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Friday 22 January 2010
Lite-On IT inaugurates second factory in China
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT will formally inaugurate its new factory located in Beihai Export Processing Zone in Guangxi in southern China today (January...
Monday 11 January 2010
ODD makers Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see December revenues decline on month
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage have released unaudited consolidated revenues for December 2009, both slipping on month but growing on ye...
Tuesday 22 December 2009
Lite-On IT expects 4Q09 slim-type ODD revenues to rise 50% on year
Lite-On IT, the largest half-height optical disc drive (ODD) maker in Taiwan, is gearing up for production of slim-type ODDs, whose revenues are expected to increase 50% on year in...
Friday 11 December 2009
ODD maker Quanta Storage sees growth in November
Taiwan-based slim-type optical disc drive (ODD) specialist Quanta Storage has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$2.291 billion (US$70.8 million) for November, rising 13.42%...
Wednesday 9 December 2009
Lite-On IT November 2009 revenues slightly down on month
Optical drive maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.46 billion (US$169 million) for November 2009, dipping 3.64% from the record level of NT$5.67 billion posted...
Monday 23 November 2009
Taiwan ODD sector – 3Q 2009

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Monday 16 November 2009
Taiwan ODD makers optimistic about global demand for slim-type drives in 2010
Taiwan-based ODD makers expect to see on-year growth in global slim-type ODD shipments mainly due to the trend of notebooks replacing desktops as well as increasing demand for all-in-one...
Monday 12 October 2009
Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see September revenues up on month
Taiwan-based Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, which specialize in half-height and slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) respectively, saw September consolidated revenues increase on...
Thursday 1 October 2009
Notebook component supply returning normal
Notebook component supplies, including optical drives, have recently started to return to normal and price increases should not be seen in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to...
Tuesday 29 September 2009
Taiwan ODD sector – 2Q 2009

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Tuesday 1 September 2009
Global demand for PC-use Blu-ray Disc drives not to take off until 2H10, say Taiwan makers
While Sony reportedly will lower the retail price for its half-height internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) optical disc drive (ODD), the BDU-X105, to US$49.99, PC-use BD drives will not be...
Wednesday 26 August 2009
Blu-ray not finding traction in PC industry, says iSuppli
Despite a rapid rise in the sales of consumer Blu-ray players, a fall in their prices and an increase in the number of high-definition movie titles, Blu-ray Drives (BDs) in PC systems...
Wednesday 26 August 2009
Quanta Storage to start shipping super-slim ODDs for ultra-thin notebooks in 4Q09
Taiwan-based Quanta Storage has successfully developed super-slim optical disc drives (ODDs) intended for use in ultra-thin notebooks and has obtained certification from potential...
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...
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