Seagate Technology

Seagate Technology Holdings plc
Company typePublic
IndustryComputer storage
PredecessorShugart Technology
FoundedNovember 1, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-11-01) (as Shugart Technology)
Founders
HeadquartersFremont, California, United States (operational)
Dublin, Ireland (legal domicile)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Michael R. Cannon (chairman)
Dave Mosley (CEO)
Products
RevenueDecrease US$6.55 billion (2024)
Increase US$452 million (2024)
Increase US$335 million (2024)
Total assetsIncrease US$7.74 billion (2024)
Total equityNegative increaseUS$1.5 billion (2024)
Number of employees
30,000 (2024)
SubsidiariesLaCie
Websiteseagate.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of June 28, 2024.[1]

Seagate Technology Holdings plc is an American data storage company. It was incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology and commenced business in 1979.[2] Since 2010, the company has been incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Fremont, California, United States.

Seagate developed the first 5.25-inch hard disk drive (HDD), the 5-megabyte ST-506, in 1980. They were a major supplier in the microcomputer market during the 1980s, especially after the introduction of the IBM XT in 1983. Much of their growth has come through their acquisition of competitors. In 1989, Seagate acquired Control Data Corporation's Imprimis division, the makers of CDC's HDD products. Seagate acquired Conner Peripherals in 1996, Maxtor in 2006, and Samsung's HDD business in 2011. Today, Seagate, along with its competitor Western Digital, dominates the HDD market.

  1. ^ "Seagate Technology Holdings plc. FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Cuff, Daniel F. (August 9, 1983). "Business People; Seagate Technology Names New President". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2018.