Marvell Controller for Toshiba MG09 Series 18TB HDD

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. announced that its HDD drive controller and preamplifier are shipping in Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation‘s MG09 Series 18TB Cloud-Scale HDD family of products.

Toshiba 18TB MG09 Series HDD

This announcement extends the relationship between Marvell and Toshiba to bring storage products to market, and marks a milestone for the companies following the 2019 launch of Toshiba’s MG08 16TB capacity HDD with Marvell storage solutions.

As the digital transformation proliferates with accelerating adoption of cloud services, digital payments, AI, 5G and video streaming, cloud data centers are driving an insatiable demand for higher capacity storage solutions. The MG09 Series HDD is offering 18TB of capacity with reliability, power efficiency and TCO benefits for cloud-scale infrastructure.

Toshiba’s 18TB HDD product delivers this capacity by utilizing microwave-assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) technology and advanced signal processing developed in close collaboration with Marvell.

Marvell provides HDD read channel technology with areal density gains, and a preamplifier product that is designed to enable MAMR architecture.

“Marvell’s state-of-the-art HDD controller and preamplifier devices have proven instrumental in bringing our MG09 18TB HDD to market to address the demand for hyperscale cloud scalability,” said Kyle Yamamoto, VP, HDD marketing and business operations, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. “As one of our most strategic and trusted suppliers, Marvell has enabled us to expand the capacity of our cloud-scale HDD products while also achieving unsurpassed quality and reliability.“

“We are thrilled that our HDD controller and preamplifier products are being used by Toshiba to power their breakthrough MG09 HDD and deliver cloud-optimized performance and features,” said Matt Kim, senior director, HDD product marketing, Marvell. “This design achievement with Toshiba speaks volumes about Marvell’s leading HDD IP capabilities and underscores the value of our engineering expertise and trusted partnership.“

Marvell’s suite of HDD controller and preamplifier solutions leverage the company’s 25-year history in storage, IP and process, and are enabling the growth of mass storage applications from the edge to the cloud.