NEC Electronics meets demand for 16x Speed Rewritable DVD Drives with new chipset

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NEC Electronics Corporation and its subsidiary in Europe, NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH, introduced a chipset for rewritable DVD drives that supports 16x recording speed in DVD-R and DVD+R formats. The improved efficiency enables users to record high data volumes on DVD recorders and personal computers in approximately half the time required by previous 8x speed devices. Compliant with recording and playback formats such as DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-RAM, the new chipset enables OEMs to easily configure rewritable DVD drives capable of handling all major standards.


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