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New NEC Chip Compatible With Blu-ray, HD DVD
Kyodo News International
10/10/06 9:52 AM PT
NEC Electronics has developed a chip that can record and replay data in conjunction with both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. The company said the chip will pave the way for the production of computers and other equipment that can utilize the two DVD technologies.
NEC Electronics (Nasdaq: NIPNY) Latest News about NEC said Tuesday it has developed a semiconductor compatible with two different DVD discs -- the Blu-ray disc promoted by a group of companies led by Sony (NYSE: SNE) Latest News about Sony and Matsushita Electric Industrial (NYSE: MC) Latest News about Matsushita, and the HD DVD pushed by a rival Toshiba-led camp.
The new chip that can record and replay data in conjunction with both leading-edge DVD formats will pave the way for the production of computers and other equipment that can utilize the two DVD technologies, Toshiba Latest News about Toshiba said.
Versatility, Speed
The new chip can record and replay data on major optical discs at the fastest speed ever, according to the company.
The new device is a large-scale integrated circuit that controls the DVD drive and the position of the optical pickup that reads and writes data with a blue-violet laser. The chip can be used with all of the five conventional DVD formats as well, NEC added.
Mass production is due to begin early next year with monthly output projected to reach 300,000 units at subsidiary NEC Kyushu and elsewhere during the year through March 2008.
NEC Electronics began shipping sample devices the same day for a price of 10,000 yen (US$83.56) apiece.
Compatible Optical Pickup May Be Next
Another key part, an optical pickup usable on machines using both new DVD formats, is under development by another manufacturer. "We are in talks with that company so that the pickup can be built into a new line of personal computers due to hit the market next spring," an official with NEC said.
The development of the new NEC chip might affect the ongoing contest between the Blu-ray and HD DVD formats as they vie for industry-standard status, industry analysts said.
Toshiba has already marketed its HD DVD recorders and players, and the actual competition between the two camps is expected to begin in earnest toward the end of this year, when Sony and Matsushita debut their own Blu-ray machines.
Kyodo News International
10/10/06 9:52 AM PT
NEC Electronics has developed a chip that can record and replay data in conjunction with both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. The company said the chip will pave the way for the production of computers and other equipment that can utilize the two DVD technologies.
NEC Electronics (Nasdaq: NIPNY) Latest News about NEC said Tuesday it has developed a semiconductor compatible with two different DVD discs -- the Blu-ray disc promoted by a group of companies led by Sony (NYSE: SNE) Latest News about Sony and Matsushita Electric Industrial (NYSE: MC) Latest News about Matsushita, and the HD DVD pushed by a rival Toshiba-led camp.
The new chip that can record and replay data in conjunction with both leading-edge DVD formats will pave the way for the production of computers and other equipment that can utilize the two DVD technologies, Toshiba Latest News about Toshiba said.
Versatility, Speed
The new chip can record and replay data on major optical discs at the fastest speed ever, according to the company.
The new device is a large-scale integrated circuit that controls the DVD drive and the position of the optical pickup that reads and writes data with a blue-violet laser. The chip can be used with all of the five conventional DVD formats as well, NEC added.
Mass production is due to begin early next year with monthly output projected to reach 300,000 units at subsidiary NEC Kyushu and elsewhere during the year through March 2008.
NEC Electronics began shipping sample devices the same day for a price of 10,000 yen (US$83.56) apiece.
Compatible Optical Pickup May Be Next
Another key part, an optical pickup usable on machines using both new DVD formats, is under development by another manufacturer. "We are in talks with that company so that the pickup can be built into a new line of personal computers due to hit the market next spring," an official with NEC said.
The development of the new NEC chip might affect the ongoing contest between the Blu-ray and HD DVD formats as they vie for industry-standard status, industry analysts said.
Toshiba has already marketed its HD DVD recorders and players, and the actual competition between the two camps is expected to begin in earnest toward the end of this year, when Sony and Matsushita debut their own Blu-ray machines.
