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Thursday 22 January 2009
China market: DVD player sales volume down over 18% in 2008
There were an estimated 15.192 million DVD players, including portable models and DVD recorders, sold in the China market with a total sales value of 7.66 billion yuan (US$1.10 billion)...
Friday 26 December 2008
Quanta Storage steps into making half-height DVD drives
Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based maker of slim-type optical disc drives, has purchased molds for half-height (H/H) DVD drives from the optical disc drive business unit of...
Wednesday 17 December 2008
Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage feeling pressure from netbooks and low Korean won in slim-type DVD burner market
Taiwan-based Quanta Storage and Lite-On IT may face more competition from Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) in the slim-type DVD burner...
Wednesday 3 December 2008
HLDS and TSST cut OEM prices for DVD burners amid Korean Won depreciation
Optical disc drives makers Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) lowered their quotes for half-height 20x DVD burners by 15-20% from US$20 at...
Friday 7 November 2008
Taiwan market: External slim DVD burners see booming sales, but prices falling
Thanks to booming sales of netbooks, external slim-type DVD burners have enjoyed increased sales in the Taiwan market since August 2008, but retail prices have dropped by 3-5%, according...
Wednesday 5 November 2008
Small- to medium-size displays market heading toward slow down, says DisplaySearch
Suppliers of small- to medium-size displays (under 10 inches in diagonal) will face a much less cheerier holiday season than last year. According to the latest forecast from DisplaySearch,...
Friday 31 October 2008
Orders of pre-recorded DVD discs from Hollywood studios falling short of expectations, fueling speculation of improved Blu-ray Disc demand
Leading Taiwan-based makers of pre-recorded optical discs, including U-Tech Media and Feng Sheng Technology, have seen thier orders for DVD movie discs from major movie studios in...
Friday 17 October 2008
Lite-On IT to start volume production of Qflix DVD burners in 4Q08
Lite-On IT will begin volume production of DVD burners supporting Qflix, a technology jointly developed by US-based Sonic Solutions and Pioneer to allow consumers to directly download...
Thursday 25 September 2008
Lite-On IT reportedly lands orders for 20x DVD burners from Plextor
Lite-On IT has reportedly obtained orders from Japan-based Plextor to manufacture a 20x DVD burner, the PX-806SA, with shipments to begin in the fourth quarter of 2008, according...
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Taiwan DVD disc maker Optodisc receives court approval
Optodisc Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of blank DVD+R/-R, DVD+RW/-RW and DVD-RAM discs, on August 18 announced that its request for corporate restructuring to improve its business...
Friday 1 August 2008
Blu-ray movie discs may outsell DVDs in 2011
Market reports in the US indicate that the sales ratio of Blu-ray movie discs to DVDs will rise to an estimated 40:60 in 2010 and the sales volume of BD movie discs may surpass that...
Tuesday 29 July 2008
Taiwan market: PChome Online to operate online DVD movie rental service
PChome Online, a web portal and operator of online shopping service in Taiwan, on July 25 announced its cooperation with HowGoing, an operator of an online rental service of DVD movie...
Tuesday 1 July 2008
Ritek and CMC benefiting from fast growing demand for blank dual-layer DVD discs
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...
Monday 9 June 2008
Lite-On IT to offer USB external slim-type DVD burners in 3Q08
Lite-On IT plans to offer external USB slim-type DVD burners in the third quarter of 2008, targeting owners of UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs), Eee PCs and other low-cost portable PCs that...
Monday 2 June 2008
Lite-On IT lands OEM orders for 22x DVD burners from Sony and BenQ
Lite-On IT has obtained OEM orders for 22x DVD burners both from Sony and BenQ, with volume production to begin in the third quarter of 2008, according to industry sources.
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research