EPSRC and SFI Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic Integration and Advanced Data Storage

EPSRC 和 SFI 光子集成和高级数据存储博士培训中心

• 批准号: EP/S023321/1
• 金额: $ 567.99万
• 依托单位: Queen's University Belfast
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Training Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FS023321%2F1
• 关键词: EPSRC; SFI; Centre; Doctoral; Training

Cloud storage is rapidly growing because we all, as individuals, companies, organisations and governments, rely on data farms filled with large numbers of 'server' computers using hard disk drives (HDDs) to store personal and societal digital information. One server is required for every 600 smartphones or 120 tablet computers, and trends such as Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things are generating yet more new data, so the Cloud will continue to grow rapidly. The Cloud accounted for 25% of storage in 2010 and will account for >60% by 2020. As a result of these trends, the Cloud storage market is growing at 30% p.a. and is expected to be worth nearly $100b by 2022. While almost all personal computing and related electronic devices have migrated to solid state drives (SSD), HDDs are the only viable technology for cloud storageand a step change in the capacity of HDDs is required.Due to the limitations of existing magnetic materials, a new technology is needed to increase the density of magnetic data recording beyond the current 1Tb/sq. inch out to well beyond 10Tb/sq. inch and meet the 30% annual growth rate. Heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) has been identified to overcome physical challenges and has now demonstrated proof of principle.HAMR requires the integration of photonic components including lasers, waveguides and plasmonic antennas within the current magnetic recording head transducer. With a total addressable market (TAM) of 400-600 million hard disk drives p.a. with 3-4 heads per drive, HAMR is projected to require 2+ billion diode lasers p.a. & become the largest single market for laser diodes and photonic integration. HAMR will only be successful if it can be deployed as a low-cost manufacturable technology. Its successful development will therefore drive low-cost photonic integration and plasmonic technology into other industries and applications.Queen's University Belfast & University of Glasgow co-created CDT PIADS in 2014/15 with 9 companies, and the founding vision of CDT PIADS was to train cohorts of high calibre doctoral research students in the skillsets needed by the data storage & photonics partner-base & the wider UK supply chain. Students are trained in an interdisciplinary environment encompassing five themes of robust semiconductor lasers, planar lightwave circuits, advanced characterisation, plasmonic devices, & materials for high density magnetic storage. By providing high-level scientific & engineering research skills in the challenges of integrating photonics & advanced materials alongside rich & enhanced skills training, graduating doctoral students are equipped to lead & operate at the highest technical levels in cross geographic distributed environments.In renewal we exploit the opportunity to engage & enhance our programme in collaboration with Science Foundation Ireland & the Irish Photonics Integration Centre with complementary capabilities including packaging & microtransfer printing for materials/device integration. Our training is expanded to include research on computational properties of functional & plasmonic materials and introduce a new programme of professional externally validated leadership training & offering both PhD and EngD routes. All 50 students recruited in renewal will have industry involvement in their programme, whether through direct sponsorship/collaboration or via placements.Our anchor tenant partner, Seagate Technology, has a major R&D and manufacturing site in the UK. Their need to manufacture of up to 1b p.a. photonic integrated devices at this site gives CDT PIADS a unique opportunity to create an ecosystem for training & research in photonic integration and data storage. The anchor tenant model will bring other companies together who also need the human resource & outcomes of the CDT to meet their skills demands.

云存储正在快速增长，因为我们所有人，无论是个人、公司、组织还是政府，都依赖于充满大量“服务器”计算机的数据农场，这些计算机使用硬盘驱动器（HDD）来存储个人和社会数字信息。每600部智能手机或120台平板电脑需要一台服务器，工业4.0和物联网等趋势正在产生更多的新数据，因此云计算将继续快速增长。2010年，云占存储的25%，到2020年将占60%以上。由于这些趋势，云存储市场每年增长30%。预计到2022年将达到近1000亿美元。虽然几乎所有的个人计算和相关电子设备都已迁移到固态硬盘（SSD），但HDD是唯一可行的云存储技术，并且需要对HDD的容量进行一步改变。由于现有磁性材料的限制，需要一种新的技术来提高磁性数据记录的密度，超过目前的1 Tb/sq。英寸，远远超过10 Tb/sq。并达到30%的年增长率。热辅助磁记录（HAMR）已经被确定为克服物理挑战，并且现在已经证明了原理的证明HAMR需要在当前的磁记录头换能器内集成光子组件，包括激光器、波导和等离子体天线。每年的硬盘驱动器总目标市场（TAM）为4亿至6亿个。由于每个驱动器有3-4个磁头，HAMR预计每年需要20多亿个二极管激光器。成为激光二极管和光子集成的最大单一市场。HAMR只有作为一种低成本的可制造技术部署，才能取得成功。因此，它的成功开发将推动低成本光子集成和等离子体技术进入其他行业和应用。贝尔法斯特女王大学和格拉斯哥大学在2014/15年与9家公司共同创建了CDT PIADS，CDT PIADS的创始愿景是培养一批高素质的博士研究生，掌握数据存储和光子学合作伙伴所需的技能，更广泛的英国供应链。学生在跨学科的环境中接受培训，包括强大的半导体激光器，平面光波电路，先进的表征，等离子体器件和高密度磁存储材料的五个主题。通过提供高水平的科学和工程研究技能，在集成光子学和先进材料的挑战，以及丰富和增强的技能培训，即将毕业的博士生有能力在跨地理分布的环境中以最高的技术水平领导和运作。在更新中，我们利用机会与科学基金会爱尔兰和爱尔兰光子集成中心，具有互补能力，包括用于材料/器件集成的包装和微转移印刷。我们的培训扩展到包括对功能和等离子体材料的计算特性的研究，并引入了一个新的专业外部验证的领导力培训计划，提供博士和工程师课程。所有续约的50名学生都将通过直接赞助/合作或通过实习参与其计划。我们的锚租户合作伙伴希捷科技（Seagate Technology）在英国拥有一个主要的研发和制造基地。他们需要每年生产高达10亿美元的产品。该站点的光子集成器件为CDT PIADS提供了一个独特的机会，可以为光子集成和数据存储的培训和研究创建一个生态系统。锚租户模式将把其他公司聚集在一起，这些公司也需要CDT的人力资源和成果来满足他们的技能需求。