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Princeton Media Communications Association Princeton Chapters of the ACM / IEEE Computer Society NOVEMBER 2005 MEETINGNext-Generation
Storage: Mark Knox / Toshiba, Tony Jasionowski / Panasonic Date:
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Additional Information How much capacity is enough? CDs now seem tiny compared to 4.7 GB DVDs, which are now also available in 8.5 GB dual-layer. But that’s not enough for our insatiable need for storage, especially with the advent of high-definition video formats. Our first two speakers, Mark Knox (from Toshiba) and Tony Jasionowski (from Panasonic Corp.), will discuss the next step to blue-laser DVD discs, with two competing formats due to ship early next year – HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. These products not only offer more data density, 15 to 25 GB per layer, but also multiple layers, 2 to 3 to 4 to maybe 8 layers, with the promise of up to 45 to 100 to 200 GB per disc. But these are incremental improvements – maybe it’s time for a new technological approach to the promise of holographic storage, the far-out dreams of Star Trek coming back to earth in real products as early as next year. Jim Hegadorn (from Fuji Photo Film USA) will explore the development of holographic storage, promising capacities of 200 GB in 2006, with a path to 1 TB and beyond. That’s trillions of bytes, over 200 times the capacity of a DVD, on a disc with the same form factor. This meeting is open to the public. Students and their parents are welcome. There is no admission charge, and refreshments are served. Princeton ACM/IEEE Princeton MCA-I Directions to Sarnoff Corporation: Sarnoff Corp. is on Routes 1 and 571, From Route 1, take Route 571 towards Hightstown |
