CMC Magnetics expects 16x DVD+R/-R discs to account for 50% of its DVD disc shipments in the first quarter of next year, while Ritek estimates its figure will be 30%, according to CMC chairman Robert Wong and Ritek CEO Gordon Yeh.
CMC and Ritek currently focus their production on DVD+R/-R 8x discs, which should account for 80%-90% of their DVD disc shipments this quarter, with the proportion of 16x discs standing at 10%-20%. Both companies anticipate significant demand for 16x DVD+R/-R discs next quarter, on increasing sales of 16x DVD burners, and are gearing up to increase output of 16x discs, Wong and Yeh indicated.
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