Western Digital Corporation (often abbreviated as WDC or WD) is one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers (along with Seagate Technology) in the world.[1] It has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company. Western Digital was founded on April 23, 1970 by Alvin B. Phillips, a Motorola employee, as General Digital, initially (and briefly) a manufacturer of MOS test equipment. It rapidly became a speciality semiconductor maker, with start-up capital provided by several individual investors and industrial giant Emerson Electric Company. Around July 1971, it adopted its current name and soon introduced its first product, the WD1402A UART.
Products[]
- Western Digital Slim
- My Passport
- My Passport Ultra
- Personal Cloud
- Western Digital Elements Desktop (NEW)
- My Book Studio
- My Cloud
- My Book
- WD TV Live (NEW)
- WD TV Play (NEW)
- My Passport AV (NEW)
- WD Elements Play (NEW)
It has been announced that the new 2TB will soon be used for YourStudent, in a bid to reduce overcrowding.
- ↑ Disk Drive Industry Update: Volume 76, Needham Company, June 14, 2011