Seagate Technology

Seagate Technology PLC is an American data storage company, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hard disk drives. Incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology, Seagate is currently incorporated in Dublin, Ireland and has its principal executive office in Cupertino, California.

Seagate has been a leader in the development of the hard disk drives since releasing the 5 MB ST-506 drive in 1980, the first 5.25-inch hard drive. They were a major supplier in the microcomputer market during the 1980s, especially after the introduction of the IBM XT in 1983. In 1989, they finalized the purchase of Control Data Corporation's Imprimis division, makers of the well-regarded Wren product line. This gave Seagate access to the Wren's voicecoil-based technology. In 1991, they introduced the 7,200 RPM Barracuda line, which remains their high-end offering to this day. They purchased Maxtor in 2006 and Samsung HDD business in 2011.

On March 12, 2013 Seagate Technology plc announced that the company is the first hard disk manufacturer to ship 2 billion hard disk drive which the first billionth shipped done in 2008 after 29 years produced but doubling only in 4 years inline with demands of streaming video, online shopping and other heavy-lifting data services for the uptick.