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The US District Court in the Southern District of New York State has upheld a patent infringement charge made by Royal Philips Electronics against Taiwan optical disc makers Gigastorage and Princo concerning six Philips CD-R patents. A hearing will now be scheduled to determine damages, according to Philips Taiwan.It will be good to see this court case come to an end. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
Philips filed the complaint in early 2002, with the court delivering a summary judgment in favor of Philips in March 2005, which granted an injunction forbidding further sales of CD-R/RW discs produced by the two makers in the US market.
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According to sources at Lite-On, the LH-20A1P should be available in a matter of weeks. If you'd like to read more, Lite-On's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
LITE-ON IT CORP., the professional ODD manufacturer of DVD & Ultra-Speed CD-RW / Combo Writers, releases the fastest ATAPI / E-IDE DVD Writer in the world: 20X Super AllWrite Drive LH-20A1P. It only takes around 5 minutes to backup 4.7 GB data on an excellent single layer 16X DVD+R or DVD-R media at 20X maximum. LH-20A1P also has innovative SMART-WRITE technology: Through this drive's self-learning function, LH-20A1P will automatically detect and decide the optimal write strategy of DVD recordable media ( DVD+R & DVD-R ) for the best write quality. It can save you a lot of time and trouble for data storage & blank media selection. This Super AllWrite Drive can support all of DVD formats: DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM. LH-20A1P is able to rewrite certified DVD-RAM media at 12X maximum, write DVD+R DL ( Double Layer ) media & DVD-R DL ( Dual Layer ) media at 8X maximum, rewrite High-Speed DVD+RW at 8X maximum, rewrite High-Speed DVD-RW at 6X maximum, and read DVD-ROM media at 16X maximum.
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The LH-18A1H also support's Lite-On's new WriteSmart technology. Similar to HyperTuning and SolidBurn, WriteSmart automatically detects and decides the optimal write strategy for DVD±R media. More information can be found on Lite-On's website. Add a comment
Besides the previously announced LH-18A1P, Lite-On IT has announced it will also launch a LightScribe version of this 18x drive, the LH-18A1H. The LH-18A1H is expected to be available from November 2006.
With the release of the LH-18A1H, Lite-On IT continues to increase its DVD burning speeds from 16x to 18x. With the addition of LightScribe the LH-18A1H offers a lot of versatile options to appeal to the most creative users. The drive writes DVD+R and DVD-R at 18X, thanks to SmartWrite technology. Double and Dual layer discs can be written at 8X. Besides DVD±R(W) compatibility, this drive also incorporates Super AllWrite technology and therefore rewrites DVD-RAM discs at 12X.
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The Company has received Notices from Philips in relation to certain of their patents license agreements for CD and DVD recordable and rewritable formats entered into between the Company and Philips. The Company is challenging these notices as they substantively relate to Philips contract with Imation Corporation (Imation) under which the Company supplies optical media to Imation and its subsidiaries. Imation has filed a Declaratory Judgment Action at the Federal District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA against Philips, U.S. Philips Corporation, and North American Philips Corporation. The Imation complaint seeks a Declaratory Judgment asking the court to reaffirm its cross license with Phillips.Philips is definitely playing hardball with their new licensing schemes. With a number of other companies facing patent renewels, we'll probably be seeing more lawsuits in the near future. Thanks to RJW and Digital Dolphin for providing this news. Add a comment
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Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the industry's first complete system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution that combines both Blu-ray and HD DVD optical disc formats into a highly integrated, single-chip design. Building upon its successful first-generation Blu-ray/HD DVD SoC solution, Broadcom has developed a next-generation universal player SoC that not only significantly surpasses current chip technology in integration and performance, but will further the advancement of high definition media players. The new Broadcom SoC has an advanced feature set, coupled with a software stack that is compliant with both Blu-ray and HD DVD specifications, providing OEMs with a complete platform for future generation media players that support both disc formats, as well as other home entertainment and network applications.I wouldn't hold my breath, hoping for a hybrid Blu-ray/HD DVD player. However, solutions like this should help reduce the costs of single format players. If you'd like to read more, Broadcom's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
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Sources at Taiwan optical disc makers makers indicated demand has been warming up for DVD+R/-R DL (single-sided double-layer) discs recently, following the increased availability of a modding hack that allows for the playing of pirated games on Xbox 360 consoles.The article also mentions that global shipments of DVD+R/-R DL discs are expected to reach 100 million in 2006 and should double in 2007. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
According to various media reports, the hacked games need to be burned onto a dual-layer DVD using a special process before they can be played.
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| Writing Speeds: DVD±R: 18x DVD±R DL: 8x DVD+RW: 8x DVD+R DL: 8x DVD-RW: 6x DVD-RAM: 12x CD-R: 48x CD-RW: 32x | Read Speeds: |
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The European Union (EU) in March of 2002 decided to impose a five-year 37% antidumping duty on blank CD-R discs exported by leading Taiwanese makers, including CMC Magnetics, Ritek and Prodisc Technology, and the expiration of the punitive tax in early 2007 is expected to help Taiwanese makers market CD-R discs in Europe, according to Taiwan industry sources.The article also points out that manufacturers will need to sign up for Philips' Veeza licensing system. If they don't, their products will be banned from the European market. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
However, the expected benefit for CMC and Ritek should be less significant than for second-tier or smaller makers in Taiwan, since the two makers have been shifting part of their CD-R manufacturing to production of blank discs for DVD+R/-R and other DVD formats, the sources pointed out.
