thing are depend dicey for both HD videodisk and Blu - ray , because a key ingredient has suddenly become scarce : blue laser crystal rectifier yield rates are only 30 % according to Nichia , a company responsible for for 80 % of the patrician laser diode provision . The diodes are used in both HD DVD and Blu - ray players , and the shortage will severely throttle the number of player that can be shipped .
Sources said only Pioneer and Plextor are presently capable to maintain shipments of products using the downhearted junction rectifier , with Toshiba shortly join them . Another source says any new model using those semiconductor diode might be postponed until 2007 . This has certainly been a rough start for both high-pitched definition disc formats .
Blu - ray and HD - DVD to suspend competition until 2007[DigiTimes Systems , viaCrunchGear ]
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