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.
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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.

