Bangkok--October 27--SEG Seagate Technology, Inc. (NYSE:SEG), the world's largest manufacturer of disc drives and related components, recently announced strategic partnerships with three leading manufacturers of high-precision instruments and equipment in the development of fluid dynamic bearing motors for hard disc drives. Sankyo Seiki, Seiko Instruments Inc., and Taylor Hobson Pneumo are working in conjunction with Seagate to design, machine, and manufacture fluid dynamic bearing motors one of