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Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology

Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation is a former international joint venture company of Toshiba (Japan) and Samsung Electronics. Toshiba used to own 51% of its stock, while Samsung used to own the remaining 49%. The company specialized in optical disc drive manufacturing. The company was established in 2004.

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Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation
Company type
Storage Technologies
IndustryData storage
Founded1 April 2004 (2004-04-01)
Headquarters
Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Hiroshi Suzuki (President & CEO)
ProductsOptical disc drives
OwnerOptis Co., Ltd.

Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation (abbreviated TSST) is a former international joint venture company of Toshiba (Japan) and Samsung Electronics (South Korea). Toshiba used to own 51% of its stock, while Samsung used to own the remaining 49%. The company specialized in optical disc drive manufacturing. The company was established in 2004.

A slimline DVD Writer (TS-L633) source ↗

The company's headquarters is located in Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo, Japan with Hiroshi Suzuki as its president and CEO. Its subsidiary, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation is located in Suwon, South Korea, and headed by Dae Sung Kim.

Each corporation in Japan and Korea has the individual directorate system. For the business issues, TSST has been discussing it through the common relevant organization for mutual consent. TSST is currently responsible for the product development, marketing and sales, and has been taking advantage of the existing network of Samsung Electronics and Toshiba for manufacturing, sales, and after-sales service.

Half-height optical drives by TSSTcorp with writing abilities are branded "WriteMaster".

History

In October 2009, TSST had received a subpoena from the U.S. Justice Department for possibly violating the antitrust laws.1

Samsung and Toshiba sold their stakes in TSST to Optis Co., Ltd., a Korean manufacturer that made products for TSST under contract.2

In mid-2016 TSST entered Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in Delaware US, shielding it from most U.S. creditor actions while the company reorganizes its business in Korea's court system and restructures a $78 million debt.2

Models and specifications

All reading speeds are in constant angular velocity unless otherwise indicated.

"?" indicates that the format is supported, but the speed specification is unknown for this model.

Functionality not listed in "Additional functionality" (e.g. CD-MRW support) for a particular model does not always imply that the feature is missing, but may also imply that existing sources have not confirmed that feature for that particular model yet.

Half-height

Model numbers with the third digit being a "2" stands for an Parallel ATA + Integrated drive electronics (IDE) interface, while the digit "3" stands for a Serial ATA (SATA) interface. DVD writers by TSST may have a "WriteMaster" branding.

Some models such as the SH-S162 and the SH-S182 have "L" variants (SH-S162L and SH-S182L) respectively, which indicates support for LightScribe technology.

Writing speeds higher than ×16 (constant angular velocity) are only unlocked on quality recordable media from selected manufacturers, including Mitsubishi/Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden.

Model Release date Loading mechanism Reading speeds Writing speeds Additional functionality
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Audio CDa DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW (single layer) DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R (dual layer) DVD-RAM (P-CAV) Blu-ray disc CD-R, CD-RWb DVD±R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW (single layer)c DVD-R, DVD+R (dual layer) DVD-RAM Blu-ray disc
SH-M5223

TS-H492C4

2004 Mechanical tray 52×, 40×, 40×, ? 16×, ?, ? ? ? None 52×, 32× None None None None
TS-H35256

SD-6167

2005 48×, ?, ?, ? 16×, ?, ? ? ? None None None None
SH-S1628 2006 48×, 40×, 40×, 40× 12×, 8×, 8× 8×, 6×, 6× 5×P-CAV 48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV) 16×, 4×, 4× 4×, 8× 5× P-CAV LightScribe variant
SH-S182/

TS-H652910 SH-S18311

2006 48×, 40×, 40×, 40× 16×, 12×, 8× 8×, 8×, 8× 12×P-CAV 48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV) 18×, 6×, 8× 4×, 8× 12× P-CAV LightScribe variant,

CD-MRW support

SE-S184M12

(external)

