Constellation 3D's first generation disc products will be a family of CD sized (120mm) multilayer discs with capacities up to 140 Gigabytes and retrieval rates up to 1Gigabit per second. This compares to 17.4 Gigabytes of storage in the highest capacity (dual-layer, dual-sided) DVD. The storage provided by these new discs would allow up to 20 hours of compressed HDTV film viewing. FMD (fluorescent multiplayer disc) and FMC (fluorescent multiplayer card) technology development milestones over the coming weeks and to confirm in details of the Company's upcoming demonstrations - FMD digital cinema videodiscs and FMC home movie videocard - to be held this October and November. The recording, reading and storing of the information is accomplished through the use of fluorescent materials embedded in pits and grooves in each of the layers. The fluorescent material emits radiation when excited by an external light source. The information is then decoded as modulations of the intensity and color of the emitted radiation. The company's first generation card products will be a family of credit card sized memory storage devices for use in mobile applications. This ClearCard™ will have capacities up to 5 Gigabytes. In the future, cards and discs with capacities exceeding 1 Terabyte (1,000 gigabytes) are planned. The company will also be announcing WORM (Write Once Read Many) products. Constellation 3D is focused on conducting research and development within the field of advanced data storage technology. The company is currently exploring partnership arrangements with data storage industry leaders in all relevant market segments. The goal of these arrangements is to ensure swift adoption of the company's multi layer technology into the next generation of devices that incorporate data storage. Title of your site: URL: Place to: Comment (optional): © Galiel.net, 2000
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