Technical Terms
| Glossary | |
| Advanced Process Equipment | Work area for equipment for the cleaning of photo masks. |
| Angstrom | Unit of length, 0.1 nm |
| Anti-Reflective (AR)- Coating | Reduction of reflection on glass surfaces. Through antireflective coating distracting reflections are removed. |
| BLU-LINE | New inline coating machine for Single Layer Blu-ray Disc ROM. |
| Blu-ray Disc | New, 3rd generation optical storage medium. Storage capacity of up to 25 gigabyte per layer, works with the blue laser (405 nm), disc 120 mm diameter. |
| Blu-ray Disc Dual Layer | Blu-ray Disc with two active layers. Storage capacity 50 gigabyte. |
| Blu-ray Disc ROM | Blu-ray Disc Read Only Memory. Prerecorded Blu-ray, digital information can be read, but not altered |
| Blu-ray Disc R | Blu-ray Disc Recordable. Recordable Blu-ray, optical storage medium used for personal archiving (burning) of digital information; information can be recorded only once and thereafter can only be read. |
| Bonding | Bonding of two disc halves. |
| CD | Compact Disc; 1st generation optical storage medium for digital information (audio, video, computer data); storage capacity 650 megabyte; laser wavelength 780 nm; polycarbonate substrate (120 mm diameter; 1.2 mm thickness). |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc – Read Only Memory; 1st generation optical storage medium used for prerecorded data; digital can only be read, but not altered. |
| CD-R | Compact Disc – Recordable; 1st generation optical storage medium for archiving (burning) of digital information; information can be recorded onto a CD R only once, thereafter it can only be read like a CD ROM. |
| CD-RW | Compact Disc – Rewritable; 1st generation optical storage medium used for archiving of digital information; the CD RW can be recorded and erased repeatedly. |
| Cleaning | Performed to prepare eyeglass lenses for additional processing/coating. |
| Curing | Drying or curing of adhesives or lacquers through exposure to ultraviolet light. |
| Decorative Coatings | Brilliant layers on plastic parts. |
| Digital high definition television (HDTV) | High resolution television with a 1920 x 1080 pixel image resolution. |
| DMS Evolution | Mastering system for prerecorded, once-recordable and rewriteable CD and DVD. |
| DVD | Digital Versatile Disc; 2nd generation optical storage medium for digital information (audio, video, computer data); storage capacity of up to 9.4 (2 x 4.7) gigabyte; laser wavelength 650 nm; 2 polycarbonate substrates (120 mm diameter; 0.6 mm thickness) |
| DVD-Audio | Digital Versatile Disc Audio; 2nd generation optical storage medium for digital storage of music. |
| DVD-Plus | 2nd generation optical storage medium combining DVD and CD technology on a single disc. A CD is bonded to the flip side of a DVD 5 disc. |
| DVD-ROM | Digital Versatile Disc - ROM; 2nd generation optical data storage medium for digital information (data, software, games, etc.); the digital information can be read but not altered. |
| DVD-Video | Digital Versatile Disc - Video; 2nd generation optical storage medium for digital storage of movies with multiple language options. |
| DVD R | Digital Versatile Disc - Recordable; 2nd generation optical data storage medium for personal archiving (burning) of digital information; the DVD R can be recorded only once, and thereafter can only be read like a normal DVD. Storage capacity 4.7 gigabyte. |
| DVD-R | Digital Versatile Disc - Recordable; (format used by Pioneer and others). |
| DVD+R | Digital Versatile Disc - Recordable; (format used by Philips and others). |
| DVD+R DL | Dual Layer Digital Versatile Disc - Recordable; optical data storage medium for personal archiving (burning) of digital information with 2 active layers; 8.5 gigabyte storage capacity. |
| DVD 5 | Digital Versatile Disc – storage capacity 4.7 gigabyte. |
| DVD 9 | Digital Versatile Disc – storage capacity 8.5 gigabyte. |
| DVD 10 | Digital Versatile Disc – storage capacity 9.4 gigabyte. |
| DVD-RW | Digital Versatile Disc – Rewritable; 2nd generation optical data storage medium for repeated digital recording, used for PC and video applications. (format used by Pioneer and others). |
| DVD+RW | Digital Versatile Disc – Rewritable; 2nd generation optical data storage medium for repeated digital recording, used for PC and video applications. (format used by Philips and others). |
| DVD-RAM | Digital Versatile Disc – Rewritable; 2nd generation optical data storage medium for repeated digital recording, used for PC and video applications. (format used by Hitachi and others). |
| Dye | Special dye on CD R and DVD R discs onto which information is recorded in a CD or DVD burner. |
| Emould | Electric injection molding machine for the manufacture of disc blanks. |
| Hard Coat (Scratch-Resistant Coating) | First layer applied to synthetic eyeglass lenses during the finishing process. Lens wear- and scratch-resistance are enhanced, thereby improving the durability of the lenses. |
| HD DVD | High Density Digital Versatile Disc. 3rd generation optical data storage medium for storage of digital information. Storage capacity up to 15 gigabyte per layer. Operates with the blue laser (405 nm), Disc Ø 120mm. |
| HD DVD Dual Layer | High Density Digital Versatile Disc with 2 active layers. Storage capacity 30 gigabyte. |
| HD DVD ROM | Prerecorded High Density Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory; prerecorded HD DVD; the digital information can be read but not altered. |
| HD DVD R | High Density Digital Versatile Disc Recordable; optical data storage medium for personal archiving (burning) of digital information; the disc can be recorded only once, and thereafter can only be read. |
| HD Ready | Logo for TV displays able to display High Definition Television. |
| HDTV | High Definition Television. The new High Definition Television (HDTV) will replace traditional TV standards. For an optimum HD-display a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels and 720 lines are required. |
| HDTV-logo | Logo for TV displays able to display High Definition Television. |
