If you’ve played around with laser diodes that you’ve scavenged from old equipment, you know that it can be a hit-or-miss proposition. (And if you haven’t, what are you waiting for?

a company responsible for 80% of the blue laser diode supply. The diodes are used in both HD DVD and Blu-ray players, and the shortfall will severely limit the number of players that can be shipped.

announced today the availability of its new ATR0885 laser diode driver IC for use in combined HD-DVD/Blu-ray, DVD, CD players and PC CD-ROM drives. HD-DVD and Blu-ray are new disc standards ...

Laser diodes are a staple of many gadgets around us, including CD and DVD players and computer drives, laser pointers and the lasers that are used for transmitting telecommunications signals.

nonpolar blue-violet laser diode that it says could replace the c-plane violet laser diodes used by the Blu-ray and HD-DVD next-generation DVD formats. The team's initial results indicate that the ...

Santa Clara, CA”November 10, 2003″Making a dramatic entry into a fast-growing market, National Semiconductor Corporation introduced laser diode drivers (LDDs) that will allow desktop and notebook ...

Combine that with the fact that some HD DVD players are being sold ... Sony's Blue Laser Diodes Down to $8 – PS3 and BD Player Price Cuts Soon?

Since manufacturers of blue laser diodes are still unable to improve yield rates, the shortage may result in pushing back the competition between Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD-DVD optical disc drives ...

Doctor Volt used various parts from the Samsung Blu-ray player, including a laser diode, stepper motor to move the laser, its optical pickup unit, and focus coil, for their project. They also had ...