Lite-On IT expects to ship up to one million recordable DVD drives in 2003
In 2003, Taiwan-based optical storage drive makers are expected to ship between two million and 2.4 million half-height recordable DVD drives, among which 700,000 to one million, or 30-50%, are expected to come from Lite-On IT, according to DigiTimes.
Lite-On IT expects to start shipping 4x half-height DVD+RW drives in July and is set to launch an 8x half-height DVD-Dual drive in the fourth quarter. Total monthly shipments of the company’s recordable DVD drives will grow to 200,000-300,000 after the 8x DVD-Dual drive is launched at year-end, the company said.
Shipments of 4x DVD+RW drives are expected to be 100,000 units in September, and the company expects to generate NT$3.1 billion to NT$4.4 billion from its DVD+RW drive sales this year – if the ASP (average selling price) is maintained at around US$130, the company said.
Lite-On IT’s recordable DVD drives will use chip sets provided by MediaTek and pick-up heads (PUHs) from Sanyo Electric. Compared to some local companies that procure DVD loaders as a whole, Lite-On IT expects to save production costs with its strong systems integration capability, the company said.
In related news, Lite-On IT has lowered its 2003 forecast for its slim-type combo drive shipments to about two million units from three million earlier. The company’s monthly combo drive shipments are currently at about 100,000 units, the company said.
Shipments of 4x DVD+RW drives are expected to be 100,000 units in September, and the company expects to generate NT$3.1 billion to NT$4.4 billion from its DVD+RW drive sales this year – if the ASP (average selling price) is maintained at around US$130, the company said.
Lite-On IT’s recordable DVD drives will use chip sets provided by MediaTek and pick-up heads (PUHs) from Sanyo Electric. Compared to some local companies that procure DVD loaders as a whole, Lite-On IT expects to save production costs with its strong systems integration capability, the company said.
In related news, Lite-On IT has lowered its 2003 forecast for its slim-type combo drive shipments to about two million units from three million earlier. The company’s monthly combo drive shipments are currently at about 100,000 units, the company said.
