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Year
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Milestone
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1995
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Started as a business unit in Lite-On Technology Corporation |
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1998
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Taiwan's Largest and the world's 4th largest CD-ROM manufacturer |
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1999
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Monthly production quantity exceeded 1M units |
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Spin off from Lite-On Technology Corporation |
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Lite-On IT Corporation Founded |
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Became the world's 3rd largest CD-ROM manufacturer |
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2001
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Became a Publicly Listed Company |
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Monthly production quantity exceeded 2M units |
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2002
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Monthly production quantity exceeded 3M units |
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Became the world's 2nd largest ODD manufacturer |
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Digital Consumer business unit established |
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2003
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Manufacturing site moved from SJP to GZP (Lite-On Science Park) |
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Started to manufacture DVD Rewriters (DVD-RW) |
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2004
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IPO in Taiwan |
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2005
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Monthly production quantity exceeded 5M units |
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2006
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Automotive Electronics business unit established |
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Acquired BENQ's ODD Business |
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2007
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Formed the joint venture Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation (PLDS) with the Dutch conglomerate Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. |
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Entered the international automotive electronics market by acquiring Philips' automotive ODD division |
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The company's Blu-ray disc drive models LBR-MD3 and LBR-MD5 received the German Red Dot Design Award |
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Established Lite-On Opto Technology (Guangzhou) Ltd. |
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2008
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Launched eSAU108 ultra-slender external DVD writer with a USB interface |
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Industry leader in the new generation of Blu-ray products |
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2009
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Established Lite-On Opto Technology (Beihai) Ltd. |
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2010
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Opening ceremony to commemorate the launch of Lite-On Opto Beihai Factory |
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Established Lite-On IT Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
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Subsidiary PLDS obtained global distribution and operational rights for Plextor products |
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First to introduce high-speed SATA III interface for SSDs (solid-state drives) |
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2011
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Established biotechnology and biomedical division; began development of micro blood biochemical detection systems and products |
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Announced the latest in SSD technology - True Speed |
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2012
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Plextor M3 Pro and Lite-On-branded SSD solid-state drives officially launched |
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2013
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Lite-On Technology Corporation held 93% of the company's shares through public tender offer |
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2014
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Merged into Lite-On Technology Corporation. |
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