Last update: Wednesday 18 April 2012 [33 news items]
DelSolar aims to increase monocrystalline solar cell efficiency above 19% in 2012
Apr 18, 01:10
DelSolar, a subsidiary of Delta Electronics, aims to increase polysilicon solar cell conversion efficiency from 17.2-17.3% to 18% and monocrystalline solar cell efficiency to above...
AUO Crystal to develop crystal growing for mono-crystalline solar products
Mar 15, 01:05
AUO Crystal (a subsidiary of AU Optronics) is rumored to be developing a mono-crystalline crystal growing process. The market expects annual capacity to reach 200MW making AUO Crystal...
Digitimes Research: Monocrystalline solar wafer prices in Greater China show increases
Feb 3, 16:29
Compared with downstream firms, quotes from upstream solar firms have been increasing more apparently, according to Digitimes Research analyst, Chihheng Liang. Downstream firms such...
Solar industry to see more sunshine in 2013, says Solargiga
Nov 21, 14:41
China-based Solargiga Energy Holdings has indicated faith in the solar industry in the long-run. According to Tan Wen Hua, chairman and executive director of Solargiga, once the solar...
N-type monocrystalline solar cells have large market potential
Nov 18, 14:40
N-type monocrystalline solar cells which can achieve higher converison efficiencies than the conventional P-type multicrystalline solar cells have been gaining attention from solar...
New technologies for monocrystalline solar products shift into focus
Oct 19, 10:21
The demand-dominated solar market has been shifting towards solar cells with high conversion efficiencies. Compared with mainstream polycrystalline solar products, monocrystalline...
GCL-Poly in solar wafer supply deal with Tainergy
Oct 13, 12:13
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, a China-based polysilicon and wafer manufacturer, has announced that it has signed a 5-year letter of intent to supply 1GW of GCL quasi-mono wafer to Taiwan-based...
GCL-Poly launches quasi-mono wafer
Oct 7, 14:36
China-based integrated solar firm GCL-Poly Energy Holdings (GCL-Poly) has announced the launch of a new type of wafer - quasi-mono wafer. This wafer has already been utilized by Canadian...
REC to assess permanent closedown of parts of production capacity in Norway
Sep 29, 13:39
The Board of Directors of Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has resolved to initiate a process, including formal deliberations with the employee representatives to assess permanent...
Sep 16, 17:06
The spot price of polysilicon in the Greater China region remained steady at US$49.5/kg this week. However, the spot price of 125 monocrystalline (125 Mono) wafers dropped to US$1.25/pc,...
Mono-like and monocrystalline silicon gain attention from solar firms
Sep 6, 14:32
The focus of the incentive programs by various governments have been on rooftop systems for homeowners. The limited space characteristics of rooftop solar power systems have been...
Solar equipment firms expand to mono-like and monocrystalline markets
Sep 6, 01:35
Mono-like and monocrystalline products have been increasing popularity due to high conversion efficiency. The solar equipment manufacturers such as GT Advanced have also been hoping...
GT Advanced Technologies acquires Confluence Solar
Aug 25, 10:35
GT Advanced Technologies has announced it has acquired privately-held Confluence Solar, the developer of HiCz, a continuously-fed Czochralski (CCz) growth technology, that enables...
Mono-crystalline silicon price drops, says China solar firms
Aug 19, 16:32
The return of demand has been showing signs of cooling in August not only for mainstream poly-crystalline silicon solar products but also for the mono-crystalline market, said industry...
Mono-Si solar firms stepping up competition
Aug 18, 14:11
The impact of weak demand on the mono-crystalline solar sector has been relatively limited as players have not been expanding capacity as rapidly as their polysilicon competitors...
Suntech unveils high-efficiency solar module for Israel
Jul 18, 14:34
Suntech Power Holdings has unveiled the Suntech 300W Vd series, a new generation high-efficiency solar module, for Israel. Powered by Suntech's SuperPoly processing technology, a...
Eversol receives order to supply 58 million solar wafers
Jul 12, 01:05
Taiwan-based solar wafer firm Eversol announced a one-year supply agreement of 58 million units to a single customer. The agreement accounts for around 60% of Eversol's total production...
