Ritek, the Taiwan-based maker of optical discs, has secured certification for blank 2x HD DVD-R (recordable, write once) discs. The company had already achieved certification for its 1x HD DVD-R and 1x HD DVD-RW (rewritable) discs in May this year
In addition to the HD DVD format, Ritek has obtained certification for blank BD (Blu-ray Disc)-R discs, while CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based maker, received the same certification earlier in late April of this year, the sources indicated. Japan-based Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM), Matsushita Electric Industrial (with Panasonic as brand name) & TDK were the first three recipients of such BD-R disc certification, the sources noted.
Although India-based Moser Baer India (MBI) has announced it expects to start volume production of HD DVD-R discs in September 2007, the company has not yet obtained certification, the sources pointed out.
