Seagate Technology

<p>Seagate Technology Holdings plc is an American <a href="/facts/Computer_data_storage/wPHKFpdx">data storage</a> company. It was incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology and commenced business in 1979. Since 2010, the company has been incorporated in <a href="/facts/Dublin/Fv8ezm8a">Dublin</a>, Ireland, with operational headquarters in <a href="/facts/Fremont%2c_California/MXBKnlI0">Fremont, California</a>, United States.
</p><p>Seagate developed the first 5.25-inch <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">hard disk drive</a> (HDD), the 5-megabyte <a href="/facts/ST-506/AzNuWd63">ST-506</a>, in 1980. They were a major supplier in the <a href="/facts/Microcomputer/ETW22UTv">microcomputer</a> market during the 1980s, especially after the introduction of the <a href="/facts/IBM_XT/5uHxtq6H">IBM XT</a> in 1983. Much of their growth has come through their acquisition of competitors. In 1989, Seagate acquired <a href="/facts/Control_Data_Corporation/ChfGgfPM">Control Data Corporation</a>'s Imprimis division, the makers of CDC's HDD products. Seagate acquired <a href="/facts/Conner_Peripherals/hwrYeT6u">Conner Peripherals</a> in 1996, <a href="/facts/Maxtor/GYHKwDod">Maxtor</a> in 2006, and <a href="/facts/Samsung_Electronics/STxnmHwl">Samsung</a>'s HDD business in 2011. Today, Seagate, along with its competitor <a href="/facts/Western_Digital/Yqc4qS3l">Western Digital</a>, dominates the HDD market.
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