Last update: Tuesday 8 May 2012 [465 news items]
Solar cell firms lower quotes slightly to secure June orders
May 8, 14:58
Industry sources indicated that quotes of high efficiency solar cells have been lowered to US$0.45-0.47/W from US$0.46-0.48/W. This is seen as a move to secure June orders.
China solar material firms hope for free access to international markets
May 2, 12:28
China-based polysilicon firms have been filing complaints against US- and South Korea-based polysilicon firms for dumping in the domestic market. In addition to these complaints,...
China polysilicon firms accuse US, Korea competitors of dumping
May 2, 11:28
The preliminary result of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy against China-based solar firms was to put a tariff less than 5% on solar product imports from China. This has been...
Taiwan solar firms write-off losses from long-term supply contracts
Apr 30, 10:58
Long-term material supply contracts with high procurement prices have been creating negative impacts on downstream solar firms. Some Taiwan-based solar firms have been performing...
Neo Solar Power reports slight rise in 1Q12 revenues
Apr 30, 10:57
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported first-quarter 2012 consolidated revenues of NT$3.106 billion (US$106 million), up by 2.6% on quarter. Net losses were...
Motech expects April-May orders in excess of production capacity
Apr 26, 15:17
Motech has been operating at full capacity since the Lunar New Year holidays due to a demand rebound and effects from the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations by the US government...
Backside passivation catches attention from China, Taiwan solar makers
Apr 25, 11:57
Many China- and Taiwan-based solar makers have shown interest in backside passivation technology and the corresponding equipment for making solar cells with energy conversion efficiencies...
Germany 2Q12 solar PV system installations likely to exceed expectations
Apr 25, 11:16
Solar PV system installations in Germany are likely to exceed expectations in the second quarter, according to market observers. New policies call for all installation projects registered...
Orders in 2Q12 better than expected, say solar makers
Apr 25, 01:15
Demand in the solar market in the second quarter has been better than expected due to a surge of installations in Italy before the upcoming incentive cuts. Taiwan-based solar cell...
Applied Materials acquires new solar technology
Apr 24, 15:21
US-based equipment firm Applied Materials recently acquired Varian Semiconductor Equipment. Varian has the technology to reduce the 20 steps of interdigitated back contact (IBC),...
Japan new FIT rate likely to be JPY42/kWh
Apr 24, 14:31
The Japan government is expected to announce a new feed-in-tariff rate for solar PV system installations in July 2012. The new rate is reportedly around JPY42/kWh (US$0.52/kWh). Buy-back...
Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Apr 23, 16:14
The US government has been taking up anti-dumping and anti-tariff investigations against China-based solar firms. According to LA Times, the US government recently announced the import...
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...
Applied Materials holds solar technology innovation summit conference in China
Apr 20, 12:11
Applied Materials' Solar Technology Center in Xi'an, western China, will hold a solar technology innovation summit on April 20, according to the company. The center is an R&D...
Apr 19, 15:54
During weak market conditions in 2011, Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech was the first firm in Taiwan to return to full capacity in fourth-quarter 2011. Digitimes conducted an...
Commentary: The paradox of a globalized solar supply chain
Apr 19, 15:00
Like any market in the world, the global solar market lives and breathes globalization. But unlike some markets in the world, the global solar market depends heavily on government...
Surplus supply of polysilicon pressures pricing, says IHS iSuppli
Apr 19, 11:51
An ongoing surplus in the production of polysilicon, the key raw material in the solar industry, will lead to excess supply, leading to further erosion in its pricing, according to...
Back wiring for solar cells needs downstream cooperation, say Taiwan makers
Apr 19, 01:10
Taiwan-based solar cell makers have said there are difficulties to adopting back wiring for solar cells in the short-run because it requires cooperation with downstream solar module...
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...
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...
China state-run corporations eager to enter solar industry, says report
Apr 16, 15:19
A report from China Business Media, a China-based news outlet, has indicated that China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) plans to acquire Canadian Solar, a China-based...
Commentary: Taiwan at crossroads of polysilicon production
Apr 16, 15:17
The solar industry in Taiwan has not been able to achieve self-sufficiency for polysilicon materials. In the past when polysilicon was experiencing undersupply, Taiwan-based solar...
Taiwan market: Individual solar PV systems face difficulties in financing
Apr 16, 14:23
The government of Taiwan recently announced electricity price hikes, and this may help spur growth of solar PV installations in the country. However, the government indicated the...
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.
SAS vows to turn Covalent profitable
Apr 16, 12:09
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) recently announced the acquisition of Japan-based semiconductor firm Covalent. According to Doris Hsu, president of SAS,...
Taiwan market: Energy price hike may promote rooftop solar PV systems
Apr 16, 11:52
The Taiwan government plans to raise off-peak power rates for industrial use by 60%, and this may encourage manufacturers to apply to install solar PV systems on the roofs of their...
Solar PV module suppliers switch tactics as wafer prices fall 70%, says IMS Research
Apr 12, 14:19
The average price of solar wafers in the first quarter of 2012 fell by more than 70% in a year, according to IMS Research. This dramatic price collapse, caused by a global oversupply,...
Teco aiming at electric car motor market
Apr 12, 12:11
Taiwan-based motor maker Teco Electric and Machinery will expand its related green energy business by venturing into the production of motors for electric vehicles, according to company...
Polysilicon spot price close to US$22/kg
Apr 12, 01:30
The most recent spot price of polysilicon has been reaching close to US$22/kg. Industry sources noted that downstream demand has been weak causing solar wafer firms to be reluctant...
China polysilicon firms face low capacity utilization rates and high inventory levels
Apr 12, 01:10
The falling price of polysilicon has been pushing more China-based firms into production suspensions. The ones that have continued operating are facing high inventory levels, according...
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...
China likely to approve 1GW of applications for Golden Sun Demonstration Project in 2012
Apr 11, 11:47
According to China news media, the preliminary assessment of the fourth stage of the Golden Sun Demonstration Projects has been finalized. There were about 4GW of projects applying...
China-based makers pessimistic about global solar demand in 2H12
Apr 10, 16:00
Despite incentive cuts in Germany and soon by Italy, demand in the global solar market has been healthy in first-half 2012. Industry sources believe that customers want to begin solar...
China state-run power generators expected to have competitive advantages in domestic solar market
Apr 10, 15:35
While there will be an estimated demand for solar PV installation capacity of 5GW in the China market in 2012, the competition among China-based solar makers will be intense. The...
China-based solar maker LDK to lay off employees, say reports
Apr 10, 15:17
LDK Solar, a China-based solar firm, will lay off employees who have been at the company less than three years, according to media reports in China. Gintech Energy, Neo Solar Power...
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
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Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 11min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 32min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 50min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 56min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in sales
Before Going to Press | 5min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 1h 5min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 1h 15min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Before Going to Press | 1h 16min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 1h 17min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 1h 18min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 2h 11min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 2h 30min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 2h 32min ago
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Before Going to Press | 2h 33min ago
Suntech HiPerforma solar module
Suntech has introduced the new HiPerforma 250 watt solar module that can be installed for residential, commercial and utility-scale uses. The module adopts Suntech's Pluto cell...
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During weak market conditions in 2011, Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech was the first firm in Taiwan to return to full capacity in fourth-quarter 2011. Digitimes conducted an...
Solar industry in adjustment period: Q&A with Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech has been viewed as an important figure in the development of the solar industry in Taiwan. Tsuo commented on the gloomy market in the first...
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...
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- 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
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 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
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- 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
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- 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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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- 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
- 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
23-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |
| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |
| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |
- 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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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...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.