Opening Doors to Open-Source Hardware, Software and Standards
From zoned storage to root-of-trust chips to shared memory pools, we're leading open-source innovation to drive new system architectures. Learn more here.
February 24, 2020 • 5 min read People
5G Turbo Speeds? We First Need to Remove the Bottlenecks
We need to make sure that hardware will not be a limiter of 5G capabilities. That’s why we’re taking high speed storage to the next level. With the iNAND MC EU521, we’re giving mobile device equipment manufacturers a 5G market-ready solution.
February 18, 2020 • 6 min read Data
Tuition Bills? Our Global STEM Scholarships Can Help!
With up to $1 million in STEM scholarships available, Western Digital is supporting future scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians.
February 12, 2020 • 4 min read People
Western Digital’s Bruce Terris Named IEEE Fellow
Bruce’s recognition by the IEEE is a great honor, and we are extremely proud that he could realize his scientific vision within Western Digital. The application of magnetism in data storage devices is one of the key areas of today’s innovation.
February 12, 2020 • 4 min read People
3 Ways We Build 3D NAND Skyscrapers
With our latest 112-layer 3D NAND announcement, we continue to use vertical, lateral, and logical scaling to balance capacity, cost, and performance.
February 5, 2020 • 6 min read People
The First RISC-V Hackathon in Israel
The first RISC-V Hackathon in Israel included students from Bar-Ilan and Ben-Gurion Universities, developers from NextSilicon and GSOC solutions, and well-established technology leaders such as Mellanox, IBM, and Western Digital and even a team from the Israel Defense Forces.
February 4, 2020 • 3 min read Data
When Good Goes Global – Our “Inside Out” Approach to Inclusion
By promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, we've been recognized as a global leader for multiculturalism -- from Israel to the U.S. and beyond.
January 31, 2020 • 4 min read People
Calling Entrepreneurs for the Data Innovation Bazaar!
Data Innovation Bazaar 2020 is a powerful platform to showcase data-driven ideas that could solve key issues of national importance in India.
January 29, 2020 • 4 min read People
A Memory Card Moment, 20 Years in the Making
Twenty years and nearly 5 billion SD/microSD cards later, we look back at how memory cards evolved to help make life easier for consumers and businesses.
January 28, 2020 • 3 min read Data
WD Red NAS SSDs Boost NAS Performance in Home and Work Offices
Our WD Red NAS SATA SSD gives a huge boost to NAS SOHO applications. These drives are designed specifically for caching through tiered data storage. If a low number of writes and non-continuous sustained performance is needed, however, full flash applications are feasible.
January 23, 2020 • 6 min read Data