Sony DADC Produces 10 Millionth 50 Gigabyte Blu-ray Disc

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Sony DADC Produces 10 Millionth 50 Gigabyte Blu-ray Disc



Production milestone reflects the increasing popularity of 50 Gigabyte
Blu-ray Disc in the Home Entertainment market

TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony DADC today announced the
production of its 10 millionth 50 Gigabyte Blu-ray Disc (BD50). Sony DADC
manufactures BD50s in its three plants, located in Terre Haute, Indiana;
Salzburg, Austria; and Shizuoka, Japan. The ten millionth BD50 was
manufactured at Sony DADC's Terre Haute facility, and was "Spider-Man(TM)
3" from Columbia Pictures.
Since the launch of this High Definition format, Sony DADC has produced
more than 50 million Blu-ray Discs in its three plants, In addition, these
three plants have a combined Blu-ray manufacturing capacity of 21 million
discs per month.
"A year and a half ago, when the dual-layer 50 Gigabyte Blu-ray Disc
was introduced it caused a stir amongst the content creation industry,"
said Bob Hurley, EVP, Sales and Marketing. "The exceptionally high storage
capacity enables movie studios to present their titles in the very best
High Definition visual and audio quality. Furthermore, these huge capacity
discs provide opportunities to load added value content, such as bonus
material, interviews with the actors and production team, plus rich
BD-Java-based interactivity designed to provide a complete entertainment
experience."
Since Blu-ray Disc manufacturing began in Terre Haute in May '06,
capacity and yield rates have consistently climbed.
"BD25 yield rates and machine output performance have exceeded our
expectations.
Single layer yields are consistently around 85% and daily machine
output levels are approaching parity with our DVD assets," said Mike
Mitchell, EVP Sony DADC. "With regard to BD50, yields have increased
steadily, and are consistently between 75% and 79%. Cycle times for BD50
have likewise been improved dramatically. As demand for both BD25 and BD50
increases and the production lines are run more consistently, we fully
anticipate further yield improvements."
To promote market development of Blu-ray Disc manufacturing, Sony DADC
has worked with leading system integrators of disc replication equipment
such as Singulus and Oerlikon in the areas of dual layer Blu-ray production
technologies. As a result, both Singulus and Oerlikon have recently
announced the shipping of their first BD50 production liners to their
customers within the next few weeks.
About Sony DADC
Sony DADC, a leading producer of optical disc media, has cutting-edge
optical media manufacturing facility locations in Terre Haute, IN and
Pitman, NJ. Although widely known for its quality disc production and
distribution services, Sony DADC also develops and delivers dynamic
technologies that not only protect disc content, but also transform discs
into powerful marketing tools by adding secure links to bonus web-site
content or prize incentives. Sony DADC operates within the Sony Corporation
of America corporate group. Visit us at http://www.sonydadc.com or call
1.800.358.7316 for more information.