more. In fact, we have visibility … Beyond 10 terabytes of disc with Hamr technology.”
“It will not be easy, but I am convinced that it will keep us in a competitive cost trajectory that no other technology will supplant in the next decade, probably beyond.”
The company’s trust is backed by recent milestones. Mozaic 3, which offers 3TB per plate, is now in volume production, and Mozaic 4 (4TB per plate) is scheduled to enter the client qualification next quarter.
Seagate hopes to start the volume of volume of Mozaic 4 units in the first half of 2026. Meanwhile, Mozaic 5, aimed at 5TB per plate, is scheduled for customer rating at the end of 2027 or early 2028.
Even so, Seagate made it clear that 150TB units based on 15 -TB dishes are not imminent. As Morris emphasized: “This is just another element in the work we do to support our strategy … it will take time. There is still a lot of work in front of us to get there.”
