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Bidding War for TDK's Hard-Disk Drive Parts Business Could Impact Toshiba and AI Storage Market
Oct 8, 2026
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Seagate Technology and Toshiba are competing to acquire TDK Corp.'s magnetic-heads business, a deal valued at several billion dollars. The outcome of this bidding war may influence Toshiba's future and the dynamics of the growing AI data center storage market.
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- TDK Corp. is selling its hard-disk drive parts business, specifically its magnetic-heads division.
- Seagate Technology Holdings and Toshiba are the main bidders for this unit.
- The deal could be worth several billion dollars and is significant for the $23 billion hard-drive market.
- The demand for storage solutions is being driven by the increasing needs of AI data centers.
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