Last update: Tuesday 7 May 2013 [96 news items]
Neo Solar cooperates with China-based Comtec to offer Perfect Wafer
Nov 25, 15:15
Neo Solar Power, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, has announced the offering of Perfect Wafer, 6-inch solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafers jointly developed...
Gintech, Neo Solar see profits rise in October
Nov 24, 11:35
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech Energy has reported net profit of NT$391 million (US$12.1 million) for October, a significant rise from the average monthly profit of NT$138...
Taiwan solar cell makers Motech, E-Ton, Neo Solar sign supply MOUs with CSI
Nov 18, 14:08
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar Tech and Neo Solar Power have each signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Canada-based Canadian...
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 Neo Solar reaches 110% capacity utilization
Oct 22, 12:16
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power has increased utilization of its capacity from 100% in early third-quarter 2009 to 110% currently due to increasing orders, according...
Neo Solar sees September 2009 revenues down on month
Stockwatch - Oct 12, 12:28
Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar Tech, Gintech Energy and Neo Solar Power, Taiwan's largest crystalline silicon solar cell makers, have reported revenues for September 2009, with only...
EU PVSEC expected to signal business outlook for 4Q09, 2010, say Taiwan makers
Sep 22, 11:57
The 2009 (24th) European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) taking place in Hamburg, Germany, on September 21-25 is expected to be an indicator of the...
TSMC mulling equity investment in solar cell maker E-Ton, say sources
Sep 7, 15:28
Executives of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have recently paid several visits to E-Ton Solar Tech to evaluate the possibility of making an equity investment in...
Solar cell maker Neo Solar suffers loss, wafer supplier SAS sees profit in 1H09
Aug 28, 10:02
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power has posted a net loss of NT$823 million (US$24.94 million), or NT$5.15 per share, for the first half of 2009, while solar wafer supplier...
TSMC to acquire Neo Solar equity from PSC, sources say
Aug 21, 12:18
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently reached an agreement with Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) to directly acquire part or all of the DRAM maker's...
TSMC board allocates US$50 million for solar investment
Aug 12, 11:30
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its board of directors on August 11 approved plans to allocate US$50 million for possible investment in solar energy-related...

TSMC board meeting likely to discuss solar energy acquisition plans
Aug 6, 11:28
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is to hold a regular board meeting on August 10 during which its board of directors is likely to discuss plans to venture into solar...

TSMC CEO says internal goal for green energy more aggressive
Jul 31, 16:25
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has internally set a more ambitious goal for its freshly-established New Business Development Organization (NBDO), led by former...

Neo Solar Power said to be seeing strong sales of Supercell
Jul 30, 11:27
Neo Solar Power, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, is seeing strong sales of Supercell, its new model of polycrystalline silicon solar cells with an energy...
Neo Solar Power to raise more capital for capacity expansion
Jun 26, 10:01
Neo Solar Power, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, will issue 30 million new shares to raise around NT$800 million (US$24.6 million) specifically for expanding...
Neo Solar open to potential investors, says chairman
Jun 22, 11:49
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power is open to opportunities of introducing new shareholders who could offer strategic alliances complementary to the company's business...
Foxconn dismisses speculation on investing in Neo Solar Power
Jun 2, 11:32
Recent rumors about Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) executives having paid a visit to solar cell maker Neo Solar Power have triggered speculation on the possibility...
Neo Solar claims success in developing poly-Si solar cells with 16.8% energy conversion
May 26, 12:11
Taiwan-based Neo Solar Power on May 25 announced the successful trial production of Supercell, a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cell with an energy conversion rate of 16.8%...
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...
Silicon wafer maker SAS and solar cell maker Neo Solar Power post mixed April results
May 7, 12:03
Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Neo Solar Power on May 6 reported revenues for April, with the former's revenues slipping by 2.19% and the latter's rising by...
Taiwan solar cell makers to see mixed 1Q09 results
Mar 20, 16:24
Taiwan-based Motech Industries and Solartech Energy stand a chance of making net profits in the first quarter of 2009 despite continued drops in product prices, but three other fellow...
Neo Solar to be added to Russell Global Index
Mar 18, 09:57
US-based Russell Investments has selected Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Neo Solar Power as one of seven IPO companies to be added to the base of its Russell Global...
Four Taiwan-based solar cell makers to expand capacities in 2009
Mar 17, 11:54
Four Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells, Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar Tech, Neo Solar Power and Solartech Energy, plan to expand their annual production capacities...
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power lists on TSE
Jan 12, 14:08
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP), on January 12 shifted its listing from the emerging stock market to the main board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Solar cell maker Motech sees November sales slide on falling solar cell prices
Dec 10, 01:15
Motech Industries recorded a sequential revenues drop of almost 15% in November, due to falling solar cell prices. According to company CFO Norman Shen, Motech expects to maintain...
Taiwan maker Neo Solar Power lands third supply contract from Scheuten
Oct 16, 11:45
Neo Solar Power (NSP), a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on October 15 announced its has signed a third contract for 5-year supply of solar cells with Scheuten...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
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- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.
















