TDK creates 10-layer 320GB Blu-ray disc
Now you'll have enough space to store all your porn, er, I mean music!
Tech On announced that TDK has made a startling advancement in Blu-ray optical storage, by unveiling a 10-layer 320GB Blu-ray disc at the CEATEC 2009 convention in Japan.
The mega-disc, easily the largest Blu-ray disc announced thus far (at a whopping 32GB per layer), surpasses Sharp’s recent announcement of laser technology capable of producing quad-layer 100GB discs.
Rather than implement Sharp’s method of new laser technology, TDK has created the disc utilizing existing Blu-ray hardware. Without getting into too much technical jargon, the manufacturer has created a superior topmost surface capable of transmitting 99 percent of the light through it.
The composition of the layers also differs from a standard disc, but TDK promises that the error rate will remain commercially viable and expressed confidence in its new manufacturing process.
There is still decent amount of experimentation to be done with the new technology, but TDK strongly reaffirmed plans to go commercial with the new product after rigorous testing.
While there is no firm street date for Japan or North America, speculators have not ruled out the mega-disc being made available to retailers as early as next year.
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