Lite-On IT, BenQ: OEM 16x DVD burners faced with cutthroat price competition from Samsung

Taiwan makers: price drops push replacement of CD drives with DVD burners

Lite-On IT: global ODD competition will moderate this year

Japan firms make inroads on MediaTek’s turf

Lite-On IT targeting sales of one million own-brand ODDs in China this year

Taiwan: Lite-On IT to establish R&D center in the Hsinchu Science Park

MIC: Taiwan makers shipped 105.5m ODDs, 21.2m DSCs in 2004

Lite-On IT attains 80.63% of 2004-target pre-tax profits

Taiwan market: Retail prices of 16x DVD Dual DL burners drop

Taiwan ODD market: Competition expected to heat up in 2005

Taiwan makers: OEM prices for 16x DVD burners fall to below US$60

Taiwan market: HLDS cuts retail prices of 16x Super Multi DVD burners again

Taiwan market: Retail prices of HLDS 16x Super Multi DVD burners drop to NT$3,000

Taiwan vendors: Lite-On IT, BenQ, HLDS and TSST to be top optical-drive makers in 2005

BenQ: IP costs will be key to ODD competitiveness in 2005

Lite-On IT 4Q forecast: Revenues to grow, gross margins to drop

Some Taiwan second-tier ODD makers forego production

BenQ aims to be world’s third largest optical drive maker in 2005