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Hitachi-LG Data Storage

Manufacturer of DVD and Blu-ray optical disc drives

Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS, HL-DT-ST or H-L Data Storage), a joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. and LG Electronics, is a manufacturer of DVD and Blu-ray optical disc drives for desktop computers and laptops.2 It is headquartered in Tokyo.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 22, 2000Founded1
  • Industryrecording medium1
  • HeadquartersTokyo1
  • Websitehitachi-lg.com
  • Legal formjoint venture1

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H-L Data Storage GT90N-0022
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS, HL-DT-ST or H-L Data Storage), a joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. and LG Electronics, is a manufacturer of DVD and Blu-ray optical disc drives for desktop computers and laptops.2

The story

Founded in late 2000, the company began operation in January 2001 and shipped its first product that summer.

In 2006, HLDS began developing Blu-ray Disc drives. The company claims that it has led the disk drive industry in market share since its founding, with a 20% share for fiscal year 2001, 29% for fiscal year 2012, and 60% for fiscal year 2016.

In 2011, Hitachi and LG pleaded guilty to price fixing, and were fined USD21.1M.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hitachi-LG Data Storage, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • optical disc drive

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. Nov 22, 2000Founded Founded1

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