Hitachi-LG Data Storage Develop the Industry's First 4x Blu-ray Disc Drive.TOKYO -- Hitachi-LG Data Storage Hitachi-LG Data Storage is a joint venture between Hitachi and the LG group to make optical data storage devices such as CD and DVD drives. Their drives often start with the brand "HL-DT-ST" (Hitachi-LG DaTa STorage) External link Hitachi-LG Data Storage web site (under CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Kazuya Hori) has developed the half-height Blu-ray disc A Blu-ray Disc (also called BD) is a high-density optical disc format for the storage of digital information, including high-definition video. Overview The name Blu-ray Disc is derived from the blue-violet laser used to read and write this type of disc. drive GBW-H10N for built-in use in PCs that achieves 4x high-speed recording for the first time in the industry. Production is slated to begin in late July 2006. This product or so-called super-multi Blu-ray disc drive can record and play back Blu-ray format discs BD-R (Blu-Ray Disc-Recordable) See Blu-ray. and BD-RE (Blu-Ray Disc-RErecordable) See Blu-ray. , play back BD-ROM (Blu-Ray Disc-Read Only Memory) See Blu-ray. , record and play back all-format DVDs (DVD-RAM/R/RW, +R/RW), as well as CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. and CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. , and play back DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). .
-- Outline of 4x Blu-ray Disc Recording Drive "Super Multi Blue
GBW-H10N"
Product Model Shipping Remarks
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Blu-ray disc drive GBW-H10N OEM
for built-in use in PCs (with ATAPI interface) July 2006 product
The GBW-H10N can record and play back 25GB large-capacity Blu-ray discs BD-R and BD-RE suitable for storing high-quality images. For BD-R in particular, this product achieves quadrupled data transfer speed as fast as 144 Mbps for the first time in the industry. Video data saved on a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive can be transferred to a disc and a large volume of data backed up in a short time. Moreover, the BD-RE 2x recording speed is realized as the currently highest speed in the industry. Also for DVD/CD other than Blu-ray discs, the GBW-H10N provides recording and playback functions similar to those of the HLDS HLDS Half-Life Dedicated Server conventional super-multi disc drive. Only with this drive can you enjoy 12 types of BD/DVD/CD discs. By combining the technologies of affiliates, HLDS commercialized the product through comprehensive development starting from key components to the final end product. To support BD/DVD/CD in particular, HLDS newly developed a highly functional optical head and a DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive (1) capable of high-level signal processing See DSP. in support of various recording formats. In addition to these key components, the LD driver with write strategy, buffer underrun See underrun. error prevention, and many other technologies accumulated in conventional super-multi drive development were adopted to ensure very stable recording and playback. (1) Digital Signal Processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
The main technologies developed and employed to realize this drive are as follows:
-- 4x High-speed Recording (Blu-ray Disc)
Laser driver IC for data transfer speed as fast as 144 Mbps
was developed, with a high-output blue laser to accommodate
the quadrupled speed employed, and the write-strategy
optimized to realize 4x recording on BD-R (SL). Thus, the
recording time is reduced by half of that of 2x recording.
-- CAV High-speed Playback Up to 4.8x (Blu-ray Disc)
The adaptive equalization and adaptive Viterbi decoding of
high-speed playback signals achieves low-error playback. As a
result, BD-ROM and BD-R (closed disc) can be played back using
4.8x CAV even faster than recording.
-- Highly functional Pickup and DSP
The recording and playback of various discs were realized by
developing a new single-lens 3LD pickup capable of recording
and playing BD, DVD, and CD and a new highly integrated,
highly functional DSP that integrates conventional DVD and CD
signal processing, as well as BD signal processing.
ABOUT HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc. is a joint company of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT) and LG Electronics, Inc. that started its business in January 2001. We develop and sell optical data storage disc drives for PC OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and keep top share in the world. Our main products are DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. writable drives, DVD-ROM drives, CD-RW drives, CD-ROM drives and its combination drives. Development sites are located in Tokyo (Japan) and in Pyungtaik (Korea).
