Seagate and Toshiba reportedly compete to buy TDK’s hard-drive head business

The business makes magnetic heads for hard-disk drives used in data-center storage. Bloomberg says the rivals are seeking to keep pace with demand for storage devices supporting AI data centers. DigiTimes reports that an acquisition could reshape a supply chain already concentrated among a small number of suppliers.

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• Bloomberg: Seagate, Toshiba Said to Vie for TDK’s Hard-Drive Head Unit

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BL Bloomberg Seagate, Toshiba Said to Vie for TDK’s Hard-Drive Head Unit · Kentaro Tsutsumi and Takashi Mochizuki 11:53 PM

DT DigiTimes Seagate, Toshiba reportedly compete for TDK's HDD head unit, a key AI storage link · DIGITIMES 8:50 PM

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