Matsushita and Ricoh plan to develop 1.5Tb optical disc
According to messages from Japan, Matsushita Electric and Ricoh together with Osaka University plan to start the development of new optical disc technology providing up to 1.5Tb of data (about 300 DVDs) in 2004. The list of developers also includes Pioneer, Mitsubishi Chemical, Aishin Seiki, Kyushu and Shizuoka Universities.
The development costs are estimated as about 2-3 billion yens (about $160-$250 million). The commercialization is expected by 2010.
According to provisional data, the new media will be made using the 3D 10-layer optical storage. So, the development of 150Gb layers as ahead as well. It’s interesting that the disc size will remain the same 12 mm.
Source: The Register
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