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Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation

Type	Storage Technologies
Industry	Data storage
Founded	1 April 2004 (2004-04-01)
Headquarters	Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hiroshi Suzuki (President & CEO)
Products	Optical disc drives
Owner	Optis 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.

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

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (August 2020)

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 a 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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2020)


Model	Release date	Loading mechanism	Reading speeds					Writing speeds					Additional functionality
Model	Release date	Loading mechanism	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Audio CD^[a]	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-RW^[b]	DVD±R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW (single layer)^[c]	DVD-R, DVD+R (dual layer)	DVD-RAM	Blu-ray disc	Additional functionality
SH-M522^[3] TS-H492C^[4]	2004	Mechanical tray	52×, 40×, 40×, ?	16×, ?, ?	?	?	None	52×, 32×	None	None	None	None
TS-H352^[5]^[6] SD-616^[7]	2005		48×, ?, ?, ?	16×, ?, ?	?	?		None	None	None	None
SH-S162^[8]	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-H652^[9]^[10] SH-S183^[11]	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-S184M^[12] (external)	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
SH-S202 SH-S203D TS-H653B^[13]	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-S223^[14]	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-224DB^[15]^[16]^[17]	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-B083L^[18]	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-B123L^[20]	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

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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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2020)

Model	Type and interface	Release date	Loading mechanism	Reading speeds					Writing speeds					Additional functionality
Model	Type and interface	Release date	Loading mechanism	CD	DVD (single layer)	DVD (dual layer)	DVD-RAM	BluRay disc	CD^[d]	DVD (single layer)^[e]	DVD (dual layer) (Z-CLV)	DVD-RAM	BD-R	Additional functionality
TS-L633^[24]^[25]	Internal (mini SATA)	2009	Manual tray	24×	8×	8×	5× P-CAV	None	24×	8×	6×	5× P-CAV	None
TS-T633^[26]	Internal (mini SATA)	2009^[27]	Slot	24×	8×	8×	5× P-CAV	None	24×	8×	6×	5× P-CAV	None
TS-LB23^[28]	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)	2006^[29]	Manual tray	24×	8×	8×	5× P-CAV	None	24×	8×	6×	5× P-CAV	None	HD-DVD support
SN-208AB SN-208FB SU-208CB^[30]	Internal (mini SATA)	2012	Manual tray	24×	8×	8×	5× P-CAV	None	24×	8×	6×	5× P-CAV	None
SU-228HB^[31]	Internal (mini SATA)	?	Manual tray	24×	8×	8×	5× P-CAV	None	24×	8×	6×	5× P-CAV	None	LightScribe support
SE-208^[32]^[23]	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-208BW^[33]	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-B18AB^[34]^[35]	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-506^[36]	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

↑ On both half-height and slim-type drives by TSST, reading speeds of Video CDs is oddly limited to 16× CAV.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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 rating^[23]
↑ 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 rating^[23]