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 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Dissolved: 2018 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Website: https://www.hgst.com/ (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: San Jose (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Industry: computer storage media (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Parent company: Western Digital (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Country: United States (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- HGST — Wikipedia (reference)
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- Data status: Partial
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (71/100)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-21
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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.
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- 7 structured facts available for extraction.
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