Royalty fees account for 18-19% of Blu-ray Disc player production cost, say Taiwan makers

Aug 5, 12:20

While production costs for a Blu-ray Disc (BD) player have been reduced to US$75-80 currently due to decreased costs of pick-up heads and chipsets, royalty fees for BD patents may...

Taiwan makers expected to surpass Japan makers in Blu-ray Disc output

Aug 4, 11:38

As Japan-based makers including Sony, Sharp and TDK have been shifting their focus of blank Blu-ray Disc (BD) disc production from 25GB BD-R (recordable, write once) and BD-RE (rewritable)...

Taiwan market: LG launches 3D network Blu-ray Disc player BX580

Aug 4, 11:14

LG Electronics on August 3 announced the launch of a 3D network Blu-ray Disc (BD) player, the BX580, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$19,900 (US$622).

CMC, Ritek no plans to offer Blu-ray XL

Jul 21, 09:56

While Japan-based Sharp and TDK will launch 100GB Blu-ray Disc (BD) XL discs in late July and September 2010 respectively, CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the two largest Taiwan-based makers...

Prices for Blu-ray Disc PUHs expected to fall to US$10-12 in 2011, say Taiwan makers

Jul 20, 10:37

International quotes for Blu-ray Disc (BD) pick-up heads (PUHs) have dropped to below US$20, and are expected to keep falling to US$10-12 in 2011, according to Taiwan-based makers.

Lite-On IT debuts 12x H/H built-in Blu-ray Disc burner iHBS212

Jul 16, 11:06

Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of half-height (H/H) optical disc drives (ODDs), on July 15 unveiled the iHBS212, its new 12x H/H built-in Blu-ray Disc (BD) burner.

Global demand for blank optical discs up for Blu-ray, down for CD, DVD, says JRIA

Jun 25, 10:45

The global demand for Blu-ray BD-R discs will keep growing to 310 million discs in 2012, while that for CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW discs will be on the decline, Taiwan-based optical...

Taiwan market: HP launches first Blu-ray Disc player through Blockbuster

Jun 23, 14:17

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has licensed Lite-On IT to produce a Blu-ray Disc (BD) player, the HP BD-2000, which will be sold at Taiwan's Blockbuster, according to Lots Home Entertainment,...

Lite-On IT lands OEM orders for external Blu-ray drives from Plextor

Jun 4, 13:49

Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), a Taiwan-based joint venture of Philips Royal Electronics and the largest Taiwan-based optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT, on June...

Hitachi-LG DS unveils HyDrive

Jun 2, 11:12

Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS), the largest maker of optical disc drives, has debuted HyDrive, the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo equipped with a built-in SSD specifically...

Global Blu-ray Disc player sales to reach 40 million units in 2011, says Digitimes Research

May 24, 10:02

The global sales volume of Blu-ray Disc (BD) players will increase to 40 million units in 2011 and further to 52 million units in 2012, according to Digitimes Research.

Taiwan market: Sony unveils BDP-S370, aims at 50% of BD player sales in 2010

May 19, 12:01

Sony on May 18 unveiled a Blu-ray Disc (BD) player model, BDP-S370, for launch in the Taiwan market on May 27 at a recommended retail price of NT$7,990 (US$251). The vendor expects...

U-Tech, Feng Sheng expect decrease in 2Q10 revenues

May 18, 11:28

Pre-recorded optical disc makers U-Tech Media and Feng Sheng Technology expect their revenues for second-quarter 2010 to slip considerably on quarter due to seasonality amid increased...

CMC looks to Blu-ray Disc for revenue growth in 2010

May 12, 09:53

Optical disc maker CMC Magnetics expects Blu-ray Disc (BD) to be the main driving force of growth in its 2010 revenues and hopes that BD will account for 15% of its total shipment...

Ritek obtains 50GB 4x Blu-ray Disc certification, to start volume production in 2Q10

May 6, 10:12

Taiwan-based optical disc maker Ritek has announced it has obtained certification for single-sided double-layer 50GB Blu-ray Disc (BD) at 4x write/read speed and will kick off volume...

More than 20 companies join Taiwan Blu-ray Disc Consortium

Apr 29, 01:00

More than 20 companies have joined the Taiwan Blu-ray Disc (BD) Consortium, a special interest group formed by Taiwan-based companies involved in the BD market. The consortium is...

