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Wednesday 27 October 2010
CMC solar subsidiaries turn profitable
CMC Magnetics subsidiaries Sunwell Technology and Sun Q Solar have turned profitable. Thin-film module maker Sunwell said on October 26 that orders remain strong and full capacity...
Wednesday 13 October 2010
CMC, Ritek expected to expand 50GB Blu-ray Disc capacities in 2011
Since global demand for 50GB single-sided double-layer Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs will grow significantly and Japan-based makers including Sony, Panasonic and TDK are expected to not...
Monday 11 October 2010
CMC eyeing movie theater business in China
Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs CMC Magnetics has seen a good return from investment on a theater chain in Taiwan, and is talking with real estate developers in China to...
Friday 8 October 2010
CMC Magnetics sees September revenues decline
CMC Magnectics, the largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on October 8 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$2.087 billion (US$65.5 billion) for September, slipping...
Thursday 30 September 2010
Taiwan expected to become the largest Blu-ray disc maker by the end of 2010
Although Taiwan currently only has two makers, Ritek and CMC Magnetics, manufacturing Blu-ray discs, as the Japanese Yen exchange rate appreciates, Japan-based makers are starting...
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Taiyo Yuden may release OEM orders to CMC, Ritek, says newspaper
Japan-based Taiyo Yuden has decided to reduce its monthly capacity of blank CD-R and DVD optical discs by 40.9% from 110 million discs currently to 65 million discs to cope with increased...
Tuesday 14 September 2010
CMC Magnetics obtains 6x 50GB Blu-ray Disc-R DL certification
CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on September 13 announced it has obtained certification from the Blu-ray Disc (BD) Association for its 50GB single-sided...
Wednesday 1 September 2010
CMC expects proportion of revenues for Blu-ray Disc to exceed 50% in 2012
Taiwan-based optical disc maker CMC Magnetics expects the proportion of its consolidated revenues for Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs to reach 10% in 2010, increase to 20-25% in 2011 and...
Wednesday 4 August 2010
Taiwan makers expected to surpass Japan makers in Blu-ray Disc output
As Japan-based makers including Sony, Sharp and TDK have been shifting their focus of blank Blu-ray Disc (BD) disc production from 25GB BD-R (recordable, write once) and BD-RE (rewritable)...
Wednesday 21 July 2010
CMC, Ritek no plans to offer Blu-ray XL
While Japan-based Sharp and TDK will launch 100GB Blu-ray Disc (BD) XL discs in late July and September 2010 respectively, CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the two largest Taiwan-based makers...
Thursday 3 June 2010
CMC says optical disc prices to continue rising through year-end
Optical disc maker CMC Magnetics will raise quotes in July, with the upward price trend expected to continue through the end of the year to reflect the rising costs of polycarbonate,...
Tuesday 25 May 2010
CMC Magnetics to hike optical disc prices in June, says paper
Taiwan-based optical disc maker CMC Magnetics will raise its quotes by 5-10% in June to reflect continued increases in the material cost of polycarbonate, the Chinese-language Commercial...
Wednesday 12 May 2010
CMC looks to Blu-ray Disc for revenue growth in 2010
Optical disc maker CMC Magnetics expects Blu-ray Disc (BD) to be the main driving force of growth in its 2010 revenues and hopes that BD will account for 15% of its total shipment...
Monday 3 May 2010
CMC chairman: Company not ready for CIGS volume production
CMC Magnetics will not begin volume production of CIGS (copper indium gallium selenide) modules just yet, according to company chairman Robert Wong. Besides more research and development...
Thursday 29 April 2010
More than 20 companies join Taiwan Blu-ray Disc Consortium
More than 20 companies have joined the Taiwan Blu-ray Disc (BD) Consortium, a special interest group formed by Taiwan-based companies involved in the BD market. The consortium is...