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Wednesday 8 July 2009
Quanta to appeal US$52 million fine for patent infringement
A US federal court in Texas has ruled that Taiwan-based Quanta Computer infringed optical disc drive patents owned by Japan-based LaserDynamics and awarded compensation of US$52 mi...
Friday 3 July 2009
Optical disc drive supplies to remain tight in 3Q09
The supply of optical disc drives used in notebook and desktops will remain tight in the third quarter of 2009 due to a shortage of pick-up heads (PUHs), according to industry sources...
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Ritek, CMC to expand Blu-ray Disc capacities, says newspaper
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,...
Thursday 11 June 2009
Taiwan ODD sector – 1Q 2009

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Thursday 4 June 2009
Notebook component shortages to persist throughout 2Q09
The notebook industry will continue to suffer component shortages, especially of LCD panels and optical drives through the end of the second quarter, according to sources with notebook...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Optical drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage announce 1Q09 results
Taiwan-based optical drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage have released their financial reports for the first quarter of 2009, with the former recording a net EPS of NT$0.20...
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage see February consolidated revenues up on month
Optical disc drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage on March 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.01 billion (US$89 million) and NT$1.578 billion, respectively, for February,...
Wednesday 11 March 2009
CMC, Ritek revenues grow in February
CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top-two Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, have posted self-estimated revenues of NT$1.64 billion (US$48.3 million) and NT$1.02 billion respectively...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Taiwan ODD sector – 4Q 2008

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Wednesday 11 February 2009
CMC sees January revenues up slightly on year
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...
Thursday 5 February 2009
Leading makers see stronger-than-expected orders for CD-R discs, says paper
Leading Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs have received orders for CD-R discs with volumes much more than they originally expected for the traditionally off-season first...
Monday 12 January 2009
CMC and Ritek see December revenues drop on month
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...
Tuesday 6 January 2009
Ritek lands order for 6x BD-R discs from US
Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, has obtained an order for blank 6x Blu-ray Disc (BD)-R (recordable, write once) discs from a retail channel in...
Friday 26 December 2008
Philips accuses Taiwan optical disc maker Lead Data of royalty underpayment
Royal Philips Electronics on December 16 charges filed with Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court against Lead Data, a Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs and a licensee of Philips...
Wednesday 17 December 2008
Ritek begins shipping solar modules
Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on December 16 announced it made the first shipment of crystalline silicon solar modules earlier this month, with...