is not to be confused with hitachi data systems . this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message hgst inc. type subsidiary of a public company industry computer storage devices predecessor hitachi global storage technologies founded 2003 ; 13 years ago 2003 headquarters san jose california united states area served worldwide key people mike cordano president products hard disk drives solid state drives external storage devices number of employees 45 000 parent western digital 2012 present website www.hgst.com hgst inc. formerly hitachi global storage technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of western digital that sells hard disk drives solid state drives and external storage products and services . 1 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 hard drives and solid state drives 2.2 external storage 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit hitachi global storage technologies was founded on january 6 2003 as a merger of the hard disk drive businesses of ibm and hitachi . 2 hitachi paid ibm us 2.05 billion for its hdd business . 3 4 on march 8 2012 western digital wd acquired hitachi global storage technologies for 3.9 billion in cash and 25 million shares of wd common stock valued at approximately 0.9 billion . the deal resulted in hitachi ltd. owning approximately 10 percent of wd shares outstanding and reserving the right to designate two individuals to the board of directors of wd . it was agreed that wd would operate with wd technologies and hgst as wholly owned subsidiaries and they would compete in the marketplace with separate brands and product lines . 5 6 7 in may 2012 wd divested to toshiba assets that enabled toshiba to manufacture and sell 3.5 inch hard drives for the desktop and consumer electronics markets to address the requirements of regulatory agencies . 8 9 hitachi global storage technologies japan ltd. is the japanese branch of hitachi global storage technologies inc. in november 2013 the company announced a 6 tb capacity drive filled with helium . 10 in september 2014 the company announced a 10 tb helium drive which uses shingled magnetic recording to improve density . 11 on october 19 2015 western digital corporation announced a decision from china s ministry of commerce mofcom which enabled the company to integrate substantial portions of its hgst and wd subsidiaries under western digital corporation western digital but they must offer both hgst and wd product brands in the market and maintain separate sales teams for two years from the date of the decision . 12 13 14 as such as of october 19 2015 hgst is a western digital brand and no longer a separate entity . products edit hard drives and solid state drives edit ultrastar hua723020ala640 ultrastar enterprise class line of 3.5 inch and 2.5 inch hdds with scsi fibre channel sas and sata interfaces ; and a line of 3.5 inch and 2.5 inch fibre channel and sas ssds . deskstar desktop class line in 3.5 inch form factor with sata interfaces . travelstar mobile class line in 2.5 inch form factor with sata interfaces . endurastar ruggedized line in 2.5 inch form factor with sata interfaces primarily for automotive applications . cinemastar 3.5 inch and 2.5 inch form factors optimized for consumer electronics applications requiring quiet operation and streaming support . external storage edit lifestudio products announced in 2010 but now discontinued were external hard drives that combine photo organization software a 3d wall for displaying content a connected usb flash key . 15 g technology external storage products acquired in 2009 16 are sold to apple macintosh communities including users of multimedia content such as final cut pro digital audio video production professionals . touro family of cloud storage backup products . see also edit hitachi lg data storage hlds joint venture of hitachi and lg ; manufacturer of dvd and blu ray drives . hitachi data systems hds manufacturer of modular enterprise storage systems software and services . references edit 1 dead link hitachi establishes hitachi global storage technologies taking a bold new step for storage innovation press release . hitachi . january 6 2003 . hitachi buys ibm disk drive business june 6 2002 archived march 11 2011 at the wayback machine . hitachi and ibm complete hard disk drive agreement press release . ibm . december 31 2002 . hitachi completes transfer of hard disk drive business to western digital press release . hitachi canada . march 9 2012 . wd completes acquisition of hitachi global storage technologies creates the industry s deepest technology capability and broadest product portfolio press release . western digital . march 8 2012 . byford sam march 9 2012 . western digital completes 4.8 b hitachi gst buyout becomes world s largest hdd manufacturer . the verge . wd reaches agreement with toshiba corporation to divest certain 3.5 inch hdd assets press release . western digital . february 28 2012 . wd completes divestiture of assets to toshiba corporation press release . western digital . may 15 2012 . mellor chris november 4 2013 . helium filled disks lift off you can t keep these 6tb beasts down . the register . retrieved november 5 2013 . gasior geoff september 9 2013 . shingled platters breathe helium inside hgst s 10tb hard drive . the tech report . retrieved september 9 2014 . western digital corporation announces decision from china s ministry of commerce enabling integration of substantial portions of hgst and wd subsidiaries press release . western digital . october 19 2015 . paul alcorn 2015 10 19 . mofcom approves hgst wd integration with two year hold separate clause . tomsitpro.com . retrieved 2016 08 17 . china finally says yes to wd hgst union . theregister.co.uk . retrieved 2016 08 17 . dong ngo july 7 2010 . hitachi unveils lifestudio storage solutions . cnet news blog . retrieved june 25 2013 . hitachi gst completes acquisition of fabrik inc. company sets stage for continued global expansion pdf . news release . april 6 2009 . archived from the original pdf on september 20 2010 . retrieved june 25 2013 . external links edit official website japanese hitachi establishes hitachi global storage technologies taking a bold new step for storage innovation hitachi ltd. press release v t e hitachi divisions and subsidiaries current clarion hitachi cable hitachi cable manchester hitachi canadian industries hitachi capital hitachi construction machinery hitachi construction machinery europe hitachi consulting hitachi data systems bluearc hitachi electronics hitachi maxell hitachi medical systems hitachi rail horizon nuclear power jecs former euclid trucks1 fabrik1 hitachi global storage technologies2 joint ventures and shareholdings agility trains 40 % alaxala networks 60 % ge hitachi nuclear energy 40 % hitachi lg data storage japan display 10 % nec casio mobile communications 9.26 % nippon columbia 18.21 % renesas electronics 30.62 % telcon construction solutions 60 % products services and standards current alis d vhs emiew hitachi adaptable modular storage 2000 hitachi dx07 hitachi starboard locomotives hitachi magic wand multiple units hitachi 917 hitachi sr8000 hitachi travelstar hitachi truecopy ls r m8 stacked volumetric optical disk superh universal storage platform defunct h8 family hd64180 hitac hitac s 810 hitachi 6309 hitachi deskstar hitachi flora prius hitachi g1000 hitachi hatsukaze hitachi sr2201 hitachi t. 2 hitachi tr .1 m6 microdrive people namihei odaira kenichi ohmae hiroaki nakanishi takashi kawamura places hitachi kashiwa soccer stadium hitachi ibaraki hitachi tower ts tenkaku other dkb group hdmi licensing hitachi 3tours championship hitachi data systems history the hitachi foundation hindu hitachi scholarships hitachi sunrockers hitachi rivale kashiwa reysol 1now integrated into other hitachi divisions or business 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of toshiba ocz jmicron marvell phison pmc sierra sandforce now part of seagate smi captive fusion io hgst stec intel micron samsung seagate toshiba ocz ssd manufacturers list of solid state drive manufacturers interfaces advanced host controller interface ahci fibre channel fc nvm express nvme pci express pcie sata express serial ata sata serial attached scsi sas universal serial bus usb configurations hdd form factors msata m. 2 pci express expansion card thunderbolt mini displayport usb type c u. 2 related organizations incits jedec jc 42 jc 64.8 onfi nvmhci work group usb if sata io sff committee snia sssi t10 scsi t11 fc t13 ata category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hgst & oldid 738208479 categories manufacturing companies based in san jose californiacompanies established in 2003computer storage companiesmultinational companies headquartered in the united stateshidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from 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