The departure of several minor optical disc drive (ODD) players in Taiwan during the second half of 2004 has resulted in a significant decline in shipments. Taiwan’s ODD shipment for the first quarter of 2005 dropped to 25.23 million units, down 7.1% on year and 8.5% on quarter.
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Chart 4: Taiwan’s share of worldwide market by ODD type, 1Q03-1Q05
Chart 5: Taiwan ODD shipments by dimension (slim-type and H/H), 1Q04-1Q05
Chart 6: Taiwan ODD shipments by drive function and dimension, 1Q04-1Q05
Chart 8: Taiwan ODD shipments by production mode and drive function, 1Q04-1Q05
Chart 10: Taiwan OBM ODD shipments by region and drive function, 1Q04-1Q05
Chart 12: Taiwan ODD shipments by drive dimension, 1Q04-2Q05