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Friday 23 October 2026
Western Digital bets on pricing and HAMR, not new capacity, as Toshiba plans to double output
Western Digital has made clear how it intends to meet a sharp rise in hard-drive demand while a rival expands output: it will not build more drives. On its October 22 earnings call,...
Friday 23 October 2026
Western Digital argues AI's longer payoff lies in stored data, not compute
Western Digital argues that demand for hard drives depends less on the current wave of AI spending than investors fear. On its fiscal first-quarter earnings call on October 22, the...
Friday 23 October 2026
Western Digital widens margins on pricing and exabyte growth
Western Digital's fiscal first quarter showed a hard-drive business turning demand into profit faster than into sales. Revenue for the three months ended October 2, 2026 rose 55% from...
Friday 16 October 2026
Supermicro appoints Mark Long as chief financial officer
Supermicro Computer has appointed Mark Long as chief financial officer, bringing an experienced technology finance executive to lead the company as it expands its artificial intelligence...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Seagate, Toshiba reportedly compete for TDK's HDD head unit, a key AI storage link

Seagate Technology and Toshiba are reportedly competing to acquire TDK's hard-disk-drive magnetic-head business, a deal that could reshape one...

Friday 4 September 2026
AUO speeds up asset sales as Singapore plant nears WD deal
AUO is accelerating its asset-light strategy, and its Singapore plant sale now appears headed to Western Digital's Singapore unit. On September 2, the company announced plans to sell...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
AI data centers still lack cost case to replace HDDs with SSDs, says former Western Digital EVP
AI-driven memory demand has sent NAND prices soaring more than 20-fold, but flash memory and hard drive makers alike remain cautious about large-scale capacity expansion. An industry...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Thailand's BOI approves WD project to develop HAMR hard drives
Thailand's Board of Investment (BoI) has approved a THB2.3 billion (US$73.81 million) research and development project for WD's Thai unit, Western Digital Storage Technology (Thailand)...
Thursday 2 October 2025
Western Digital plans US$1 billion investment in Japan, building on decades of local partnerships
Western Digital (WD), the world's largest hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer, announced plans to invest US$1 billion in Japan over the next five years to strengthen next-generation...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Sony to double HAMR semiconductor laser production capacity for HDDs
According to Nikkei, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, the semiconductor division of Sony Group, is set to double the production capacity of its semiconductor lasers designed...
Sunday 18 May 2025
Western Digital, Foxconn launch high-density TOR switch with embedded NVMe storage
Western Digital and Ingrasys Technology, a Foxconn subsidiary, unveiled a strategic partnership on May 15 to debut a next-generation top-of-rack (TOR) switch featuring embedded storage...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Memory industry eyes rebound amid SanDisk, Adata price hikes
The memory market is showing early signs of recovery, with supply chain conditions stabilizing and manufacturers pushing through price hikes. SanDisk, recently spun off from Western...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
Major NAND makers cut production by 10-20% as industry reshuffling pressure looms
End markets are facing diminished demand, leading NAND manufacturers to gradually reduce production since the end of 2024, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 18 December 2024
Chipmaker Kioxia advances in Tokyo debut after jumbo IPO
Memory-chip maker Kioxia rose in its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, underscoring decent investor demand for new shares in Japan. After initially dropping, the company...
Monday 2 December 2024
Kioxia's IPO set to reshape memory industry
Japanese NAND manufacturer Kioxia has secured approval for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, scheduled for December 18. South Korean SK Hynix may acquire...