Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives (ODDs), may obtain more orders from Microsoft for internal DVD-ROM drives for the Xbox 360 game console due to the Halo 3 video game, which is scheduled for launch on September 25, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Microsoft last week announced that pre-sale orders of Halo 3 in North America exceeded one million units, the sources indicated. Lite-On IT is currently an OEM maker of Xbox 360 internal DVD-ROM drives, the sources noted.
Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage, the largest maker of slim-type ODDs in Taiwan, on August 10 reported estimated consolidated revenues for July 2007.
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Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage: Estimated consolidated revenues, July 2007 |
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Company |
Amount (NT$b) |
M/M |
Y/Y |
YTD (NT$) |
Y/Y |
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Lite-On IT |
4.83 |
9.26% |
33.58% |
28.31 |
6.88% |
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Quanta Storage |
1.518 |
(4.15%) |
54.30% |
10.063 |
45.27% |
Source: Companies, compiled by Digitimes, August 2007