James Delahunty
6 Oct 2007 17:31
Lite-ON IT has reportedly gotten more orders from Microsoft Corp. for DVD-ROM drives used in the Xbox 360 games console. In response, the company has given top priority to Microsoft, allocating its total production capacity for the optical disc reader drives, according to sources from the ODD components industry in Taiwan. Lite-ON's policy is to not comment on any reports about its orders.
Following tremendous sales performances for the mega-popular Halo 3 title, which pushed the Xbox 360 console sales significantly in its launch week, Microsoft is now focusing on promoting its games console for the peak holiday season, leading to a surge in OEM orders.
Lite-ON has allocated production capacity to output one million Xbox 360 DVD-ROM drives a month. The company is the third OEM maker of DVD-ROM drives for the Xbox 360, having started shipments in June-July, initially with a volume of 300k - 500k per month. Shipments in September were close to 1 million drives.
Source:
DigiTimes