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Fujifilm to Increase Magnetic Tape Production Fivefold Amid AI Demand
- Fujifilm plans to increase magnetic tape production capacity by five times.
- The company will invest 10 billion yen ($63 million) in its Odawara plant.
- The investment aims to meet the growing demand for storage driven by AI data centers.
- This is Fujifilm's largest investment in tape production in 20 years.
- The increased production will target advanced magnetic storage tapes, including 100TB tapes.
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Tom's Hardware·
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The Register·
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