Sony plans to invest approximately $33 million (5 billion yen) in new production lines.
Sony is set to collaborate with Seagate Technology, a U.S.-based company, on the large-scale production of hard disk drives (HDDs) to address the increasing demand for AI, according to a report by the Nikkei newspaper on Friday.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions is anticipated to begin mass production of lasers used in these drives in May and plans to invest approximately 5 billion yen ($33 million) in new production lines, as reported by Nikkei.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group, known for its technological expertise in the imaging and sensing domain, operates in a wide range of semiconductor device businesses.
Seagate Technology Holdings plc, an American data storage company, has been headquartered in Dublin, Ireland since 2010, with operational headquarters in Fremont, California, United States. Seagate, alongside its rival Western Digital, is a leading player in the HDD market. It offers various internal solid-state drive (SSD) and hard disk drive (HDD) products
