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...

Lite-On IT expects slim-type ODD shipments to return to peak-season level in September

Sep 17, 02:10

With clients continuing to launch new notebook models, Lite-On IT expects its shipments for slim-type ODDs in September 2010 to return to the level in the peak season and continue...

Quanta Storage posts 1H10 EPS of NT$1.62

Sep 1, 11:56

Taiwan-based slim-type optical disc drive (ODD) specialist Quanta Storage has published its consolidated financial report for the first half of 2010, recording a gross margin of 12%,...

Lite-On IT posts 1H10 EPS of NT$1.76

Aug 25, 11:25

Optical disk drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT on August 24 published its financial report for the first half of 2010, recording consolidated net profit of NT$1.669 billion (US$50.8 million)...

Taiwan makers to see PC-use ODD shipments down in 3Q-4Q10, says Digitimes Research

Aug 3, 16:31

Taiwan-based makers will ship 18.79 million PC-use optical disc drives (ODDs) in the third quarter of 2010, dropping 1.9% on quarter and 11.6% on year, according to Digitimes Research...

Slim-type ODD prices likely to fall in 3Q10, say Taiwan makers

Jul 27, 10:56

With global sales of notebooks in the second quarter of 2010 falling short of original expectations, OEM makers of slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) are expected to lower their...

Taiwan-based makers see 2Q10 ODD shipments down 8.3% on quarter, says Digitimes Research

Jul 23, 10:18

Taiwan-based makers shipped an estimated 18.43 million PC-use optical disc drives (ODDs) in the second quarter of 2010, decreasing by 8.3% from the preceding quarter but increasing...

Lite-On IT becomes largest Taiwan-based slim ODD maker in 2Q10, says Digitimes Research

Jul 22, 14:54

Lite-On IT shipped six million slim-type ODDs in the second quarter of 2010, surpassing Quanta Storage, previously Taiwan's largest maker of slim-type ODDs, according to Digitimes...

ODD makers Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage post mixed growth in June revenues

Jul 12, 11:41

Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, two Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of optical disc drives (ODDs), have posted June consolidated revenues of NT$5.01 billion (US$155 million) increasing...

Taiwan to account for 25% of PC-use ODD market in 2010, says MIC

Jul 6, 12:28

Taiwan-based ODM/OEM and own-brand makers will ship 40.13 million PC-use optical disc drives in total during the second half of 2010 to reach 78.01 million units for the whole year,...

Lite-On IT downward adjusts 2Q10 ODD shipment goal

Jun 10, 15:41

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has downward adjusted its shipment goal for the second quarter from the original prediction of 10% sequential increase to flat growth, according...