Western Digital, Tohoku University launch AI data infrastructure lab in Japan
Reuters2026/08/19 16:47- Western Digital launched a joint AI data infrastructure research lab with Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, focused on next-generation storage technologies.
- Facility is based at Tohoku’s Research Institute of Electrical Communication, targeting higher-capacity HDD storage for AI-driven data center growth.
- Operations began July 1, 2026; program runs through June 30, 2029 under Tohoku’s RIEC collaborative research framework.
- WD cited IDC estimates that about 80% of accumulated cloud data center data resides on HDDs, reinforcing demand for capacity gains.
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