Innovation at Western Digital

Western Digital is a leading innovator in the data storage industry. Our innovation and technologies impact the lives of billions of people every day.

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Our Technical Focus Areas

We work on cutting edge technologies across the following three main technical areas along with a variety of smaller technical domains.

HDD Innovation

Western Digital HDD innovations help turn data into
actionable insights and life-changing outcomes.

Open Source

Western Digital believes in the value of open source as a user and contributor. Whether as a founder, member, or supporter, we work with the ecosystem partners and wider community to foster open source.

Machine Learning and AI

Edge-based solutions for machine learning inferencing, video transcoding and custom acceleration.

Our Contribution to the Academic Community

Technical Publications

Our technical publications focus on the development of materials, processes and devices directed toward memory cell technology encompassing current and future methods of storing information.

Academic Collaborations

We believe academia is an origin of new discoveries and we contribute to the academic community by generating new ideas, devising inventions, funding research projects, and exploring the unknown together.