Taiwan Blu-ray Disc consortium plans to negotiate lower royalty fees

Apr 16, 14:08

Taiwan Blu-ray Disc (BD) Consortium, a special interest group formed by Taiwan-based makers of BD optical discs, disc drives and components, plans to consolidate all members concerned...

China market: China Hualu offers Blu-ray Disc player at 1,499 yuan

Mar 25, 16:36

The China-based China Hualu Group is showcasing its new Blu-ray Disc (BD) player model, BDP1001, at the 2010 China Content Broadcasting Network Expo (CCBN) in Beijing during March...

Forworld ships sub-US$100 Blu-ray Disc players to Europe vendors

Mar 25, 11:59

Taiwan-based Forworld Electronics has begun shipping Blu-ray Disc (BD) players at ODM prices of below US$100, lower than the general ODM/OEM quotes of US$110-150, to white-box vendors...

China market: Demand for Blu-ray Disc reportedly short of expectation

Mar 23, 16:28

Despite active promotion by the Blu-ray Disc (BD) Association and China-based makers of optical discs and optical disc drives, sales of BD players and BD movies in China have so far...

U-Tech negotiating production of Blu-ray movie discs with Bollywood

Mar 22, 12:16

U-Tech Media, the largest Taiwan-based maker of pre-recorded optical discs, is negotiating with Bollywood movie studios for outsourced Blu-ray Disc (BD) production of Indian movies,...

Taiwan market: Sony tops 2009 sales of Blu-ray Disc players

Mar 17, 12:18

In the Taiwan market, about 13,000 Blu-ray Disc (BD) players were sold in 2009 and Sony was the largest vendor with a 50% market share mainly due to price cuts, according to industry...

Blu-ray Disc player maker Forworld says royalty charge too high

Mar 16, 14:16

As the BD4C Licensing Group began to charge royalty fees for their patents on the Blu-ray Disc (BD) format on March 1, 2010, Taiwan-based BD player maker Forworld Electronics has...

OEM quotes for Blu-ray Disc drives fall to US$70-80, say Taiwan makers

Mar 9, 12:16

Contract-manufacturing quotes for PC-use Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives have dropped to US$70-80 currently, still much higher than about US$20 for DVD drives, according to Taiwan-based...

LGE to launch 3D TVs, Blu-ray Disc players in mid-2010

Mar 5, 12:16

LG Electronics (LGE) is poised for production of 3D LCD TVs and 3D Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and plans to launch them during the 2010 FIFA World Cup or later in July-August, according...

Taiwan-based U-Tech, Bestdisc see Blu-ray Disc market potential, but no plans to expand capacities

Mar 3, 15:14

U-Tech Media and Bestdisc Technology have seen pre-recorded Blu-ray Disc (BD) disc shipments increase about 10% of their total shipment volumes, but will not expand production capacity...

Taiwan IC design houses to venture into Blu-ray chip market

Feb 12, 16:05

A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses, including MediaTek, Sunplus Technology and Novatek Microelectronics, will venture into the Blu-ray chip market in 2010, with MediaTek aiming...

CMC expects Blu-ray to contribute 10% of revenues in 2Q10, 20% in 4Q10, says chairman

Feb 4, 11:48

Taiwan-based blank optical disc maker CMC Magnetics expects shipments of its Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs to account for 10% of its revenues in the second quarter and 20% in the fourth...

Lite-On IT expects Blu-ray Disc to occupy 10-15% of total ODD capacity

Jan 26, 10:04

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT expects Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and PC-use drives to account for 10-15% of its total ODD capacity in 2010, up from less than...

Lite-On IT aims at 15% global market share for slim-type ODDs in 2010

Jan 25, 10:30

Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of half-height (H/H) optical disc drives (ODDs), shipped about 10 million slim-type ODDs for a global market share of 7-8% in 2009 and expects...

CMC monthly Blu-ray Disc capacity reaches three million

Jan 21, 11:52

Taiwan-based optical disc maker CMC Magnetics has expanded its monthly capacity for Blu-ray Disc (BD) to three million discs, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Taiwan-based Ritek may double or triple Blu-ray Disc production capacity in 2010

Dec 24, 16:21

Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, has set up a monthly production capacity of two million blank Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs and will expand the capacity...