HGST
HGST, Inc. (Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) was a manufacturer of hard disk drives, solid-state drives, and external storage products and services. It was initially a subsidiary of Hitachi, formed through its acquisition of IBM's disk drive business.
Basic Information
- Category: computer storage media
- Founded: 2002
- Headquarters: San Jose
- Website: https://www.hgst.com/
Documented Facts
- Founded: 2002
- Dissolved: 2018
- Website: https://www.hgst.com/
- Headquarters: San Jose
- Industry: computer storage media
- Parent company: Western Digital
- Country: United States
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- HGST — Wikipedia (reference)
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