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Wd® Establishes Hard Drive R&D Center in Singapore
Published Mar 2, 2011
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Western Digital announced that it has established a research and development center in Singapore, where the company will leverage the local talent pool and expertise of research organizations, such as Singapore’s ASTAR Data Storage Institute (DSI), and universities in the development of advanced hard drive technologies.
Located in Singapore Science Park, near WD’s newly acquired media manufacturing operation, the Western Digital Singapore HDD R&D Center is now operational.
The company also announced that it is entering an agreement with DSI to collaborate on the development of advanced head, media and hard drive system design.
The proliferation of content on personal computers, storage devices and social networks is driving demand for higher capacity hard drives and the advanced science and engineering behind them.
WD’s focus for the new center is the development of future solutions for hard drive recording heads and media, system design and manufacturing processes. An estimated 65 research engineers will be hired within the next three years.
Singapore has built a wealth of engineering talent, now available to WD,” said Tim Leyden, WD chief operating officer. “This is a product of a supportive government, R&D resources from DSI and universities, and a long history of hard drive industry manufacturing and engineering operations in the country.
The resulting environment has produced an advanced technology research and human resource culture that makes Singapore an ideal location for WD investments.
DSI is very pleased to be collaborating with WD. I believe we will be able to add value to one another, further pushing the limits of drive technology and bringing about new and advanced storage solutions to the industry,” said Dr. Pantelis Alexopoulos, executive director of DSI.
WD will have invested S$500 million in Singapore over the next five years, including its recent media plant acquisition, capital equipment for capacity expansion and technology enhancements and the HDD R&D Center.
About WD:
WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information.
The company designs and produces reliable, high performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss.
Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and media products.
WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital® and WD brand names.
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