Taiwan makers remain neutral in the HD-DVD vs Blu-ray battle

Both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps are
marketing their formats to the Taiwan vendors and suggesting possible
partnerships, the Taiwan makers indicated.

President Steven Chang of U-Tech Media, the largest producer of
pre-recorded optical discs in Taiwan, said that Taiwan accounts for more
than 30% of the global production capacity for ODDs and over 60% of global
capacity for optical discs. Taiwan makers should take advantage of the
competition between the two groups to secure the best royalty rates, Chang
pointed out.

In addition, Chang argued that it is important for Taiwan makers to
ally themselves with the winning platform. As the battle is still being
fought, the best current policy is to wait, Chang
added.