Intricate modeling of HDD and reliability analysis in light of advances in Nanotechnology and MEMS

We have demonstrated the impact of developments in nanotechnology to Hard Disk Drive (HDD) technology. We have put forth a proposition to enhance the modeling of future storage devices based on innovations in the field of Nanotechnology and MEMS. We have elucidated the influence of recent advances of Nano-Composites, MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) etc. and their implications towards the development of storage devices in the future. We have discussed about reliability modeling, nano-physics modeling and thin-film polymer modeling of HDD technology on computer-aided engineering tools such as MATLAB. We have also devised a design of Nanotechnology and MEMS enabled future HDD. We have given a small model for array based MEMS cantilevers for HDD and have used SUGAR MEMS simulation library in MATLAB to model it. We have included the parameters to be kept in mind while modeling a HDD in light of the innovations in Nanotechnology and MEMS. Finally we have stated the working of a MEMS-based actuator and presented its reliability modeling.