AheadTek is a supplier of specialty magnetic heads that fulfill the needs of thousands of customers throughout the world. The company serves a wide variety of markets, such as the television broadcast, video production, computer and data storage industries. AheadTek is located in San Jose, Calif., the capital of the Silicon Valley. The company provides concurrent engineering, vertically integrated manufacturing operations and proactive planning, service and support. In addition, a collection of resources has been assembled, including engineering and manufacturing personnel, as well as modern manufacturing equipment. The company s products include video heads, disk products and specialty tape products, which includes servo writers for mass storage data systems involved in real-time and back-up applications.