Sony sent out a press release this morning, announcing that their subsidiary, Sony Shiroishi, is currently the industry's leading producer of blue-violet laser diodes, turning out more than 1.7 million units a month. The company has also shipped more than 2 billion (yes, billion) laser diodes since it started production in 1986.
Sony Shiroishi Semiconductor Inc. (hereafter Sony Shiroishi), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation (hereafter Sony), today announced that as of March 2007, cumulative shipments of laser diodes have reached 2 billion units since it started production in 1986.
As of April 2007, Sony Shiroishi has also established industry-leading monthly production capacity of 1.7 million blue-violet laser diodes, offering a comprehensive product lineup of blue-violet laser diodes for the wide-ranging needs of external customers as well as for use in Sony products. Furthermore, with Sony Shiroishi scheduled to start mass production of high-power output 240mw diodes from November this year, Sony and Sony Shiroishi will continue to stand at the forefront of the technological development and market for laser diodes going forward.
Sony also plans to ship a low cost (~$8) blue-violet laser diode for Blu-ray Disc players in June. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here.
