How Much Is Those Diodes...

[joeorc]

for people who doubt the cost reduction that sony just did..(5) million blu-ray laser diodes for players AT ($8.00 EACH DIODE)..what was the COST of BLU-RAY DIODES FOR 2001...

UPDATE: 06-13-01:
Nichia America is now making directly-injected VIOLET diode lasers at 5 and 30 milliwatts (405nm), and they now have a directly injected BLUE laser diode (5mW at 440nm) with a lifetime of 500 hours. The blue diodes cost $3,000 each, not including driver electronics or beam forming optics. (!)
http://safeco2.home.att.net/laser.htm