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...

Lite-On IT expects growth in 2Q10 shipments for slim-type ODDs

May 10, 14:03

Lite-On IT has seen shipments of slim-type ODDs rise to a ratio of 40:60 versus half-height models, and expects the shipment volume of slim-type ODDs to increase by more than 10%...

LED chipmakers, packaging houses report mixed results for 1Q10

May 10, 10:02

Players in Taiwan's LED industry have reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2010.

Everlight, Bright LED April revenues up, Lite-On Tech down sequentially

May 7, 12:22

LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics and Bright LED saw their April revenues increase by 1.6% and 17.79% on month, respectively. Meanwhile, Lite-On Technology saw its April...

Lite-On Semi revenues up 30% on year in April

May 6, 11:53

Lite-On Semiconductor has generated consolidated revenues of NT$910 million (US$28.89 million) for April 2010, down 6.4% sequentially but up 30% on year.

Taiwan-based power supply makers raise prices by 10%, says paper

Newswatch - May 5, 11:59

With continuous shortage of upstream materials and strong demand from system makers, Taiwan-based power supply companies have already hiked prices or are planning to do so, according...

Lite-On Tech reports net profit for 1Q10

Apr 30, 17:00

Lite-On Technology has reported first-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$28.67 billion (US$914.37 million), increasing 47% on year, with a gross margin of 12.4%. First quarter net...

Lite-On IT to deal out 2009 dividend of NT$1.51

Apr 28, 11:12

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT on April 27 announced the distribution of a dividend per share of NT$1.51 (US$0.05) - NT$1.46 in cash and NT$0.05 in stock -...

Lite-On Semi looks to 15-20% revenue growth in 2010

Apr 22, 15:01

Lite-On Semiconductor expects its revenues to increase 15-20% in 2010, with discrete components contributing 52% to total revenues, followed by analog ICs with 22%, and imaging products...

Lite-On cuts into home entertainment and security business

Apr 22, 14:22

Lite-On Technology is pushing its Smart Life plans for the home entertainment and security businesses. The plans include two major segments: home surveillance and multimedia control,...

Lite-On IT sees increased March revenues

Apr 9, 16:04

Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM maker of half-height optical disc drives, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.26 billion (US$165 million) for March, rising 17.57%...

Lite-On Tech reports revenue growth for March

Apr 9, 15:12

Lite-On Technology has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$10.76 billion (US$341 million), up 26% sequentially and 46% on year, hitting a monthly record. The company attributed...

Lite-On Semi 1Q10 revenues up 75% on year

Apr 6, 17:03

Lite-On Semiconductor saw first-quarter consolidated sales reach NT$2.59 billion (US$81 million), up 2% on quarter and 75% on year. The result beat the company's guidance, thanks...

Lite-On Tech reports net profit of NT$7 billion for 2009

Mar 30, 16:38

Lite-On Technology on March 29 released its 2009 financial report, recording net profit of NT$7.052 billion (US$215 million), with an EPS of NT$3.2. Consolidated revenues for 2009...

Lite-On to increase LED capacity by 30-50% in 2010

Mar 30, 16:29

Lite-On Technology is expanding its overall LED production capacity by 30-50% in 2010 and expects LED revenues to eventually reach NT$1.5 billion (US$47 million) per month, according...

Lite-On IT posts net profit of over NT$1.8 billion for 2009

Mar 26, 10:53

Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of half-height optical disc drives (ODDs), on March 25 published its 2009 financial report, with net profit of NT$1.886 billion (US$57.4...

Lite-On Semi to see better-than-expected 1Q10 results

Mar 23, 16:18

Lite-On Semiconductor has estimated that its consolidated revenues for the ongoing first quarter are likely to drop by less than 5% sequentially thanks to growing shipments of semiconductor...

Lite-On IT sees February revenues up on year

Stockwatch - Mar 11, 12:35

Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM maker of half-height optical disc drives (ODDs), had unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$140 million) for February,...

Epistar, Everlight, Lite-On Tech, Harvatek enjoy on-year growth in February revenue

Mar 9, 12:03

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar, LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics, Lite-On Technology and Harvatek saw February revenues go up significantly on year, mainly due to booming...

Slim-type ODD proportion increases for Lite-On IT

Mar 2, 11:08

Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of half-height optical disc drives (ODDs), is increasing the proportion of slim-type models, which are expected to account for 35% of overall...

Lite-On IT to ship 42 million H/H, 20 million slim ODDs in 2010, says newspaper

Newswatch - Feb 24, 16:24

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT will ship 42 million half-height (H/H) models and 20 million slim units in 2010, the Chinese-language newspaper Economic...

Lite-On IT China factory facing labor shortage

Feb 23, 12:10

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT's factory in southern China is running short of about 800-1,000 workers, about 10% of its regular personnel, due to a prevailing...

Lite-On Technology unveils PV-mounted electrical tourism boat

Feb 10, 16:55

Taiwan-based Lite-On Technology on February 9 debuted an environmental sight-seeing boat equipped with a Taiwan-made 54kWh lithium-ion battery pack and a photovoltaic (PV) system...

Lite-On IT sees January 2010 revenues down on month, up on year

Feb 10, 15:48

Optical drive maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.82 billion (US$151 million) for January 2010, slipping 6.8% on month but rising 72.8% on year.

Lite-On Technology to start shipping LED chips used in LCD TVs in 2Q10

Feb 10, 11:25

Lite-On Technology has obtained certification for its LED chips from South Korea-based TV vendors through LED backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics and will begin volume...

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...

Lite-On IT inaugurates second factory in China

Jan 22, 11:10

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...

Lite-On Green Energy expects PV project orders of 30-50MWp in 2010

Jan 19, 14:07

Lite-On Green Energy Technologies (LOGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan-based electronic component and product maker Lite-On Technology, has begun to provide PV system integration...

Lite-On Technology to begin shipping pico projectors in 2Q10 or 3Q10

Jan 19, 12:38

Lite-On Technology has stepped into the pico projector market and will start shipments on an ODM basis in the second or third quarter of 2010, according to the company.

Lite-On forecasts booming sales for 2010

Jan 18, 14:04

Lite-On Technology expects its revenues for each quarter of 2010 to be higher than the NT$28.56 billion (US$89.81 million) it posted in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to company...

Nokia reportedly to halve accessory suppliers, say sources

Jan 11, 12:29

Nokia reportedly plans to halve the number of its suppliers for handset accessories from over 10 currently to five in order to further strengthen the management efficiency of its...

ODD makers Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see December revenues decline on month

Jan 11, 11:22

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...

Lite-On Tech December revenues highest for 2009

Jan 8, 16:33

Lite-On Technology saw its consolidated revenues up 2% sequentially and 32% on year to NT$9.66 billion (US$303.1 million) in December 2009, the company's highest monthly figure for...

Lite-On Semi reports on-year revenue decline in 2009

Jan 6, 14:59

Taiwan-based IDM Lite-On Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$804 million (US$25.23 million) for December 2009 and NT$8.67 billion for the year. Despite a 27% on-year...