CMC hikes prices for optical discs by 10%

Apr 15, 15:48

CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, has upward adjusted its quotes for the second quarter of 2010 by 10% to reflect increased polycarbonate costs,...

Optical disc makers CMC, Ritek see mixed on-year growth in February 2010 revenues

Stockwatch - Mar 10, 16:23

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the two largest Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, saw February revenues drop 29.86% and rise 11.14%, respectively, on year.

CMC expects Blu-ray to contribute 10% of revenues in 2Q10, 20% in 4Q10, says chairman

Feb 4, 11:48

Taiwan-based blank optical disc maker CMC Magnetics expects shipments of its Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs to account for 10% of its revenues in the second quarter and 20% in the fourth...

CMC monthly Blu-ray Disc capacity reaches three million

Jan 21, 11:52

Taiwan-based optical disc maker CMC Magnetics has expanded its monthly capacity for Blu-ray Disc (BD) to three million discs, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Optical disc makers CMC, Ritek see mixed results in December

Jan 11, 11:15

Taiwan-based optical disc makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek have reported unaudited revenues for December 2009, with the former seeing a decrease to NT$1.403 billion (US$43.4 million)...

New licensing contracts between Philips and CMC, Ritek effective for only 3 years

Jan 7, 12:25

The new licensing contracts that Philips signed with Taiwan's two largest optical disc makers - CMC Magnetics and Ritek - will only remain in effect for three years instead of 10...

Philips makes large cuts in CD-RW, DVD royalties for CMC, Ritek

Jan 4, 10:14

Royal Philips Electronics has reduced royalty charges for CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW optical disc formats by 71.4-72.2% from US$0.035-0.036 per disc originally to US$0.01...

CMC, Ritek differ on China HD disc outlook

Dec 28, 11:02

CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, holds the opinion that China Blue High-definition Disc (CBHD) is only able to compete with Blu-ray Disc (BD)...

Optical disc makers CMC, Ritek see mixed results in November

Stockwatch - Dec 11, 10:23

Taiwan-based optical disc maker CMC Magnetics' unaudited November revenues reached NT$1.504 billion (US$46.5 million), dropping 13.19% on month and 25.19% on year, while fellow maker...

Ritek, CMC to expand Blu-ray Disc capacities, says newspaper

Newswatch - Jun 30, 11:43

Taiwan-based blank optical disc maker Ritek will expand its monthly Blu-ray Disc (BD) capacity from one million discs currently to two million discs in the third quarter of 2009,...

CMC, Ritek enjoy revenue growth in May

Jun 12, 14:07

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the two largest Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, have estimated revenues of NT$1.623 billion (US$49.9 million) and NT$1.21 billion, respectively,...

Toshiba accuses CMC, Ritek of DVD patent infringement

May 18, 11:15

Toshiba has announced it filed a lawsuit on May 14 with the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin to charge US-based optical disc vendor Imation as well as several...

CMC Magnetics lands OEM order for Blu-ray Disc discs from Mitsubishi Kagaku Media

Newswatch - Feb 25, 11:07

CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, has obtained an OEM order for blank Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs from Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM), a subsidiary...

CMC, Ritek look to Blu-ray Disc orders from Japan

Newswatch - Feb 20, 11:54

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the two largest Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, expect to receive OEM orders for blank Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs from Japan-based makers because...

CMC sees January revenues up slightly on year

Stockwatch - Feb 11, 13:50

Taiwan's two largest optical disc makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek on February 10 reported their revenues for January 2009. CMC record on-year growth for the first time in more than...

CMC and Ritek see December revenues drop on month

Jan 12, 10:06

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the two largest Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, saw sequential decreases 9.07% and 0.39%, respectivey, in their self-estimated revenues for December...

CMC revenues up, Ritek down in November

Stockwatch - Dec 10, 15:29

Taiwan-based optical disc makers, CMC Magnetics and Ritek, December 9 released revenues figures for November, with the former's figure increasing and the latter's decreasing on mon...

