First-tier Taiwan manufacturers of optical discs, CMC Magnetics, Ritek and Prodisc Technology, as well as second-tier makers GigaStorage, Lead Data and Optodisc Technology, are shipping 8x DVD-R discs as their mainstream DVD-R product.
Currently, only CMC and Ritek produce 16x DVD-R discs.
Optodisc plans to start shipping 16x DVD-R discs in September, the company indicated. Prodisc, GigaStorage and Lead Data will begin shipping 16x DVD-R discs by the end of this year, according to the companies.
|
Six Taiwanese DVD-R disc maker shipments (as a % of total shipments) |
|
Company |
Speed of DVD-R discs |
|
16x |
8x |
4x |
|
CMC |
Small |
Nearly 100% |
0% |
|
Ritek |
Small |
Nearly 70% |
Nearly 30% |
|
Prodisc |
0% |
80% |
20% |
|
GigaStorage |
0% |
50% |
50% |
|
Lead Data |
0% |
About 75% |
About 25% |
|
Optodisc |
0% |
60%-70% |
30%-40% |
From DigiTimes