Recording Head Information Service

A foundation of our unmatched HDD coverage, the recording head information service provides an authoritative analysis tool for HDD and recording head manufacturers, suspension suppliers, capital equipment vendors, materials companies, and financial analysts. This service includes:

Quarterly Updates & Annual Five-Year Forecast

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Quarterly updates are dynamic and statistically generated updates that contain the most pertinent tactical data on the entire recording head industry, including:

  • Head shipments by drive form factor and major capacity class
  • Demand scenarios by technology
  • Heads-per-drive rations in each major application area
  • OEM and Captive unit and revenue forecasts
  • HGA shipment analysis in each technology by slider format, GB/disk, and areal density
  • Pricing forecasts

Five –Year Forecasts provide a more strategic view of supply and demand issues affecting the recording head industries. These will be generated in the fourth quarter report and updated for the second quarter.

Executive Briefs

Published several times each quarter, these event-driven publications provide a top-level analysis and commentary of spot market issues affecting the recording head industry and its players. These are intended to give senior executives and management an unfiltered view of key aspects of the head business.

FOCUS ON Documents

Penetrating white papers on issues affecting the HDD industry, its infrastructure, and the broader industry. Topics have included capital investment upgrade forecasts, technology trends and roadmaps, and other issues that offer tremendous insight to TRENDFOCUS clients.

Periodic Installments

Immediate email distribution to keep clients up-to-date on the following:

  • New product announcements including critical specifications such as drive capacity, head type, slider size, areal density, rotational speed, and pricing.
  • Quarterly financial analysis of all publicly held companies in the head market
  • Mergers and acquisitions, licenses, manufacturing expansion
  • Spotlight on new technologies and industry changes

Online Competitive Analysis

Constantly updated profiles of key head and suspension companies, including shipments, revenue, market shares, and strategies.

Daily Global News

Global news from hundreds of sources worldwide is delivered to customers via email every business day and can