SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY SEARCH

With corporate offices in Scotts Valley, California, Seagate employs more than 55,000 people around the world—all contributing to the development of the company’s next-generation storage products. Seagate Technology has been at the forefront of the storage industry for nearly 30 years. From the first 5.25-inch hard drive for the PC to the development of perpendicular recording technology, the company has been pioneering new industry standards that have fueled advancements in the digital information age. As a technology leader and innovator, Seagate continues to invest in the development of new technologies to increase performance, speed and areal density (the ability to store more data in less space).

Seagate’s Worldwide Recording Head Operation headquartered in Bloomington, MN is the company's internal and principal supplier of recording heads. This division's leading research and development capabilities allow the company to design and develop best-in-class read/write heads for hard drives. Disk drive head technology is one of the most precise, complex and dynamic technologies in computing.

The Worldwide Recording Head Operation, in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada, Minneapolis, is seeking innovative Canadian technologies, processes and co-development opportunities that can contribute to the next generation of Seagate’s storage products.

Specifically, Seagate is interested in making contact with Canadian companies and research entitities with technologies and expertise in the following areas:

• Micro actuation technologies;
• Nano-Imprint lithography – in particular, high volume lithography substitution;
• 3D chip architecture (systems-on-a-chip) technologies;
• Heterogeneous integration;
• MEMS/Nano technology in a wide range of areas;
• General sensor technologies;
• Thin film technologies (eg. 5 angstroms thick monolayers, super lattice stacks);
• Heat-assisted magnetic recording (nano-spot laser technology);
• Waveguides and micro-waveguides.
• First Principle Concepts Transport.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

• Review Seagate’s areas of interest and identify those that match your organization’s technologies whether currently existing or under development;
• Ensure that your organization has relevant published papers, presentation materials and/or patents that can be reviewed by the Seagate evaluators;
• Contact Andy Melnyk (andy.melnyk@international.gc.ca) at the Consulate General of Canada Minneapolis with your expression of interest or simply download, complete and return the attached Seagate Technology Submission template;
• All expressions of interest must be submitted via e-mail to andy.melnyk@international.gc.ca no later than February 28, 2009;
• Seagate Technology will review all submissions to determine those of specific interest for future follow-up.