Taiyo Yuden announces
8X-speed DVD-R and DVD+R for doubling write speed over existing recordable
media
Company draws on its
high-speed data writing expertise to meet the demand for greater disk capacity
and faster recording speed
Schaumburg, IL-March 1, 2004-TAIYO YUDEN (U.S.A.), Inc. announces the launch of
the company's new line-up of DVD-R and DVD+R media allowing writing speeds of up
to 8X. The recognized quality leader in recordable optical media, the company
pioneered high-speed DVD-R and DVD+R technology in late 2002 when it introduced
the industry's first media to support 4X-speed writing. Today, almost all DVD-R
and DVD+R manufactured by TAIYO YUDEN supports 4X-speed writing. This
announcement demonstrates the company's strong commitment to its international
customer base, by announcing the immediate availability of 8X-speed write DVD-R
and DVD+R media for high-volume worldwide distribution.
By commercializing 8X-write DVD-R
and DVD+R technology, the company is poised to meet the high demand anticipated
by industry experts. The Japan Recording-Media Industries Association, for
example, recently reported that worldwide demand for write-once recordable
DVD-the DVD-R and DVD+R formats-soared 500 percent in 2003, to 345 million
units. Rapid growth continues this year, with annual sales projected to rise to
785 million units, or more than double last year's total.
In parallel, current PC
specifications are seeing the migration of integrated TV tuners from value-added
and high-priced desktop PCs to ordinary desktop PCs and into portable PCs. The
wider functionality of PCs also continues to advance, through faster CPU and
higher capacity hard-disk drives (HDD)-improvements that make it possible for
users to store and edit large volumes of video data. For these applications,
TAIYO YUDEN is certain that 8X-speed DVD media will soon become one of its
mainstream product lines.
TAIYO YUDEN defines the de facto
global standard for write-once recordable media, and will continue to lead the
market through the development of high quality, highly reliable products based
on the company's leading-edge technologies. Over ten years'involvement in
optical disk development has allowed TAIYO YUDEN to cultivate high-level core
technologies. These capabilities have enabled the company to achieve significant
advances in thermal design technology for disk pigmentation and substrate
design, and assure the ability to mass produce stable 8x-speed media.
TAIYO YUDEN entered the optical
media business in 1988 with the development of CD-R. Today, the company
continues to rely on domestic production to ensure that only the highest quality
optical recording media is taken to market. TAIYO YUDEN develops and
manufactures its product lineup with technologies that are standardized at the
highest level, and its DVD-R, DVD+R and CD-R never fail to be listed as
recommended media by drive manufacturers. TAIYO YUDEN sees this reputation as
evidence that the market recognizes the high performance and reliability of its
optical disks.
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in its 54th year, Tokyo-based TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. is a worldwide manufacturer
of surface mount and leaded passive components, Bluetooth modules, power
electronics modules and power supplies. With approximately 50% of the worldwide
market in high-frequency multilayer chip inductors used in cellular phone
applications, TAIYO YUDEN reports annual sales of nearly US$ 1.6B. Worldwide,
TAIYO YUDEN employs more than ten thousand people, and the company's North
American affiliate, TAIYO YUDEN (U.S.A.), Inc., operates sales and engineering
offices in: Chicago, IL; Raleigh, NC; Irving, TX; San Jose, CA; and San
Diego County.
Source: Taiyo Yuden
