Oak Technology, Inc. today unveiled one of the industry's first integrated Compact Disc -- ReWritable (CD-RW)/DVD ``Combo'' controller, which will allow optical storage drive manufacturers to develop high-performance optical storage solutions capable of reading and writing Compact Discs and reading DVD discs from a single slim line drive. The OTI-9897 combo controller creates a fully integrated solution for a combo drive that can significantly reduce both the time to market and the bill of materials for OEM manufacturers.
``Oak is excited to be positioned at the beginning of a new growth curve,'' said Oak Technology president and CEO Young Sohn. ``The notebook market is beginning to adopt optical recording products. Until now there has been a low penetration of optical recording solutions in notebook computers because existing solutions could not meet the requirements for combination CD-RW and DVD devices. Now, our customers can offer both DVD and CD-RW functionality in one drive in a cost effective way.''
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