Sunrise Global hits 19.2% efficiency for monocrystalline solar cells
Apr 26, 01:05
Sunrise Global Solar Energy (SGSE), a Taiwan-based maker of monocrystalline silicon solar cells, on April 25 announced it has attained an energy conversion rate of 19.2% for such...
AUO subsidiary ACC starts construction of solar-grade monocrystalline ingot/wafer factory
Apr 12, 01:00
AU Optronics' (AUO) subsidiary AUO Crystal Corporation (ACC) on April 11 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first-phase development of its factory of solar-grade monocrystalline...
Korea-based Woongjin to expand capacity for mono-Si ingots and wafers
May 5, 14:41
South Korea-based Woongjin Energy will invest 270 billion won (US$242 million) to increase capacity for monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si) ingots to 1.1GW and wafers to 500MW by the...
Mar 2, 10:25
AU Optronics (AUO) will exhibit at PV Expo 2010 in Tokyo, Japan's Big Sight International Exhibition Center from March 3-5 to showcase its competitive edge in the solar industry value...
Equipment makers developing large-size crystal-growing furnaces, say Taiwan makers
Dec 1, 13:59
The mainstream capacity for furnaces to produce solar-grade (mono or poly) crystalline silicon ingots, shifted from 270kg to 450kg in 2009, and now some equipment makers are developing...
GET sees revenues high in October 2009
Nov 6, 15:45
Solar-grade poly-Si wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has reported revenues of NT$1.003 billion (US$31 million) for October, its second consecutive record month.
Neo Solar Power starts production of 'Perfect Cell'
Oct 29, 12:10
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power has announced that it has begun volume production of 'Perfect Cell,' a model of monocrystalline silicon solar cells with an energy conversion...
Solar cell maker E-Ton expects to turn profitable in 3Q09, says president
Sep 7, 09:50
Taiwan-based solar cell maker E-Ton Solar Tech is confident of turning its operation from a net loss of NT$734 million (US$22.3 million) for the first half of 2009 to profitability...
Taiwan solar cell maker Sunrise Global to double production capacity in November
Aug 5, 11:29
Taiwan-based monocrystalline solar cell maker Sunrise Global Solar Energy started operation of its first production line with an annual capacity of 30MWp (megawatt-peak) in January...
Motech offers 17.5% energy conversion X-Cell
Jun 29, 10:56
Taiwan-based Motech Industries has announced a monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si) solar cell, the X-Cell, with an energy conversion rate of 17.5%, higher than the 17% for conventional...
AUO plans to take control of solar wafer supplier M.Setek
Jun 22, 10:55
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced a plan to take majority control of Japan-based silicon wafer supplier M.Setek in order to secure key materials in the solar industry and strengthen...
China-based solar-grade wafer suppliers in negotiations to adjust contract prices
May 13, 10:02
LDK Solar, Zhejiang Yuhui Solar Energy Source and fellow suppliers of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers in China are negotiating adjustments in supply contracts with China- and...
Taiwan exports 900MWp of solar cells in 2008
Apr 16, 14:17
Taiwan exported 900MWp of crystalline silicon solar cells in 2008, taking up 16.4% of the total 5.5GWp of photovoltaic (PV) systems installed around the world, according to the Photovoltaics...
Solar wafer maker SAS hits record revenue for 40 months straight in November
Dec 4, 11:08
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based producer of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, has reported self-estimated revenue of NT$871 million for November 2008, a...
E-Ton Solar unveils new monocrystalline solar cells with 18.17% conversion rate
Oct 8, 12:35
E-Ton Solar Tech, a Taiwan-based producer of mono- and poly- crystalline silicon solar cells, at an October 7 institutional investor conference exhibited its new monocrystalline solar...
Solargiga extends solar cell production to polycrystalline segment
Newswatch - Sep 18, 17:20
Solargiga Energy, a China subsidiary of Taiwan-based silicon wafer maker Wafer Works, has signed with Hoku Materials, a Hawaii-based supplier of polycrystalline silicon material,...
TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
Bits + chips | 16min ago
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 2h 14min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 2h 23min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 2h 32min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 2h 49min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 2h 57min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 3h 1min ago
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- 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
- 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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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- 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
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- 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.