BenQ to sell LITE-ON CD-ROM business

Yesky April 11th news (he rocks compile) according to foreign reports, this Monday Chinese Taiwan's largest computer equipment and mobile phone manufacturers Benq Corp said in a statement that it will be NT $1 billion 200 million to the company's CD-ROM (CD-ROM) business was sold to Taiwan Lite group a wholly owned subsidiary of LITE-ON Electronics company.

Two, the company said that as part of the acquisition of the transaction, Benq Corp will also get a 13% stake in LITE-ON electronics, and LITE-ON electronics company's board of directors to get a seat in the two. In order to increase market share, LITE-ON Electronics will gain the customer of Benq Corp's CD-ROM manufacturing business.

Including DELL and Hewlett-Packard Co, computer manufacturers are the main customers of the Benq Corp, but the Benq Corp is to global marketing its own brand, the company's own name in the sales of notebook computer, LCD TV and digital camera. Benq Corp in October last year, the acquisition of SIEMENS's mobile phone business.

After announcing the deal, Benq Corp's shares rose 1.27% per share to NT $27.85, LITE-ON electronics shares soared by $7% per share to NT $41.35.