Western Digital

Western Digital Corporation {{nyse|WDC}} (often abbreviated to WD) is a manufacturer of a large proportion of the world's hard disks, and has a long history in the electronics industry as an IC maker and a storage products company. Western Digital was founded on April 23, 1970 as General Digital, a specialty semiconductor maker, with startup capital provided by several individual investors and industrial giant Emerson Electric. In July, 1971, they adopted their current name, had moved to Newport Beach, California, and soon after introduced their first product, the WD1402A UART.

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Hard disk - IC - April 23 - 1970 - Semiconductor - Emerson Electric - July - 1971 - Newport Beach - California - UART

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