Last update: Friday 18 May 2012 [431 news items]
Commentary: Solar trade war between US and China looming
May 18, 14:39
In 2011, several US-based solar firms such as Solyndra, SepctraWatt, Evergreen Solar, and Energy Conversion Devices filed for bankruptcies. While the fundamental problem may be due...
Trina Solar makes statement on US anti-dumping duties
May 18, 11:03
Trina Solar has issued a statement regarding the preliminary determination of anti-dumping duties by the US Department of Commerce (DOC).
Yingli Green Energy responds to US decision on anti-dumping tariffs
May 18, 10:35
Yingli Green Energy Holding, a China-based solar energy company which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", has commented on the preliminary anti-dumping...
US levies heavy anti-dumping tariffs on China-made solar cells
May 18, 10:13
US Department of Commerce announced on May 17 the preliminary decision on anti-dumping investigations. The range of punitive tariffs to be imposed on China-based solar firms is from...
Jiangsu province may introduce subsidies for BIPVs, says report
May 17, 14:25
Jiangsu province has been considering providing subsidies for BIPV solar projects, according to China-based media outlet, Solar-PV. This subsidy may help China's domestic...
China government may begin anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe against US firms
May 17, 01:05
As the sixth annual SNEC 2012 PV Power Expo is currently being held in Shanghai, China, industry sources have indicated that there is a possibility that the China government will...
Second phase of energy-saving consumer electronics subsidies to begin at May 17, says MOEA
May 16, 16:47
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced a second phase of subsidies for consumer electronics, with a total budget of NT$700 million (US$23.7 million), that will...
Chongqing government offers financial incentives to boost notebook shipments
May 16, 16:04
The local government of Chongqing, western China, has offered financial prizes of CNY150 million (US$23.8 million) in total to encourage notebook shipments, with a recipient required...
Germany FIT uncertainty ignites hope for Europe solar market in 3Q12
May 15, 16:31
The Germany government's solar feed-in tariff (FIT) reductions, which took effect on April 1, may have to be revised because Germany Bundesrat (Federal Council) last week did not...
China awaits for US verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
May 14, 10:24
China local officials believe total tariffs on China-made solar products from the US government due to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation will not exceed 20%. If the...
May 11, 16:03
Spot prices of solar products in Greater China remained flat this week (May 7-11). Stable demand and clear order visibility have been helping solar firms maintain high capacity utilization...
China government updates LED subsidy announcement
May 9, 16:20
China's Ministry of Science and Technology recently published development targets for the LED industry. The targets include nurturing 20-30 industry leading firms with core technologies...
China government cuts 2012 Golden Sun Demonstration Project subsidy to CNY5.50/W
May 7, 11:22
The Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Science and Technology under the China government have announced the content of the 2012 Golden Sun Demonstration Project. The departments...
China government refutes rumors of banning Google from mobile devices
May 7, 11:15
According to China media outlet ND Daily, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has said the department has not issued any announcement...
Taiwan subsidies program to include LCD TV purchase
May 4, 15:32
Taiwan's second wave of government subsidies for energy efficient appliances will officially include 30-inch and larger LCD TVs, according to Taiwan's economics minister Shih Yen-S...
LCD TVs may be included in Taiwan energy-saving subsidies program
Apr 20, 16:28
Taiwan's government will be offering another set of subsidies valued at NT$670 million (US$ 22.7 million) for purchases of energy-saving home appliances, such as air conditioners,...
Commentary: Taiwan has little interest in installing PV systems on its own land
Apr 20, 12:12
The Taiwan government recently announced a plan to increase electricity prices in May 2012. Compared to a country like Germany with average electricity price of NT$8/kWh, Taiwan's...
HP to establish printer production line with Foxconn in Chongqing, China
Apr 19, 01:20
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced it will cooperate with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to establish production lines in Chongqing, China for printer manufacturing...
Commentary: AUO halting new fab plans puts government policy in dilemma
Apr 19, 01:00
Taiwan's National Science Council (NSC), which has overseen the establishment of major science industry parks in Taiwan over the past years, has been pushed into a political storm...
Taiwan plans to switch 815,000 street lamps to LED before end of 2018
Apr 18, 14:05
Following the recent announcement of electricity price hikes, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has said it will replace 326,000 street lamps with LED lights in three years,...
