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Friday 12 June 2009
Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see May revenues down on month
Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the largest makers in Taiwan of half-height and slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs), respectively, have reported self-estimated consolidated revenues...
Thursday 11 June 2009
Taiwan ODD sector – 1Q 2009

Introduction

Friday 5 June 2009
Computex 2009: Booth tour of IT players Part 2
As the tour of Computex 2009 booths continues, read part 1, Getac, the rugged PC brand of Mitac Technology is also...
Thursday 21 May 2009
Optical drive issue reported in Acer 15.6-inch ultra-thin notebook
The optical drive of Acer's upcoming 15.6-inch CULV-based ultra-thin notebook, which is manufactured by Wistron, reportedly had a defect that could have caused the drive to stop running,...
Monday 11 May 2009
Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see consolidated revenues decrease in April
Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the two largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of optical disc drives (ODDs), have reported consolidated that revenues for April dropped by 3.28% and 5.31%...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
ODD pick-up heads in short supply
The global supply of pick-up heads (PUHs) used in optical disc drives (ODDs) has fallen into considerable short supply, which will not ease until the end of the second quarter, according...
Monday 4 May 2009
Asustek axes 10% of employees, says paper
Asustek Computer dismissed around 400-500 employees in April as it began the process of reorganizing its business, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report,...
Monday 13 April 2009
Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage report increases in March revenues
Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of half-height and slim-type optical disc drives respectively, have reported consolidated revenues for March...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Asustek announces the Eee PC 1004DN netbook
Asustek Computer has announced the Eee PC 1004DN, the first in the Eee PC range to feature a super-multi optical disc drive (ODD), enabling users to read and write optical discs for...
Friday 27 March 2009
Asustek to launch new Eee PC with built-in ODD in mid-April
Asustek Computer is scheduled to launch its new Eee PC, the E1004DN, which will be the first Eee PC to have an optical disc drive (ODD), in mid-April, and will follow with the 1008HA...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Taiwan ODD sector – 4Q 2008

Introduction

Friday 13 February 2009
Asustek striving to recover from poor performance
Asustek expects its gross margin for the first quarter of 2009 to climb despite an estimated 30% on-quarter drop in revenues thanks to inventory clearances, new strategies to protect...
Thursday 11 December 2008
Optical disc drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage see November revenue dip
Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of half-height and slim-type optical disc drives, respectively, reported their consolidated revenues for November...
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Taiwan ODD sector – 3Q 2008

Introduction

Friday 5 December 2008
BTC to quit optical drive business
Behavior Tech Computer (BTC), a Taiwan-based maker of PC peripherals, has decided to end production of optical disc drive (ODD) loaders as well as marketing ODDs under its brand BTC,...