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	<title>Hugh&#039;s News &#187; Ritek</title>
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		<title>Ritek to Demo USB 3.0 Storage at Computex Taipei</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 01:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ritek Corporation announced it will showcase USB 3.0 portable hard drives and USB flash drives at Computex Taipei 2010 from June 1-5, 2010. According to the statement, there will be an interactive showroom in Ritek&#8217;s booth to let visitors to experience the high speed of USB 3.0. Meanwhile, Ritek will also display high-quality Blu-ray discs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMC and Ritek Unscathed by Earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMC Magnetics and Ritek Corporation announced that their operations were not significantly affected by the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Kaohsiung, Taiwan on March 4, 2010. For more information visit: www.cmcdisc.com ; www.ritek.com]]></description>
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		<title>Ritek, Gigastorage Won&#8217;t Raise Disc Prices</title>
		<link>http://www.hughsnews.ca/ritek-gigastorage-wont-raise-disc-prices-002969</link>
		<comments>http://www.hughsnews.ca/ritek-gigastorage-wont-raise-disc-prices-002969#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIGITIMES reports that while CMC Magnetics says that it has increased its quotes for DVDs and CDs by 5% to 10% (due to polycarbonate price hikes), Ritek and Gigastorage do not intend to follow suit. The report also indicates that Ritek and Gigastorage will re-evaluate their disc pricing in Q2 2010. For more information visit: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JVC Wins DVD Patent Suit Against Conrexx Ritek</title>
		<link>http://www.hughsnews.ca/jvc-wins-dvd-patent-suit-against-conrexx-ritek-002310</link>
		<comments>http://www.hughsnews.ca/jvc-wins-dvd-patent-suit-against-conrexx-ritek-002310#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JVC KENWOOD Holdings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moser Baer India Limited]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC), an operating company of the JVC KENWOOD Group, announced that it won a suit it had filed against Conrexx Technology B.V. (Conrexx), a German affiliate of Ritek Corporation, one of the world&#8217;s largest manufacturers of DVD recordable and other optical storage discs. According to the statement, the suit had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sony Ordering Blu-ray from Ritek Rumor</title>
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		<comments>http://www.hughsnews.ca/sony-ordering-blu-ray-from-ritek-rumor-002171#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daxon Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a January 28, 2010 filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), Ritek Corporation issued a statement in response to an Economic Daily News report that Sony had contract ordered a large number of Blu-ray discs from Ritek. According to the statement, Daxon Technology Inc. has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding equipment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ritek to Purchase Daxon Equipment for Blu-ray</title>
		<link>http://www.hughsnews.ca/ritek-to-purchase-daxon-equipment-for-blu-ray-001915</link>
		<comments>http://www.hughsnews.ca/ritek-to-purchase-daxon-equipment-for-blu-ray-001915#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a January 22, 2010 filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), Ritek Corporation announced that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Daxon Technology Inc. to purchase Daxon&#8217;s optical disc manufacturing equipment for NT$500 million (US$15.6 million). According to the filing, Ritek will use the equipment to expand its manufacturing capacity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ritek and CMC Up and Down in December</title>
		<link>http://www.hughsnews.ca/ritek-and-cmc-up-and-down-in-december-001523</link>
		<comments>http://www.hughsnews.ca/ritek-and-cmc-up-and-down-in-december-001523#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIGITIMES reports that CMC Magnetics and Ritek have announced unaudited revenues for Dec. 2009 of NT$1.403 billion (US$44.1 million) and NT$1.469 billion (US$46.1 million) respectively. CMC&#8217;s sales are down 23.3% from the same time last year while Ritek&#8217;s are up 39.1%. Currency conversion as of January 13, 2009. For more information visit: www.digitimes.com]]></description>
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		<title>Philips Licenses Effective Until 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.hughsnews.ca/philips-licenses-effective-until-2012-001337</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIGITIMES has issued a correction of its January 4, 2009 report regarding Philips reducing the patent royalty it charges CMC Magnetics and Ritek on blank CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. It previously reported that the contracts are valid until December 30, 2019 when, in fact, they will end on December 31, 2012. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ritek Announces High Speed 600X CompactFlash Card</title>
		<link>http://www.hughsnews.ca/ritek-announces-high-speed-600x-compactflash-card-00908</link>
		<comments>http://www.hughsnews.ca/ritek-announces-high-speed-600x-compactflash-card-00908#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advanced Media, Inc. announced that it is adding a high speed 600X MLC based CompactFlash® Card (CF) to its Lightning Series line in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB capacities for embedded computing options. For more information visit: www.ritekusa.com Unedited press release follows: RITEK Unveils the High Speed 600X CompactFlash® Card at International CES 2010 Ridata CompactFlash® [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philips Slashes CD and DVD Disc Royalties</title>
		<link>http://www.hughsnews.ca/philips-slashes-cd-dvd-disc-royalties-00810</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIGITIMES reports that Royal Philips Electronics has reduced the patent royalty it charges CMC Magnetics and Ritek on blank CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. According to the report, the new licenses are valid from December 31, 2009 to December 30, 2019 and reduce the royalty to $0.01 (US) per disc from $0.035-$0.036 (US). [...]]]></description>
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