-- COMPANY PROFILE
Company Name : Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc.
Established : November 22, 2000 (business started on
January 1, 2001)
Head office Location : 4F MSC Center Building
22-23 Kaigan 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
108-0022 Japan
Phone : +81-3-5427-8600
Representative Director, CEO : Kazuya Hori
Capital Stock : JPY 1,500M
Main Specifications
1. Interface ATAPI (Enhanced IDE Interface)
2. Buffer Memory Size 4Mbytes
3. Recording Speed BD BD-R SL 4x
BD-RE SL 2x
DVD DVD-R SL Max. 12x PCAV
DL 4x
DVD-RW 6x
DVD-RAM 3-5x (PCAV)
+R/RW +R SL Max. 12x PCAV
DL 4x
+RW 8x (ZCLV)
CD CD-R 8x
CD-RW 10x
4. Reading Speed BD BD-R SL Max. 4.8x
BD-RE SL 2x
BD-ROM SL Max. 4.8x
DL Max. 4x
DVD DVD-ROM SL Max. 16x
DL Max. 8x
DVD-R SL Max. 10x
DL Max. 8x
DVD-RW Max. 10x
DVD-RAM 3-5x (PCAV)
+R/RW +R SL Max. 10x
DL Max. 8x
+RW Max. 10x
CD CD-ROM/R Max. 40x
CD-RW Max. 40x
5. Reading Disc Type BD BD-ROM (SL 25GB), (DL 50GB)
BD-R (SL 25GB) (Ver.1.1)
BD-RE (SL 25GB) (Ver.2.1)
DVD DVD-ROM
DVD-R(Ver. 2.1 for General), DVD-R
DL(Dual Layer),
DVD-RW, DVD-RAM(Ver.2.2),
+R/RW DVD+R, DVD+R DL(Double Layer), DVD+RW
CD CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Video CD,
CD-Extra,
CD-TEXT
Photo CD, CD-DA, Super Audio CD,
CD-R, CD-RW
6. Recording Disc Type BD BD-R (SL 25GB) (Ver.1.1)
BD-RE(SL 25GB) (Ver.2.1)
DVD DVD-R SL 1.46GB/4.7GB (Ver. 2.1 for
General)
DL 8.5GB (Ver. 3.0)
DVD-RW 1.46GB/4.7GB (Ver. 1.2/ Rev
1.0, 2.0, 3.0)
DVD-RAM 1.46GB/side, 4.7GB/side
(Ver.2.2)
+R/RW DVD+R SL 4.7GB (Ver. 1.3)
DL 8.5GB (Ver. 1.1)
DVD+RW 4.7GB (Vol. 1/Ver.1.3,
Vol. 2/Ver.1.0)
CD CD-R discs conforming to "Orange Book
Part 2"
CD-RW discs conforming to "Orange Book
Part 3"
7. Recording mode BD BD-R: Sequential Recording Mode
with Pseudo-Overwrite
Sequential Recording Mode without
Pseudo-Overwrite
BD-RE: Random Recording
DVD DVD-R: Disc-At-Once, Incremental
Recording
DVD-R DL: Disc at Once, Incremental
Recording,
Layer Jump Recording
DVD-RW : Disc-At-Once, Incremental
Recording
Restricted Overwrite
DVD-RAM : Random Recording
+R/RW DVD+R : Sequential Recording
DVD+R DL: Sequential Recording
DVD+RW : Random Recording
CD CD-R/RW : Disc-At-Once, Track-At-Once,
Session-At-Once, Packet
Write
8. Installation Horizontal, Vertical
9. Power Requirement DC +5V, +12V
10. Dimension 146 (W) x 200(D) x 41.3(H) mm(w/o
Bezel)
11. Weight Approx. 970g
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