Last update: Friday 10 May 2013 [136 news items]
Lite-On Technology adjusts merger plans
May 10, 10:38
Lite-On Technology has announced adjustments to its planned merger with Lite-On IT. As of May 7, 2013, Lite-On Technology has obtained 93.76% of Lite-On IT shares. According to regulations,...
Lite-On IT January revenues up sequentially
Feb 8, 10:26
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT had consolidated revenues of NT$3.61 billion (US$123 million) for January 2013 increasing 6.7% on month but decreasing 4.2% on year, according...
Lite-On Technology to take over Lite-On IT
Jan 31, 11:22
Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology has announced plans to increase its stake in Lite-On IT, a Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) and SSD (solid-state drive) maker, from...
Lite-On IT December revenues drop
Jan 9, 10:59
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.38 billion (US$116 million) for December, slipping 6.6% on month and 16.5% on year...
Lite-On IT to gradually lower ODD revenues proportion to 30% in 2015, says CEO
Dec 14, 11:03
Lite-On IT will adjust the structure of its production to gradually decrease the proportion of consolidated revenues from optical disc drives (ODDs) from over 70% in 2012 to 30% in...
Dec 13, 14:12
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reduced its staff due to decreasing ODM production for Japan-based vendor Sony Optiarc, which has decided to withdraw from...
Lite-On IT sees decreased November revenues
Stockwatch - Dec 10, 10:38
Taiwan-based optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT had consolidated revenues of NT$3.62 billion (US$124 million) for November decreasing 8.3% on month and 18.8% on year. Revenues for...
Lite-On IT pushes for 3.5-4 million SSD shipments in 2013
Dec 5, 21:22
Optical disc drive maker (ODD) Lite-On IT has been aggressively expanding its solid state drive (SSD) business and expects its annual capacity for 2013 to reach 3.5-4 million units,...
Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage October revenues down sequentially
Stockwatch - Nov 12, 12:52
Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, two Taiwan-based optical disc drive makers, saw October consolidated revenues of NT$3.95 billion (US$135 million), slipping 10.5% on month and 26.8%...
Lite-On IT posts 9-month net EPS of NT$2.20
Oct 26, 10:19
Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based optical disc drive maker, on October 25 released its financial report for the third quarter of 2012, recording January-September net earnings...
Coping with the shrinking ODD business: Q&A with Lite-On IT CEO Danny Liao
Oct 22, 14:53
As the proportion of notebooks equipped with slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) is on the decline and use of cloud computing-based storage is on the rise, the optical disc storage...

Lite-On IT September revenues down
Oct 9, 10:38
Taiwan-based optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT on October 8 reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.408 billion (US$149 million) for September, decreasing 4.98% on month and 31.06%...
Lite-On IT August revenues up on month, down on year
Stockwatch - Sep 10, 12:34
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.64 billion (US$155 million) for August, growing 10.4% on month but falling 20.4%...
Lite-On IT conservative about 3Q12 operation
Aug 27, 11:13
Lite-On IT, which makes optical disc drives (ODDs), holds conservative business outlook and expects revenues and shipments in third-quarter 2012 to remain unchanged at best from the...
Lite-On IT sees decreased July revenues
Aug 10, 11:30
Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives (ODDs), has reported its consolidated revenues of NT$4.2 billion (US$140 million) for July decreased 11.3% on month...
Lite-On IT to strive for flat performance in 3Q12
Aug 7, 01:25
As the traditional peak season effect in the PC industry may not appear in the third quarter of 2012, optical disc drive (ODD) makers such as Lite-On IT are now turning conservative...
Lite-On IT to cooperate with EC antitrust probe
Jul 27, 14:58
The European Commission (EC) will launch antitrust investigation of 13 companies supplying optical disc drives (ODDs) in the European Union market for alleged participation in worldwide...
Lite-On IT sees drop in June revenues; conservative about 2H12
Jul 10, 02:00
Lite-On IT has announced revenues of NT$4.74 billion (US$158.12 million) for June, down 5.3% on year with revenues for the first half of 2012 reached NT$26.31 billion, down 11.5%...

Lite-On IT expects 5-10% sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues
Jun 13, 14:12
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has forecast its consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2012 will increase by 5-10% sequentially.
Lite-On IT May revenues slightly up sequentially
Jun 8, 11:36
ODD maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.79 billion (US$162 million) for May, increasing 1.4% on month but decreasing 12.7% on year. January-May consolidated...
Lite-On IT expected to see 22.6% growth in 2Q12 revenues
Newswatch - May 14, 15:38
Lite-On IT, a Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives (ODDs), will see its consolidated revenues for the second quarter increase by 22.6% on quarter to NT$14.78 billion (US$503...
Lite-On IT April revenues up sequentially
May 8, 11:10
Lite-On IT, which makes optical disc drives (ODDs), has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.73 billion (US$160 million) for April, growing 5.7% on month but falling 10.4% on yea...
Lite-On IT to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$2.35 per share
Stockwatch - Apr 23, 16:07
Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$2.35, NT$2.30 in cash and NT$0.05 in stock, for 2011, according to a...
Lite-On sees on-month growth, but on-year drop in March revenues
Apr 10, 01:15
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151.28 million) for March, up 17.1% on month, but down 7.1% on year, while the...
Lite-On IT March revenues up sequentially
Stockwatch - Apr 9, 16:35
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151 million) for March, increasing 17.1% on month but decreasing 7.1% on year....
Lite-On IT 2011 revenues up, net profit down on year
Mar 26, 11:02
Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker, saw consolidated revenues for 2011 rise 4.3% from 2010 but the corresponding net profit dropped 3.9%, according...
Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage February revenues up sequentially
Stockwatch - Mar 12, 10:16
Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, two Taiwan-based optical disc drive makers, had consolidated revenues for February increasing on month by 1.42% and 33.81% respectively, according to...
Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
Stockwatch - Feb 10, 16:09
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported January consolidated revenues of NT$3.77 billion (US$127 million), dropping 7.1% on month and 24.7% on year. Fellow maker Quanta...
Lite-On IT expected to ship 1.5-2.0 million SSDs in 2012, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 10, 10:31
Lite-On IT is expected to ship 1.5-2.0 million SSDs in 2012, five times the volume in 2011, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.
Lite-On IT expected to see huge growth in SSD sales in 2012, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 2, 13:51
Taiwan-based optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT, while stepping into production of SSDs three years ago and generating revenues of over NT$1 billion (US$33.9 million) in 2011, is...
Lite-On IT December revenues decrease
Jan 11, 11:24
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.05 billion (US$133.7 million) for December 2011, decreasing 9.1% on month and 15.4% on year.
Lite-On IT November revenues down
Dec 12, 10:57
Lite-On IT, which makes optical disc drives (ODDs), had November consolidated revenues of NT$4.46 billion (US$148 million), decreasing 17.3% on month, according to the company.
Lite-On IT expects 2011 revenues to hit record
Nov 23, 01:10
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT expects its 2011 revenues to reach NT$60 billion (US$2.07 billion), exceeding NT$58.7 billion posted in 2010 to become a new annual record,...
Lite-On IT lands SSD orders from Toshiba, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 21, 10:12
Lite-On IT started volume production of SSDs in the first quarter of 2011 and has obtained ODM orders for several hundred thousand units from Toshiba and begun shipments, according...
Lite-On IT October revenues down over 15% sequentially
Stockwatch - Nov 10, 10:31
Lite-On IT, which makes optical disc drives (ODDs), has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.39 billion (US$178 million) for October, decreasing 15.7% on month but increasing 8.7%...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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