Toshiba Acquires Fujitsu HDD Business: Opportunity or Eventuality?

Publication Date	February 2009
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	10
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC07029

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Summary

This IDC Insight analyzes the impact of Toshiba's acquisition of Fujitsu's HDD business and Showa Denko's acquisition of Fujitsu's HDD media operations on the HDD component supply infrastructure to the remaining base of HDD vendors and customers. IDC outlines what it believes Toshiba will need to do to execute this acquisition successfully.

Content

IDC Opinion
In This Insight
Situation Overview
- A Bit of History
  - Fujitsu
  - Toshiba
- Prelude to Consolidation: Significant Changes to the Mobile 2.5in. HDD Segment
- Figure: HDD Market Share of Mobile 2.5in. by Regional HDD OEMs, 2003-2008
- Figure: Average Selling Price of Mobile 2.5in. by HDD Configuration, 2003-2008
Future Outlook
Figure: Worldwide HDD Shipments Share by Form Factor of All Segments, 2007-2012
- Is There an Opportunity for Competitors?
- Figure: Worldwide HDD Market Share of Desktop-Class 3.5in. HDDs, 2005-2008
- HDD Component Relationships
- Conclusion: Challenges to Overcome and Opportunities to Seize
  - Personal Storage - Pick a Brand
  - Move Quickly to Develop a Complete Enterprise Storage Device Product Portfolio
  - Consolidate Manufacturing Facilities and Reduce Capacity