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[News] Toshiba to Double AI Data Center HDD Capacity by FY2027 With $380M Expansion as AI Storage Demand Surges

What happened

Toshiba plans a 60 billion JPY investment to double AI data center HDD capacity by FY2027. Driven by AI infrastructure demand and SSD shortages, the HDD market remains tight. Bearish: Capacity expansion signals future supply relief, pressuring current tight prices.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 65/100

Affected components and suppliers

Hard Disk Drives (HDD)Nearline HDDs

Toshiba Western Digital Seagate Technology

capacity-expansionshortageai-demand

Source and time

Source: TrendForce · 10/1/2026 · View original source

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[News] Toshiba to Double AI Data Center HDD Capacity by FY2027 With $380M Expansion as AI Storage Demand Surges

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