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Friday 21 October 2011
Prices for 2.5-inch HDDs rise by 5-10% due to Thailand flooding
The serious flooding in Thailand has forced hard disk drive (HDD) assembly and HDD component factories in the area to stop production and consequently a global shortage of HDDs is...
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Shortage of slim-type ODD pick-up heads may surface in June
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...
Friday 25 March 2011
Supply of ODD components unaffected by Japan earthquake
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...
Thursday 24 March 2011
Sony, Nintendo console sales impacted by Japan earthquake
Supply of Sony's Blu-ray drive pick-up heads is facing danger of seeing shortages as the plants of Sony Shiraishi Semiconductor, a Blu-ray drive pick-up head manufacturing subsidiary...
Tuesday 15 March 2011
ODD pick-up heads see no immediate danger of shortage
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...
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Prices for Blu-ray Disc PUHs expected to fall to US$10-12 in 2011, say Taiwan makers
International quotes for Blu-ray Disc (BD) pick-up heads (PUHs) have dropped to below US$20, and are expected to keep falling to US$10-12 in 2011, according to Taiwan-based makers.
Tuesday 13 July 2010
PUH makers to hike quotes in 3Q10, says Topray
Taiwan maker of pick-up heads (PUHs) for DVD-ROM drives Topray Technology,and international DVD+RW/-RW PUH suppliers Sanyo Electric, Hitachi, Sharp, Panasonic and LG Electronics all...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Topray Technology progressing in production of optical pick-up heads
Topray Technology, which makes ROM (read-only memory) optical pick-up heads (PUHs), will expand its capacity in 2010 to cope with increasing demand, and will extend production to...
Wednesday 5 May 2010
Shortage of slim-type ODD pick-up heads easing
The short supply of pick-up heads used in slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) from the second quarter of 2009 has begun to ease, according to Taiwan based ODD makers.
Friday 3 July 2009
Optical disc drive supplies to remain tight in 3Q09
The supply of optical disc drives used in notebook and desktops will remain tight in the third quarter of 2009 due to a shortage of pick-up heads (PUHs), according to industry sources...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
ODD pick-up heads in short supply
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...
Monday 22 December 2008
MediaTek, Sunplus poised to offer Blu-ray Disc chipsets in 2Q09
MediaTek and Sunplus Technology, two Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses, are in the process of certifying Blu-ray Disc (BD) player chipsets with potential clients and expect to...
Thursday 14 August 2008
Mitsubishi Chemical to produce high-power laser diodes used in Blu-ray pick-up heads
Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical, in view of global short supply of Blu-ray Disc (BD) pick-up heads (PUHs), is planning to step into production of high-power (200-300mW) laser diodes...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research