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Thailand's BOI approves WD project to develop HAMR hard drives

What happened

Thailand's BOI approved a $73.8 million R&D project for Western Digital's local unit to develop HAMR technology, targeting HDDs exceeding 100TB by 2029. This is a long-term R&D investment in next-generation storage technology. Neutral: No immediate impact on supply, demand, or pricing of current HDD components.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 10/100

Affected components and suppliers

HDD

Western Digital

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Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 2/16/2026 · View original source

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Thailand's BOI approves WD project to develop HAMR hard drives

What happened

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