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

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

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

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.

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.

+ModelRelease dateLoading mechanismReading speedsWriting speedsAdditional functionalityCD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Audio CDDVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW (single layer)DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R (dual layer)DVD-RAM (P-CAV)Blu-ray discCD-R, CD-RWDVD±R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW (single layer)DVD-R, DVD+R (dual layer)DVD-RAMBlu-ray discSH-M522 TS-H492C2004Mechanical tray52×, 40×, 40×, ?16×, ?, ???None52×, 32× None NoneNoneNoneTS-H352 SD-616200548×, ?, ?, ?16×, ?, ???NoneNoneNoneNoneSH-S162200648×, 40×, 40×, 40×12×, 8×, 8×8×, 6×, 6×5×P-CAV48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV)16×, 4×, 4×4×, 8×5× P-CAVLightScribe variantSH-S182/ TS-H652 SH-S183200648×, 40×, 40×, 40×16×, 12×, 8×8×, 8×, 8×12×P-CAV48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV)18×, 6×, 8×4×, 8×12× P-CAVLightScribe variant, CD-MRW supportSE-S184M (external)SH-S202 SH-S203D

TS-H653B200748×, 40×, 40×, 40×16×, 16×, 12×12×, 12×, 12×12×P-CAV48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV)20×, 6×, 8×12×, 16×12× P-CAVLightScribe variant, CD-MRW supportSH-S222 SH-S223200848×, 40×, 40×, 40×16×, 16×, 12×12×, 12×, 12×12×P-CAV48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV)22×, 6×, 8×12×, 16×12× P-CAVLightScribe variant, CD-MRW supportSH-224DB201348×, 40×, 40×, 40×16×, 16×, 12×12×, 12×, 12×5×P-CAV48×(CAV), 24×(Z-CLV)24×, 6×, 8×8×, 8×5× P-CAVSH-B083L200948×, 40×, 40×, 40×16×, 16×, 12×12×, 12×, 12×12×P-CAV12×48×(CAV), 32×(P-CAV)24×, 6×, 8×8×, 8×12× P-CAVNoneLightScribe variantSH-B123L201048×, 40×, 40×, 40×16×, 16×, 12×12×, 12×, 12×5×P-CAV12×48×, 24×24×, 6×, 8×8×, 8×5× P-CAVNoneLightScribe variant

[hxxp://www.tsstodd.com/manual-2/ Archive of TSSTcorp optical drive manuals - link damaged intentionally because as of 2021-05-13 the website seems to be not trustworthy and this page doesn't exist on archive.org before 2017]

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.

ModelType and interfaceRelease dateLoading mechanismReading speedsWriting speedsAdditional functionalityCDDVD (single layer)DVD (dual layer)DVD-RAMBluRay discCDDVD (single layer)DVD (dual layer) (Z-CLV)DVD-RAMBD-RTS-L633Internal (mini SATA)2009Manual tray24×8×8×5× P-CAVNone24× 8×6×5× P-CAVNoneTS-T633Internal (mini SATA)2009Slot24×8×8×5× P-CAVNone24×8×6×5× P-CAVNoneTS-LB23Internal (mini SATA)2011Manual tray24×8×8×5× P-CAV6×24×8×6×5× P-CAVNoneSD-L902AInternal (mini SATA)2006Manual tray24×8×8×5× P-CAVNone24×8×6×5× P-CAVNoneHD-DVD supportSN-208AB SN-208FB SU-208CBInternal (mini SATA)2012Manual tray24×8×8×5× P-CAVNone24×8×6×5× P-CAVNoneSU-228HBInternal (mini SATA)?Manual tray24×8×8×5× P-CAVNone24×8×6×5× P-CAVNoneLightScribe supportSE-208External (USB-B mini)2012Manual tray24×8×8×5× P-CAVNone24×8×6×5× P-CAVNoneAV mode (FAT32 simulation)SE-208BWExternal (USB-B mini)2012Manual tray24×8×8×5× P-CAVNone24×8×6×5× P-CAVNoneAV mode (FAT32 simulation), Optical SmartHub (wireless connectivity)SE-B18ABExternal (USB-B mini)2014Slot24×8×8×5× P-CAVNone24×8×6×5× P-CAVNoneAV mode (FAT32 simulation)SE-506External (USB-B mini)2013Manual tray24×8×8×5× P-CAV6×24×8×6×5× P-CAV6×AV mode (FAT32 simulation)

Notes

See also Hitachi-LG Data Storage Sony Optiarc

References

External links

Archived official website from 2015 on archive.org - be careful to be not redirected to newer snapshots after domain reregistration