| Hydrophobic Coat (Easy Care Coating) | Hydrophobic (water repellent) coating to prevent the adhesion of dust and other contaminants on the lens surface. The Hydrophobic Coat layer reduces the frequency of eyeglass lens cleaning during daily use. |
| Immersion Coating | Process by which the surface of an object is coated by immersion into a liquid. |
| Injection Molding Machine | Machine used to manufacture and shape disc blanks. |
| Laquering | Process by which the hard coat layer is applied during an immersion or spin coating process. |
| LBR 266 | New mastering system for HD-DVD/Blu-ray. |
| Mastering | The mastering process converts digital music, data, or video information into pits. The disc master created during this process is the basis for the subsequent replication process. |
| Metallizing | Application of a thin layer of metal (aluminum, gold, silver, silicon) onto a CD or DVD disc; this reflective layer serves to reflect the laser beam; the cathode technology employed is known as sputtering. |
| MODULUS | Multiple-cathode metallizer for coating rewritable CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM media. |
| MRAM (Magnetic Random Access Memory) | Contrary to conventional technology, this non-volatile storage medium does not lose memory in the absence of power, uses less energy, and exceeds the read/write speeds and data density of other forms of storage. |
| Molding | Injection molding process used to manufacture and shape disc blanks. |
| MoldPro | New fully-electric injection molding machine. |
| Nano Deposition Technologies | Work area which comprises the application areas of the TIMARIS machine. |
| Nanometer | Unit of length, 0.000001 mm. |
| OPTICUS | A machine for coating ophthalmic lenses based on the InLine process. |
| Organic Glass | A vitriform, entirely synthetic material characterized by its low specific weight and impact resistance. |
| PECVD | Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition - process used to apply Hard Coat and Top Coat to eyeglass lenses. Plasma is used in this process to deconstruct complex gas molecules. The product of this reaction precipitates onto the surface of a substrate forming a thin, hard layer. |
| Phase change | Process during which the composition of a material is alternately converted between an amorphous and crystalline state. |
| Pit-length | The pit with data on an optical disc. |
| Polycarbonate | Raw material for all substrates of optical discs (CD, DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray). |
| SACD (Super Audio CD) | Optical data storage medium and advancement of the Audio CD combining the advantages of analog and digital formats. |
| Semiconductor Industry | Field engaged in research and the manufacture of microelectronic integrated circuits or transistors commonly known as microchips used in electronic devices. |
| Semiconductor material | (e.g., silicon) good insulator at low temperatures and good conductor of electricity at high temperatures. |
| SINGULUS 3 DS | Coating machine for decorative layers. |
| SKYLINE | Fully automated replication line for CD, CD ROM and CD cards. |
| SKYLINE II | Fully automated replication line for CD, CD ROM and CD cards. |
| SKYLINE II Duplex | Fully automated replication line for CD and DVD 5. |
| Smart Cathode® | Patented sputter cathode for coating CD and DVD discs with highly uniform reflective layers. Also specially employed for the OPTICUS. |
| Solar layer | Active layer in Thin Film Solar Cells. |
| SPACELINE | Fully automated replication line for DVD 5, DVD 10 and DVD 9. |
| SPACELINE II | Fully automated replication line for HD DVD, DVD 5, DVD 10 and DVD 9. |
| Spin-Coating | A coating process during which liquids such as dyes or lacquers are spun onto the surface of an object. |
| Sputtering | The process by which a thin layer of metal or silicon is deposited onto a polycarbonate disc. Material bombarded by electrically-charged particles (ions) in a vacuum is knocked loose and precipitates onto the surface of a substrate forming a thin coating. |
| Sputter Cathode | Sputtering device in a metallizer. |
| STREAMLINE | Fully automated replication line for CD R. |
| STREAMLINE DVDR / SP-A | Fully automated replication line for DVD±R. |
| STREAMLINE II | Fully automated replication line for DVD±R and CD R. |
| SUNLINE | Fully automated replication line for rewritable discs CD RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM. |
| Target | Metal plate from which particle are deposited in a vacuum which subsequently condense as a thin layer on a substrate. |
| TAURUS | Replication line by HamaTech for DVD R. |
| Tempering | Heat treatment of eyeglass lenses in preparation for subsequent manufacturing steps. |
| Thin Film Head | Read/Write-head for magnetic hard disc drives. |
| TIMARIS | Vacuum coating system which operates in accordance with TMR principles, designed for use in the semiconductor industry. Manufactures either MRAM wafers or future read-write heads for magnetic hard disc drives. |
| TMR (Tunnel Magnetic Resistance) | Effect: Electrical resistance can be altered depending on the external magnetic field applied. The application of this external magnetic field can alter the magnetic alignment in one of the ferromagnetic portions of a three-tiered sandwich (two ferromagnetic layers and a middle, nonmagnetic isolating layer). |
| Top Coat (Easy Care Coating) | Hydrophobic (water repellent) coating to prevent the adhesion of dust and other contaminants on the lens surface. A Top Coat layer reduces the frequency of eyeglass lens cleaning for everyday lens care. |
| Uniformity | Consistency in the thickness of a layer applied to the surface of an object. |
| UV Curing | Drying or curing of adhesives or lacquers through exposure to ultraviolet light. |
| Vaporization | Vacuum coating technology, e.g. for anti-reflective coating on ophthalmic lenses, where material is melted and evaporated in a vacuum. |
| Wafer | Extremely thin slice of silicon up to 300 mm in diameter. Serves as the substrate material for integrated circuits (also known as chips). |