Last update: Monday 14 May 2012 [99 news items]
Lite-On IT expected to see 22.6% growth in 2Q12 revenues
Newswatch - May 14, 15:38
Lite-On IT, a Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives (ODDs), will see its consolidated revenues for the second quarter increase by 22.6% on quarter to NT$14.78 billion (US$503...
Lite-On IT April revenues up sequentially
May 8, 11:10
Lite-On IT, which makes optical disc drives (ODDs), has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.73 billion (US$160 million) for April, growing 5.7% on month but falling 10.4% on yea...
HP, Dell and Asustek said to plan launch of 15-inch ultrabooks without an ODD
Apr 24, 00:47
As Apple reportedly may remove the design of the internal optical disc drive (ODD) for its new MacBook Pro and make it an optional pick, sources from supply chain pointed out that...
Intel estimates ultrabook shipments of 20-30 million units in 2012
Apr 19, 01:05
Intel has internally estimated that ultrabook shipments will reach 20-30 million units in 2012 and the volume in 2013 is expected to double or even triple on year as the integration...
Lite-On sees on-month growth, but on-year drop in March revenues
Apr 10, 01:15
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151.28 million) for March, up 17.1% on month, but down 7.1% on year, while the...
Lite-On IT March revenues up sequentially
Stockwatch - Apr 9, 16:35
Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151 million) for March, increasing 17.1% on month but decreasing 7.1% on year....
Mar 21, 01:25
Optical disc makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek have received new orders worth more than NT$10 billion (US$339 million) in total since early March.

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...
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...
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.
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan 1Q11 ODD shipments increase
Apr 26, 11:05
Latest data collected by Digitimes Research show that Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) makers shipped 17.8 million units in first-quarter 2011, increasing 7.9% sequentially,...

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...
Digitimes Insight: Sony, Renesas, TI impacted by earthquake for supply of ODD components
Mar 23, 12:12
Sony, Renesas Electronics and Texas Instruments (TI), among makers of components of optical disc drives (ODDs) in Japan, have suffered the most impact of the large earthquake hitting...

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...
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- Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
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