James Delahunty
22 May 2007 18:57
Taiwanese optical disc producer, Ritek, has announced it has received the certification for both HD DVD-R (recordable, write once) and HD DVD-RW (rewritable) formats. The company indicated that the technological barrier for HD DVD-R is quite high and that for HD DVD-RW is higher. Volume production of the discs is expected to begin in the second half of this year at the earliest.
CMC Magnetics recently received certification for Blu-ray Disc (BD)-R production and may be ready to begin volume production as early as next quarter. Support from the Taiwan's manufacturing capabilities will be a key promotion tool for the BD and HD DVD platforms.
Ritek's manufacturing capability for DVD+R/-R DL (single-sided double-layer) discs was helpful in obtaining the certification, according to the company.
Source:
DigiTimes