Lite-On — The Optical Storage Innovator
The former and Lite-On Technology Corporation gathered some elite scientist and engineers from ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) in 1995 to start an optical storage research and manufacturing business. To focus on the optical drive industry, Lite-On IT was spun separate company in 1999, listed in Taiwan in 2001, and was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on Nov. 5, 2004.
