Last update: Wednesday 11 April 2012 [17 news items]
Giga Solar targets back silver conductive paste market share of over 10% in 2012
Apr 11, 12:16
Taiwan-based conductive paste maker Giga Solar has indicated that shipments of high-efficiency aluminum pastes have reached above 200 tons so far this year. Moreover, the firm targets...
Solar market to return to normal in 2Q12, says Giga Solar chairman
Jan 3, 16:18
The solar market is going to be better by second-quarter 2012, said Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based conductive paste maker Giga Solar.
Taiwan solar firms report falling October revenues
Nov 9, 01:05
Taiwan-based solar firms have been reporting declining October revenues with Gintech and Solartech outperforming peers with on-month decreases of less than 10%. Motech reported October...
Giga Solar aluminum paste shipments to decrease in 2011, says chairman
Oct 27, 12:02
Due to low demand in the market, shipments of aluminum paste for solar cells are expected to decrease around 30% in 2011, said Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based conductive paste...
Heraeus Singapore plant to begin operations in November
Oct 12, 14:16
Solar cell silver paste maker Heraeus has announced it plant in Singapore will begin operations in November. Capacity will also be added in Taiwan in 2012 according to previous plans,...
Giga Solar announces stock buyback
Newswatch - Sep 30, 01:15
Solar cell conductive paste maker Giga Solar has decided to buy back its common shares from the Taiwan stock market to avert further slumps in its share price.
Gigastorage to hike solar wafer capacity to 320MWp at end of 2011
Sep 16, 10:52
Gigastorage is on schedule to expand its annual production capacity of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers to 320MWp by the end of 2011, according to the company.
Giga Solar sees 30% of 1H11 sales from silver aluminum paste
Aug 24, 11:33
Taiwan-based solar cell conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported EPS of NT$14.86 (US$0.51) for first-half 2011. Silver aluminum paste accounted for 30% of total revenues and...
E-Ton Solar and Giga Solar May revenues show more than 40% decrease on month
Jun 8, 01:00
Taiwan-based solar cell maker, E-Ton Solar, has reported a 41.88% sequential decrease in May revenues. PV paste provider, Giga Solar, also reported May revenues down 44.37% on month,...
Prices for PV silver paste rise to US$1,900/kg, say Taiwan makers
May 3, 10:28
International quotes for photovoltaic (PV) silver conductive paste used in making solar cell modules have risen 20% from US$1,500-1,600/kg in January 2011 to US$1,900/kg currently...
Giga Solar aims to be global largest maker of PV aluminum paste in 2011
Apr 27, 01:00
Giga Solar Materials expects its global market share for PV aluminum paste to rise from 27% in 2010 to 40% in 2011, becoming the world's largest producer, according to company chairman...
Green Energy posts 1Q11 profits
Apr 22, 01:15
Solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has announced net profits of NT$597 million (US$20.7 million) on sales of NT$6.5 billion for the first quarter of 2011. The earnings...
Giga Solar 1Q11 sales miss market expectation
Apr 11, 11:30
A number of major PV firms, including Giga Solar Materials, DelSolar and Neo Solar Power, have posted their March sales. Solar-cell conductive adhesive maker Giga Solar saw its March...
Motech February revenues reach NT$2.7 billion
Mar 9, 10:06
Solar cell maker Motech Industries has reported February revenues of NT$2.745 billion (US$93.4 million), up 15.34% sequentially and 83.2% on year. Revenues in January and February...
PV paste maker Giga Solar to build technical service center in China
Mar 4, 01:00
PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials reportedly will open a technical service center in Suzhou, China with operations to begin at the end of March. The aim is to provide...
PV paste maker Giga Solar optimistic about 1Q11 operations
Feb 1, 10:28
Giga Solar Materials, a Taiwan-based maker of photovoltaic (PV) conductive aluminum paste used in polycrystalline silicon solar cells, holds a rosy outlook on its first-quarter 2011...
Danen December revenues up on-month, Giga Solar flat
Jan 7, 01:10
Solar wafer supplier Danen Technology has announced revenues for December 2010 grew 4.76% sequentially to NT$462 million (US$15.8 million), a monthly high. Meanwhile, PV conductive...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 1h 59min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 2h 12min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 47min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 3h 5min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 3h 15min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 46min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 54min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 3h 13min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 41min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 4h 25min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 4h 26min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 51min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 5h 8min ago
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
22-May-2012 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7274.89 | +82.66 | +1.15% |
| TSE electronic | 277.63 | +3.99 | +1.46% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 104.57 | +2.00 | +1.95% |
| OTC electronic | 134.14 | +2.91 | +2.22% |
- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.