Lite-On IT

PLDS (Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions) is a joint venture between Royal Philips Electronics and Lite-On IT Corporation that is responsible for the sales and marketing of Lite-On branded Optical Disc Drive (ODD) business. The combination of a strong R&D focus and access to enormous production capacity makes PLDS an industry leading company. PLDS is dedicated to excellence and devote best efforts to further expand innovative quality product offerings for the PC industry and strengthen its top global position in the ODD industry.

see also:- Lite-On's SSD page.

• editor's comments:- Lite-On makes SATA SSDs for the consumer and enterprise markets - in a variety of sizes.
  
  In June 2009 Lite-On launched a range of 1.8" and 2.5" SATA SSDs. They were reviewed in January 2010 in BenchmarkReviews.com.
  
  In April 2011 - a report in DIGITIMES said Lite-On will be supplying SSDs to Intel.