CMC, Ritek obtain new CD-R, DVD+R/-R licensing from Philips

Dec 5, 17:15

CMC Magnetics and Ritek have reached a consensus with Royal Philips Electronics about new licensing terms for Philips' CD-R and DVD+R/-R patents. A new contracts are to be signed...

Taiwan IT makers not affected by Thailand protests

Nov 28, 16:43

Although protesters have paralyzed Bangkok's air transportation, several Taiwan-based IT companies who have operations in Thailand have reported that their businesses remain unaffe...

Transtouch to ship Touch Lens panels in December

Nov 18, 16:20

Taiwan-based touch panel maker Transtouch Technology will start shipping its frame-less Touch Lens products, developed in cooperation with CMC Magnetics, in December, according to...

CMC Magnetics sees continued sales growth in October

Nov 7, 10:42

CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based make of blank optical discs, on November 6 reported revenues of NT$1.924 billion for October 2008, the highest monthly total for the company...

Bad times for Taiwan optical disc makers

Nov 3, 11:55

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top two Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, suffered net losses of NT$1.733 billion and NT$970.1 million, respectively, in the third quarter,...

CMC and Ritek see mixed September revenues

Oct 13, 10:36

Taiwan-based blank optical disc makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek have released consolidated revenues figures for September 2008, with CMC's figure rising by 4.4% on month while Ritek's...

CMC and Ritek to hike DVD+R/-R OEM quotes for 4Q08

Sep 24, 01:10

CMC Magnetics and Ritek will increase OEM quotes for DVD+R/-R discs for the fourth quarter of 2008, with CMC to raise prices by 10-15% while Ritek will look at order volumes before...

CMC Magnetics August revenues up 16%

Stockwatch - Sep 10, 12:09

CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based producer of blank optical discs, reported revenues of NT$1.61 billion for August, up 15.6% on month and representing the company's highest...

CMC and Ritek suffer losses in 1H08

Sep 1, 10:40

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top-two Taiwan-based optical disc makers, on August 29 released their financial reports for the first half of 2008, posting a net loss of NT$3.243 billion...

CMC Magnetics still seeing demand exceed supply

Aug 26, 01:00

CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based OEM maker of blank optical discs, has received orders with the total volume exceeding its production capacity by 8%, despite the company increasing...

CMC and Ritek see July revenue rise

Aug 8, 11:54

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top two Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, both reported a sequential revenue increase for July, with Ritek's revenues hitting its highest monthly...

Taiwan market: CMC subsidiary aims to sell 100k pre-recorded Blu-ray Disc movies in 2009

Jul 31, 11:21

Deltamac (Taiwan), CMC Magnetics's subsidiary engaged in distribution of DVD disc movies, claims it was the first company to introduce Blu-ray Disc (BD) movies to the Taiwan market...

CMC Magnetics looking to hike optical disc OEM prices again in 4Q08

Jul 31, 01:15

CMC Magnetics, who plans to adjust its OEM quotes for blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs up by 10% on average in August according to a previous report,...

Sunwell places 180MW repeat order with Oerlikon

Jul 15, 10:34

Sunwell, a wholly owned subsidiary of CMC Magnetics, has announced that it has ordered another two end-to-end thin film silicon production lines from Oerlikon Solar. One 60MW line...

Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see June revenues up, CMC, Ritek suffer drops

Jul 11, 10:01

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the top two Taiwan-based makes of optical disc drives, as well as CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top two Taiwan-based producers of blank optical discs,...

CMC and Ritek gain back share from China competitors in Latin America

Jul 8, 01:00

CMC Magnetics, Ritek and Prodisc Technology, leading Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, have won OEM orders from the retail channel in Latin American countries, with the...

Ritek and CMC benefiting from fast growing demand for blank dual-layer DVD discs

Jul 1, 01:05

International retail prices of blank 4-6x DVD+R/-R DL discs have dropped by about 50% during the first half of 2008 to around US$1, spurring a fast growth in global demand. As the...

CMC and Ritek to start production of 6x BD-R discs

Jun 27, 01:20

CMC Magnetics and Ritek have 6x Blu-ray Disc (BD)-R discs in the process of certification by potential clients and plan to kick off volume production in August and some time in the...