Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures and markets data storage devices and solutions. The company offers hard disk drives including internal HDDs for personal computers and surveillance, data center drives, external drives and portable drives; solid-state drives; flash-based products for embedded systems; data center platforms and systems; and network-attached storage systems for home and office use. Western Digital operates in more than 30 countries worldwide from its headquarters in San Jose, California, where it was founded in 1970. In 2025, the company spun off SanDisk Corporation with when-issued trading under WDCVV commencing February 13 following the ex-distribution date; opened an expanded System Integration Test Lab in Rochester, Minnesota in October to accelerate AI and cloud storage qualification; unveiled UltraSMR storage solutions and expanded partnerships at Supercomputing 2025 in November; authorized a new $2.0 billion share repurchase program in May; and initiated quarterly dividends.