Apr 17, 15:33
Taiwan-based solar firms signed long-term material supply contracts with Europe-based firms when polysilicon was in shortage. But due to low demand currently, Taiwan-based firms have...
Apr 16, 12:14
Government incentives that encourage investment in renewable energies will continue to drive technological advances in the global semiconductor market, according to GBI Research.
China government announces new measures for renewable energy subsidies
Apr 9, 11:22
China's Ministry of Finance announced new renewable energy subsidies on April 5, 2012. The subsidies will cover projects that use renewable energy sources to generate power. Renewable...
Government of Chongqing, China reportedly to accelerate subsidy to notebook players
Apr 3, 01:10
After the sudden replacement of Chongqing's committee secretary in China, the government of Chongqing reportedly will accelerate the subsidy it promised to notebook players as a pacification...
Italy may implement new solar subsidy program in June
Mar 28, 15:44
Italy, the second-largest solar market in Europe, is likely to implement a new solar subsidy program in June. The new program will include an installation subsidy cap of 400MW per...
US to levy 5% tariff against China-made solar products
Mar 23, 01:15
The US government announced recently a 5% tariff on China-made solar products. The tariff is considered low. Nevertheless, the industry has been concerned about whether or not Europe...
US anti-dumping, anti-subsidy verdict to be issued in May, says industry sources
Mar 22, 01:05
A verdict on the US-government's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms may be finalized in May, according to industry sources in China.
Italy expected to have 2GW solar installation demand in 2Q12
Mar 21, 15:28
The government in Italy will be making feed-in-tariff (FIT) cuts in June, and the industry believes a surge of demand about 2GW will happen in the second quarter before the cut.
Acer chairman reportedly to visit Chongqing for a cloud computing event
Mar 20, 01:20
Acer chairman JT Wang reportedly will visit Chongqing, China for a cloud computing-related event to promote its AcerCloud, which is set to launch in April and since Chongqing's Committee...
China market: Distributors gearing up to replenish NAND flash inventory
Mar 16, 01:10
With the China government about to end its crackdown on the smuggling of NAND flash products, distributors in the local channel market are gearing up to rebuild inventory which will...
Germany aims 2012 installation target at 2.5-3.5GW
Mar 8, 14:52
The government in Germany has stated its targeted total solar installations of 2.5-3.5GW for 2012 remains unchanged, according to industry sources
Digitimes Research: Greater China solar prices remain static ahead of Germany incentive cuts
Mar 2, 14:49
Due to the incentive cuts that will take effect on March 9, 2012 in Germany, prices of solar products have been static. Digitimes Research analyst Chihheng Liang noted that module...
China government hopes to build strong domestic solar industry, says report
Mar 1, 15:46
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China has announced its targets for the domestic solar industry in 2015, according to China-based Solar-PV.
Commentary: China new LED lighting subsidy policies to focus on commercialization
Feb 23, 11:49
The subsidy program for upstream LED firms in China ended in 2011. There are many LED firms in China, but less than 20 of them have economies of scale and capacity of more than 20...
Feb 16, 16:22
Four China-based polysilicon firms, LDK, Jiangsu Zhongneng, Shannxi Tianhong Silicon Material, and China Silicon Corporation, have applied to the Ministry of Commerce in China, asking...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 2h 7min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 2h 20min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 55min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 3h 13min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 3h 23min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 54min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 5h 2min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 3h 21min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 49min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 4h 33min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 4h 34min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 59min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 5h 16min ago
Osram 300dpi transparent PMOLED
Osram Opto Semiconductors will showcase an OLED prototypes that can be transparent and flexible at PLDC (Professional Lighting Design Convention) from October 29-31, 2009 in Berlin...
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SanDisk has announced that its Cruzer Enterprise secure USB flash drives are now enhanced to meet the unique requirements of US government employees. The Cruzer Enterprise design...
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Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%. Digitimes sat down with James T Jenson, vice president of Veeco's LED business...
China government to promote semi industry consolidation, says Digitimes Research
According to a recently published Digitimes Research...
At a September 24 public hearing held by the Bureau of Energy (BE) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to discuss its recently announced tentative feed-in tariff rates...
- 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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- 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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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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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.