Western Digital to Invest $73 Million into Thai Facility's HAMR HDD R&D Project

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    "title": "Western Digital to Invest $73 Million into Thai Facility's HAMR HDD R&D Project",
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    "excerpt": "Western Digital to invest $73 million into Thai facility's HAMR HDD R&D project.\n\nFebruary 19, 2026\n\nEarlier this week, Thai news outlets have reported a recent approval of a major THB2.3 billion (~$73.81 million USD) investment into Western Digital's local operations. The Southeast Asian nation's Board of Investment (BOI) gave the thumbs up to a new on-site HAMR HDD technology research and development project. Western Digital's central location has grown over the past couple of years - for example, around August 2024, Thailand's BOI gave a proposed HDD production hub enlargement the greenlight. Fresh news items outline an upcoming research and development project that will focus on HAMR (Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording) technology, with a view to enhance hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturing capabilities. Additional details mention an international collaboration; involving the North American and Japanese teams - the Thai unit seems to be tasked with devising key components and HAMR's crucial \"laser-based data recording process.\" Earlier on in February, WD's Innovation Day 2026 roadmapped an extensive future HAMR release cadence. By the end of the decade, the data storage specialist projects the debut of 100+ TB drives.",
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