History (1999): Maxtor Expands in Singapore

Maxtor has purchased a new 350,000-square-foot building, located within 10km to the north of its current facility in Ang Mo Kio.

According to Asian sources, the company got a cheap price for the property and will increase its headcount in the country by 20%, for a total of 5,800 by end-99.

Production in the new facility is expected to begin at the end of 2Q19.

This article is an abstract of news published on issue 134 on March 1999 from the former paper version of Computer Data Storage Newsletter.