Seagate, AMD demo 6Gbps SATA storage

Stephen Withers
Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:09

"The increasing reliance of consumers and businesses worldwide on digital information is giving rise to gaming, digital video and audio, streaming video, graphics and other applications that require even more bandwidth, driving demand for PC interfaces that can carry even more digital content," said Joan Motsinger, Seagate vice president of personal systems marketing and strategy.

"The SATA 6Gb/s storage interface will meet this demand for higher-bandwidth PCs.

"Seagate has a long history of being first to market with new technologies such as Serial ATA, perpendicular recording and self-encrypting drives, and is pleased to be teaming with AMD to stage the world's first public demonstration of SATA 6Gb/second storage," she added

Leslie Sobon, AMD's vice president of product marketing, said "AMD strives to deliver platform technology that our technology partners can use to create high- performance desktop and laptop PCs."

"The new SATA 6Gb/s technology not only incorporates the best features of previous SATA generations but also includes new enhancements.

"This innovation enables AMD to continue to evolve its technology platforms and to develop low-cost designs that our technology partners can use to improve their own PC and laptop products," added Sobon.

No indication was given of when the prototypes will be truned into shipping products.