With the price of DVD writers dropping to all time lows, there hasn't been
much demand for CD-ROM and CD-RW drives. In response, Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) will
reportedly stop production of CD-ROM and CD-RW drives in early 2008.
Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung
Storage Technology (TSST), two of the top three global ODM/OEM for optical discs drives (ODDs), will stop production of CD-ROM drives and
CD-RW burners in early 2008 because global demand has been quickly decreasing due to the continuous drop in the price of DVD burners,
according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) newspaper.
Taiwan's optical drive manufacturers will
continue to produce CD-ROM and CD-RW drives, but the volume is expected to be only 5% of their total shipments. If you'd like to read
more, head on over to DigiTimes.
