Quanta Storage has reportedly licensed a number of slim-type DVD burner patents from Sony and is expected to become an OEM manufacturer of these products for Sony NEC Optiarc.
Quanta Storage, the largest maker of slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) in Taiwan, has reportedly secured the licensed use of slim-type DVD burner patents from Sony and thereby is expected to become an OEM maker of such products for Sony NEC Optiarc, a joint venture between Sony and NEC, according to industry sources...
...Quanta Storage originally used slim-type ODD patents from Philips, but the licensing contract expired in mid-October of this year and Quanta Storage did not renew the contract with Philips BenQ Digital Storage (PBDS), a joint venture of Philips and BenQ, which is in charge of licensing Philips' ODD patents in Taiwan, the sources indicated. PBDS president Alpha Tsai confirmed that Quanta Storage has not signed another licensing contract to date.
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