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April 23, 2007
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| STRENGTHENING BLUE-VIOLET DIODE PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND BUSINESS |
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- Establishment of industry-leading monthly capacity of 1.7 million blue-violet diodes and Comprehensive blue-violet laser diode product lineup including high-power output 240mw model -
- Achievement of milestone 2 billion overall laser diode shipments -
Sony Corporation
Sony Shiroishi Semiconductor Inc.
April 23, 2007, Tokyo - Sony Shiroishi Semiconductor Inc. (hereafter Sony Shiroishi), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation (hereafter Sony), today announced that as of March 2007, cumulative shipments of laser diodes have reached 2 billion units since it started production in 1986. |
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| As of April 2007, Sony Shiroishi has also established industry-leading monthly production capacity of 1.7 million blue-violet laser diodes, offering a comprehensive product lineup of blue-violet laser diodes for the wide-ranging needs of external customers as well as for use in Sony products. Furthermore, with Sony Shiroishi scheduled to start mass production of high-power output 240mw diodes from November this year, Sony and Sony Shiroishi will continue to stand at the forefront of the technological development and market for laser diodes going forward. |
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Establishment of Industry-leading Monthly Capacity of 1.7 million Blue-violet Diodes
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Sony Shiroishi has established industry-leading monthly production capacity of 1.7 million blue-violet laser diodes as of April 2007, and has already made preparations to further reinforce production capacity based on future demand.
There has recently been a rapid increase in blue-violet laser diode demand, for use in devices such as Blu-ray Disc (hereafter BD) players or game consoles. To meet this demand, Sony had already installed front-end wafer process equipment capable of producing 5 million blue-violet laser diodes (BD playback-only equivalent) per month. Sony Shiroishi will strengthen its post-process assembly capacity depending on future demand.
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Comprehensive Blue-violet Laser Diode Lineup
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| In addition to the stable production and supply of high-quality, competitive blue-violet laser diodes, Sony will also offer a comprehensive lineup of blue-violet laser diodes targeting the wide-ranging needs of customers. |
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Model name |
Shipment Date |
Sample Price |
Blue-violet laser diode for BD recorder
"SLD3234VF" (output 170mW, φ5.6mm)
"SLD3234VFI" (output 170mW, φ3.8mm) |
Apr, 2007 |
4,500 Yen
5,000 Yen |
Blue-violet laser diode for BD player
"SLD3131VF" (output 20mW, φ5.6mm)
"SLD3131VFI" (output 20mW, φ3.8mm) |
Jun, 2007 |
900 Yen
1,000 Yen |
Blue-violet laser diode for BD recorder
"SLD3235VF" (output 240mW, φ5.6mm)
"SLD3235VFI" (output 240mW, φ3.8mm) |
Nov, 2007 |
4,500 Yen
5,000 Yen |
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2 Billion Cumulative Shipments of Overall Laser Diodes
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Since its establishment in 1986, Sony Shiroishi has become a key site in the development and production of laser diodes, introducing a total semiconductor laser production system that integrates MOCVD (Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition) epitaxial growth with sophisticated wafer processes. It also produces infrared laser diodes for CD players / drive units, red laser diodes for DVD players / recorders and blue-violet laser diodes for BD players / recorders. Sony Shiroishi has shipped 2 billion cumulative units of laser diodes as of March 2007.
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Outline of Sony Shiroishi (as of April, 2007)
| Name : |
Sony Shiroishi Semiconductor Inc. |
| Establishment : |
November 1, 1969 |
| Location : |
Miyagi-Prefecture, Japan |
| Capital : |
450 million yen (Wholly owned by Sony Corporation) |
| Representative : |
Hiroshi Sudo |
| Business Outline : |
Production of Laser diodes and Laser couplers |
| Employees : |
622 |
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