Taiyo Yuden announced financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.
Taiyo Yuden Optical Media Sales Decline
Taiyo Yuden announced financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.
Sharp Joins One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool
One-Blue, LLC announced that Sharp Corporation has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.
Fujitsu Joins One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool
One-Blue, LLC announced that Fujitsu Limited has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.
JVC Launches Archival DVD-R Discs
JVC Advanced Media U.S.A. announced its new Archival Grade DVD-R discs, which were independently tested and certified to comply with the ISO/IEC 10995 standard for estimating the archiving lifetime of writable DVDs.
Primera Unveils Archive-Series Disc Publisher
Primera Technology announced its new Bravo Archive-Series Disc Publisher, which features an archival grade DVD recorder and compatible discs from JVC Advanced Media.
In DVD’s Own Image: DVD-Recordable Technology and Promise
This article was the first serious public look at the technical aspects of and market potential for DVD-Recordable (DVD-R). Some thirteen years later, it’s gratifying to see that DVD-R became, and indeed still remains, a beloved and universal means for enjoying, distributing, storing and archiving just about everything digital.
Taiyo Yuden Restarts Disc Production
Taiyo Yuden announced that it has resumed CD-R and DVD-R disc production at its That’s Fukushima subsidiary.
Taiyo Yuden Suspends Disc Production
Taiyo Yuden announced that, as a result the aftershock that struck the northern region of Japan on April 7, 2011, it has once again suspended CD-R and DVD-R disc manufacturing at its That’s Fukushima subsidiary.
Early April Restart for Taiyo Yuden DVD-R Production
Taiyo Yuden announced that it is now producing CD-R discs at its That’s Fukushima subsidiary and plans to restart DVD-R manufacturing in early April.
Taiyo Yuden Disc Plant Resumes Some Shipments
Taiyo Yuden announced that, with the partial restoration of electricity and other infrastructure, it is now shipping some recordable optical disc (CD-R, DVD-R, BD-R) products from its That’s Fukushima subsidiary.
Taiyo Yuden Fukushima Disc Plant Remains Offline
Taiyo Yuden announced that, as of March 18th, recordable optical disc production (CD-R, DVD-R, BD-R) at its That’s Fukushima subsidiary will remain offline until further notice.
Taiyo Yuden Halts Fukushima Recordable Disc Production
Taiyo Yuden announced the earthquake that struck the northern region of Japan on March 11, 2011 may affect shipments from its That’s Fukushima subsidiary, which manufacturers recordable CD (CD-R), DVD (DVD±R) and Blu-ray (BD-R) discs.
Taiyo Yuden Slashes Optical Disc Production
Some sad but not unexpected news today. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. announced a number of severe actions aimed at dealing with eroding market conditions and an “extraordinary loss” within its recordable optical disc group. According to the statement, Taiyo Yuden will cut back its production of CD-R, DVD±R and BD-R media from a current level [...]
JVC Wins DVD Patent Suit Against Conrexx Ritek
Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC), an operating company of the JVC KENWOOD Group, announced that it won a suit it had filed against Conrexx Technology B.V. (Conrexx), a German affiliate of Ritek Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of DVD recordable and other optical storage discs.