SH-S202

SH-S203D

TS-H653B13

2007 48×, 40×, 40×, 40× 16×, 16×, 12× 12×, 12×, 12× 12×P-CAV 48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV) 20×, 6×, 8× 12×, 16× 12× P-CAV LightScribe variant,

CD-MRW support

SH-S222

SH-S22314

2008 48×, 40×, 40×, 40× 16×, 16×, 12× 12×, 12×, 12× 12×P-CAV 48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV) 22×, 6×, 8× 12×, 16× 12× P-CAV LightScribe variant,

CD-MRW support

SH-224DB151617 2013 48×, 40×, 40×, 40× 16×, 16×, 12× 12×, 12×, 12× 5×P-CAV 48×(CAV), 24×(Z-CLV) 24×, 6×, 8× 8×, 8× 5× P-CAV
SH-B083L18 2009 48×, 40×, 40×, 40× 16×, 16×, 12× 12×, 12×, 12× 12×P-CAV 12×19 48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV) 24×, 6×, 8× 8×, 8× 12× P-CAV None LightScribe variant
SH-B123L20 2010 48×, 40×, 40×, 40× 16×, 16×, 12× 12×, 12×, 12× 5×P-CAV 12×19 48×, 24× 24×, 6×, 8× 8×, 8× 5× P-CAV None LightScribe variant

2122

Slim type

On slim type optical drives, accessing speeds are physically limited by the rotation speeds of the engine rather than the performance of the optical pickup system or the physical strength of the disc.

Model Type and interface Release date Loading mechanism Reading speeds Writing speeds Additional functionality
CD DVD (single layer) DVD (dual layer) DVD-RAM BluRay disc CDd DVD (single layer)e DVD (dual layer) (Z-CLV) DVD-RAM BD-R
TS-L6332425 Internal (mini SATA) 2009 Manual tray 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV None 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV None
TS-T63326 Internal (mini SATA) 200927 Slot 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV None 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV None
TS-LB2328 Internal (mini SATA) 2011 Manual tray 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV 6× 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV None
SD-L902A Internal (mini SATA) 200629 Manual tray 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV None 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV None HD-DVD support
SN-208AB

SN-208FB SU-208CB30

Internal (mini SATA) 2012 Manual tray 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV None 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV None
SU-228HB31 Internal (mini SATA) ? Manual tray 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV None 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV None LightScribe support
SE-2083223 External (USB-B mini) 2012 Manual tray 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV None 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV None AV mode (FAT32 simulation)
SE-208BW33 External (USB-B mini) 2012 Manual tray 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV None 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV None AV mode (FAT32 simulation),

Optical SmartHub (wireless connectivity)

SE-B18AB3435 External (USB-B mini) 2014 Slot 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV None 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV None AV mode (FAT32 simulation)
SE-50636 External (USB-B mini) 2013 Manual tray 24× 8× 8× 5× P-CAV 6× 24× 8× 6× 5× P-CAV 6× AV mode (FAT32 simulation)


Notes

Notes

  1. On both half-height and slim-type drives by TSST, reading speeds of Video CDs is oddly limited to 16× CAV.
  2. CD-RWs with speed ratings higher than 16× are written in Z-CLV zones of 16×CLV, 24×CLV and 32×CLV, of which the highest level depends on the speed specification of the particular CD-RW media used.
  3. DVD-RWs rated for 6× are written in Z-CLV zones of 4×CLV and 6×CLV for drive models until 2006, and entirely in 6×CLV for drive models since 2007.
  4. CD-R: 24×CAV; CD-RW: 24×Z-CLV in zones of 10×CLV, 16×CLV, 20×CLV and 24×CLV of which the highest speed zone depends on the used media's speed rating23
  5. DVD±R: 8×CAV; DVD+RW: 4×Z-CLV or 8×CAV; DVD-RW:6×Z-CLV in zones of 2×CLV, 4×CLV, and 6×CLV of which the highest speed zone depends on the used media's speed rating23
See also

See also

References

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