Seagate Hosts Consumer Electronics Conference in Seoul

Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX), the world’s leading hard drive company, today announced that it will hold a Consumer Electronics (CE) Conference at Shinla Hotel in Seoul on November 4. The CE conference is designed to help local CE manufacturers have a better understanding of global CE hard disc drive market trends and Seagate products developed especially for CE applications.

Dave Yang, Seagate’s Asia-Pacific CE manager, will highlight the emerging needs for storage as entertainment and other digital content continues to proliferate. Seagate continues to expand its CE hard disc drive product offerings for applications ranging from automobile navigation and entertainment, to home theater, handheld audio, video, communications and computing. They include a breakthrough hard drive designed specifically for use in cars; the first 8GB 1-inch hard drive for handheld applications; the first 2.5-inch hard drive designed specifically for consumer electronics devices; and the industry’s highest capacity drive - a 500GB model - for DVRs (digital video recorder) and home entertainment systems.

Seagate works closely with its CE partners to enable them to be fast-to-market with innovative, best-in-class products. To that end, Seagate’s technological edge enables it to provide its partners with a comprehensive suite of industry-leading products and services. Seagate’s unique Design Service Centers (DSC) for Consumer Electronics in the US and Singapore offer a variety of services, including testing, integration and mechanical analysis, to help customers design, innovate and deliver new hard drive-capable entertainment devices. Regionally, Seagate’s System Integration Engineering (SIE) Labs also support local customers’ immediate needs. SIE Labs are located in Tokyo and Taipei.

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