Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see consolidated revenues decrease in April

Stockwatch - May 11, 10:20

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%...

ODD pick-up heads in short supply

May 6, 10:30

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...

Optical drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage announce 1Q09 results

Stockwatch - May 5, 15:02

Taiwan-based optical drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage have released their financial reports for the first quarter of 2009, with the former recording a net EPS of NT$0.20...

Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage report increases in March revenues

Stockwatch - Apr 13, 10:52

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...

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage see February consolidated revenues up on month

Newswatch - Mar 11, 14:29

Optical disc drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage on March 10 reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.01 billion (US$89 million) and NT$1.578 billion, respectively, for February,...

Lite-On IT to start volume production of 24x DVD burners in April 2009

Newswatch - Feb 20, 10:49

Lite-On IT has been developing 24x H/H DVD burners and will begin volume production in April 2009, according to the Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (

Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage consolidated revenues decrease in January

Stockwatch - Feb 11, 11:27

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage – the former being the largest Taiwan-based maker of half-height optical disc drives (ODDs) and the latter the top Taiwan maker of slim-type models...

Lite-On IT to volume produce Blu-ray Disc players in 3Q09, paper says

Newswatch - Feb 6, 14:43

Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of half-height optical disc drives (ODDs), has been developing Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and plans to kick off volume production in the...

US$150 white-box Blu-ray Disc players available in 2009, paper says

Newswatch - Feb 3, 10:22

Following an intensive price war to promote sales of Blu-ray Disc (BD) players amid international brands in the US and European markets prior to Christmas 2008, white-box vendors...

Lite-On IT December sales decrease

Stockwatch - Jan 9, 10:03

Lite-On IT on January 8 reported self-estimated consolidated revenues of NT$3.34 billion (US$100.98 million) for December 2008, dropping 9.46% on month and 34.59% on year.

Optical disc drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage see November revenue dip

Stockwatch - Dec 11, 11:57

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...

Blu-ray Disc Combo drives to go mainstream in 2009, BD burners in 2011, says Lite-On IT

Nov 19, 15:12

Blu-ray Disc Combo drives will be the mainstream PC-use BD drive format in 2009 and BD burners will become the mainstream format in 2011, according to Lite-On IT.

Lite-On IT dismisses layoff rumors

Nov 18, 10:35

Rumors have spread that Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives (ODDs), will downsize its personnel by 5-10% and reduce salaries for its high-level executives...

Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see October consolidated revenues down on month

Nov 11, 11:26

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the top two Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of optical disc drives (ODDs), have both reported consolidated revenues for October 2008, with both companies...

Taiwan ODD makers Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage post three-quarter net EPS of NT$1.55, NT$3.12

Oct 31, 16:28

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the top two Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of optical disc drives (ODDs), have published their financial reports for the third quarter of 2008, recording...

Lite-On IT saw 2008-highest, Quanta Storage hit record consolidated revenues in September

Oct 13, 10:40

Taiwan-based ODM/OEM optical disc drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage have reported record breaking revenues for September 2008, with Lite-On recording the highest monthly...

Lite-On IT reportedly lands orders for 20x DVD burners from Plextor

Sep 25, 01:10

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...

Lite-On IT sees 2Q net profit up 49% on quarter

Aug 28, 10:35

Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM maker of optical disc drives, recorded net profits of NT$519.3 million during the second quarter of 2008, growing by 48.9% on quarter...

Pioneer may outsource ODD production to Taiwan-based makers

Aug 15, 01:15

Since the contract between Pioneer and Asustek Computer for ODM/OEM optical disc drive (ODD) production expired in July 2008, Pioneer is very likely to select one or more new ODM/OEM...

Lite-On IT expected to ship 5 million Xbox 360 DVD-ROM drives in 3Q08

Aug 14, 01:05

Lite-On IT has benefited from increasing sales of Xbox 360 consoles following Microsoft's lowering of prices and is expected to ship five million DVD-ROM drives for Xbox 360s in the...

PC vendors asking for reductions in ODM/OEM quotes for Blu-ray drives

Aug 13, 01:15

PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Acer and Asustek Computer want a considerably large reduction in ODM/OEM prices of Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo and BD-ROM drives, but...

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage see July consolidated revenues up

Aug 11, 10:52

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of half-height and slim-type optical disc drives respectively, on August 8 reported their consolidated revenues...

Lite-On IT expected to ship up to 5 million Xbox 360 DVD-ROM drives in 3Q08

Jul 18, 10:36

Lite-On IT delivered four million DVD-ROM drives used in Xbox 360 consoles in the second quarter of 2008 and the shipment volume for the third quarter is estimated to increase by...

Lite-On IT conservative about 3Q08

Jul 14, 15:35

Lite-On IT holds a conservative outlook for its business operations in third-quarter 2008 mainly because of overwhelming inflation due to oil price increases, according to the comp...

Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see June revenues up, CMC, Ritek suffer drops

Jul 11, 10:01

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the top two Taiwan-based makes of optical disc drives, as well as CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top two Taiwan-based producers of blank optical discs,...

Sonic Solutions cooperates with Lite-On IT, Ritek, MediaTek to promote Qflix

Jun 12, 01:15

US-based Sonic Solutions, a provider of digital media software, has been cooperating with three Taiwan-based companies, ODM/OEM optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT, blank optical...

Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see May consolidated revenues stable, CMC and Ritek suffer drops

Jun 11, 11:16

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of half-height and slim-type optical disc drives, respectively, as well as CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top...

Lite-On IT to offer USB external slim-type DVD burners in 3Q08

Jun 9, 15:27

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...

Lite-On IT lands OEM orders for 22x DVD burners from Sony and BenQ

Jun 2, 10:57

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.

Lite-On IT to produce power-saving lamp tubes in China, already has OEM orders from Philips

May 28, 01:15

Lite-On IT has revealed plans to step into the production of power-saving compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) tubes at its factory in Zhengjiang, eastern China, and said it has already...