If you read our spy report, you probably won't be surprised that Lite-On has received OEM orders for Xbox 360 DVD-ROM drives.
According to a report by DigiTimes, the company will be producing 0.8-1 million units by the third quarter of 2007.
Lite-On IT
has reportedly secured OEM orders for DVD-ROM drives to be built into Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles, with monthly shipments of 0.8-1
million units to begin in the third quarter of 2007, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Lite-On IT was unwilling to confirm
the report saying that the company will not comment on any reports concerning orders due to non-disclosure agreements signed with
clients.
The built-in DVD-ROM drives for the Xbox 360 have been produced by two OEM makers, Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology
(TSST) and BenQ, the sources indicated. Lite-On IT took over BenQ's optical disc drive business unit in mid-2006 but did not take over
the OEM manufacturing rights for Xbox 360 because it was required to obtain new certification from Microsoft, the sources pointed
out.
If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes.
