Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease

Stockwatch - Feb 10, 16:09

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported January consolidated revenues of NT$3.77 billion (US$127 million), dropping 7.1% on month and 24.7% on year. Fellow maker Quanta...

Lite-On IT December revenues decrease

Jan 11, 11:24

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.05 billion (US$133.7 million) for December 2011, decreasing 9.1% on month and 15.4% on year.

Lite-On IT achieves new historical high in 3Q11 revenues

Oct 25, 01:20

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$17.65 billion (US$585.02 million) for the third quarter, a new historical high and...

Market for hard drives and other storage devices expands despite challenges, says IHS iSuppli

Oct 13, 14:21

Shipments of storage devices for computers rose across the board during the second quarter, resulting from the March earthquake in Japan after panicked manufacturers strove to replenish...

Lite-On IT September revenues hit record

Oct 6, 11:26

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$6.39 billion (US$215 million) for September, hitting a record for the second...

Taiwan slim-type ODD makers eyeing high-end ultrabooks

Oct 5, 10:53

While the required slimness of ultrabook renders it quite unlikely for such notebooks to be equipped slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs), Taiwan-based makers plan to reduce the thickness...

Lite-On IT sees increased August revenues

Sep 8, 16:43

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$5.83 billion (US$201 million) for August, rising 7.0% on month and 25.6% on year, while...

Lite-On IT July revenues rise

Aug 9, 11:07

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT on August 8 reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.45 billion (US$189 million) for July, growing 8.92% on month and by 17.50%...

Lite-On IT looks to moderate growth in 3Q11 shipments and revenues

Aug 5, 12:33

Optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT expects its shipments as well as revenues to post a moderate sequential growth in the third quarter due to a high base recorded in the second quarter...

ODD shipments still facing a crisis in 2H11 as Intel focuses on the ultrabook

Aug 2, 01:25

Optical disc drive (ODD) shipments are facing a great uncertainty in the future as Intel is aggressive pushing its new ultrabook design, which will not require the adoption of an...

Lite-On IT June revenues down

Jul 8, 11:10

Optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT on July 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$5 billion (US$173 million) for June, slipping 8.86% on month and 0.16% on year.

Lite-On IT to start shipping SSDs in 3Q11

Jun 3, 11:30

Lite-On IT, a Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker who has stepped into the SSD segment, will begin OEM shipments of 32-64GB SSDs based on Marvell-developed HyperDuo technology...

In odd twist, Japan earthquake delivers price stability for large LCDs, says IHS iSuppli

May 19, 14:41

In a strange turn of events, the Japan disaster has caused prices of large-size liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for some applications to rise and for others to decline slightly,...

Digitimes Insight: Taiwan makers to ship over 19 million ODDs in 2Q11

Apr 29, 10:27

Taiwan-based makers will ship 19.12 million optical disc drives (ODDs) in the second quarter of 2011, growing 7.4% sequentially, according to Digitimes Research's estimation.

Lite-On IT to deal out 2010 dividend per share of NT$2.4

Stockwatch - Apr 27, 11:00

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT will distribute a dividend of NT$2.4 - NT$2.35 in cash and NT$0.05 in stock - for 2010 operation, the company has announced.

Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see March revenues down on year

Stockwatch - Apr 12, 10:36

Optical disc drive (ODD) makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage saw March consolidated revenues drop on year to NT$4.81 billion (US$163 million) and NT$1.198 billion, respectively,...

Shortage of slim-type ODD pick-up heads may surface in June

Mar 30, 01:10

Taiwan-based slim-type optical disc drive makers have inventories of pick-up heads (PUHs) for use until May, but supply may fall short from June due to the impact of the earthquake...

ODD demand sees limited impact from tablet PC

Mar 28, 17:04

Optical disc drive (ODD) shipments, originally expected to be strongly impacted by the growing popularity of tablet PCs, will manage to meet makers' expectations in the second quarter...

Supply of ODD components unaffected by Japan earthquake

Mar 25, 01:35

The supply of components for optical disc drives (ODDs) for notebooks is unlikely to suffer a shortage due to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan as major Japan-based suppliers...

Lite-On IT to close Hungary subsidiary

Stockwatch - Mar 24, 16:57

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT's board of directors on March 24 decided to close APM Hungary, its wholly-owned subsidiary maker of automotive playback modules...

ODD pick-up heads see no immediate danger of shortage

Mar 15, 15:29

Supply of pick-up heads of PC-use optical disc drives (ODDs) from Japan-based makers, including Sanyo Electric, Sharp and Panasonic, is unlikely to be affected by the March 11 earthquake...

Lite-On IT sees decreased February revenues

Mar 9, 10:59

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT had consolidated revenues of NT$4.14 billion (US$140 million) in February decreasing 17.13% on month and 7.38% on year, with the January-February...

Taiwan ODD shipments to drop in 1Q11

Jan 28, 10:38

Taiwan-based makers will ship 16.305 million optical disc drives (ODDs) in first-quarter 2011, dropping 1.2% sequentially and 18.8% on year, according to Digitimes Research.

Lite-On IT ramping up slim-type ODD capacity

Dec 24, 02:10

Lite-On IT will continue to ramp up its capacity for slim-type ODDs to account for 60% of its total ODD shipments in 2011, while reducing the ratio of half-height (H/H) ODDs to 40%...

Taiwan makers ship more than 71 million ODDs in 2010, says Digitimes Research

Dec 21, 11:15

Taiwan-based Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage together will globally ship an estimated 71.388 million optical disc drives (ODDs) of all types in 2010, according to Digitimes Research.

Lite-On IT sees decreased November revenues

Stockwatch - Dec 10, 09:51

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.92 billion (US$161 million) for November, dropping by 0.8% on month and by 9.9% on...

Lite-On IT expected to profit from in-car ODDs beginning 2011

Nov 4, 11:53

Taiwan-based Lite-On IT is expected to begin to profit from ODM production of in-car optical disc drives (ODDs) for automobile manufacturers with projected earnings of NT$350 million...

Taiwan makers to see flat ODD shipments in 4Q10, says Digitimes Research

Nov 2, 16:30

Taiwan-based Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage will ship a total of 16.498 million optical disc drives (ODDs) in the fourth quarter of 2010, rising by 0.8% on quarter but dropping by...

Lite-On IT revenues down, slim ODD shipments up in 3Q10

Oct 27, 11:45

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT saw consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2010 drop sequentially by 4.6% but shipments of slim-type ODDs increased,...

Quanta Storage September revenues slightly up on month

Stockwatch - Oct 12, 09:45

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Quanta Storage has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.132 billion (US$35.5 million) for September, increasing by 2.01% on month but dropping by...

Lite-On IT revenues bounce back to over NT$5 billion in September

Oct 8, 02:15

ODD maker Lite-On IT saw its monthly revenues bounce back to the NT$5 billion (US$161.95 million) mark in September 2010, totaling NT$5.13 billion and increasing 10.5% from the previous...

Quanta Storage remains conservative toward ODD industry despite rising notebook demand

Sep 21, 02:15

Despite the fact notebook vendors are increasing orders in September and the optical disc drive (ODD) industry is already benefiting in terms of shipments, the industry is currently...