InPhase is a spinoff of Lucent/Bell Labs and they're calling their new holographic media "Tapestry".
Maxell has already announced that they'll be producing it in 2006.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/29/content_3850777.htm
http://www.inphase-technologies.com/index.html
Maxell's press release:Holographic discs to be unveiled next year
www.chinaview.cn 2005-11-29 10:51:02
BEIJING, Nov. 29 -- The first holographic storage systems with 300 GB of storage capacity and a 20 MBPs Transfer Rate will go on sale in late 2006.
InPhase Technologies and Hitachi are jointly developing this technology, dubbed "Tapestry holographic memory technology", which uses laser light interference to store 300 GB on a single disc.
The disc, which would be around 13cm in diameter and a little wider than conventional DVD promises to hold more than six times the maximum content promised from Sony and Toshiba for their next generation formats.
Holographic storage works by storing information using light-sensitive crystals. Because it uses the whole volume of the disk, not just the surface, it's possible to store much more information than is possible on a DVD.
http://www.maxell-usa.com/content/pages ... n=datapr41
FAIR LAWN, NJ (November 18, 2005)
Maxell Corporation of America, the technological leader in advanced recordable media, and InPhase Technologies are bringing a revolutionary technology to market - holographic media. With uncompressed storage capacities achieving 1.6 TeraBytes per disk and data rates as high as 120 MBPs, holographic technology is a true breakthrough in optical media. These features, along with a long archival life, make holographic media a compelling choice for storage and archival requirements.
Holographic data storage is superior to existing disc and hard drive technologies, and is also competitive against tape technologies in capacities and transfer rate. In addition, it offers a 50+ year media archive life and random data access. Finally, the media is expected to have the lowest cost per gigabyte of any commercial quality removable storage.
1.6 TB/disc (platter) and 120 MB/s?
