Potential new technology could yield a rewritable optical disc that could contain up to 320GB of data. As more and more content is created in higher and higher definitions it has become apparent that BluRay storage discs may not be large enough.
TDK has always been one to push the limits. Back in August, we heard that the company’s roadmap included 960GB laptop drives and 3.2TB desktop drives. Now, we’re also hearing that it’s looking to push the same boundaries in the optical media realm. How does a 10-layer, 320GB disc sound? Sounds like Blu-ray whimpering.
It will be interesting to see if this is different technology than GE was discussing with the press released referenced here If not it may be a race to the consumer market to monetize this research.