Last update: Saturday 4 February 2012 [20 news items]
Decrease in solar installation costs causes governments to make incentive cuts
Feb 4, 11:23
The price of solar products decreased around 50% in 2011 due to a demand freeze and oversupply. This has caused the cost of installing solar PV systems to drop rapidly.
Digitimes Research: 2012 global solar installations to reach 28.5GW, higher than previous forecast
Feb 4, 11:17
Digitimes Research forecast 2012 total installations to be 26.9GW. However, Germany announced fourth-quarter 2011 installations surpassed the predicted 4GW. Hence, Digitimes Research...
Commentary: A recap of the solar market, 2004-2011
Dec 29, 15:42
Managing a business is like managing a battle. The many problems and challenges require the management to have good organization and coordination skills. Mostly importantly, the management...
Commentary: Consolidation to get solar industry back on track
Dec 2, 10:56
The solar market has been experiencing large turbulences in 2011. No one is optimistic about the industry in the short run. However, the exit of unfit firms has become the main drive...
European PV market sees modest pick up in year-end demand, says Solarbuzz
Nov 15, 14:17
A projected on-quarter rise of 22% in fourth-quarter 2011 European photovoltaic (PV) market is providing a welcome temporary boost for downstream solar companies, according to Solarbuzz...
Asia solar cell prices unlikely to fall in September
Sep 3, 11:23
Prices for Asia-made solar cells are showing no signs of decrease in September, and some Taiwan-based solar cell makers have even modestly raised quotes by an average of US$0.01,...
Government incentives to make UK solar hotspot in 2010, says iSuppli
Aug 2, 11:18
Installations of photovoltaic (PV) systems in the UK will amount to 96MW in 2010, up 1,500% from 6MW in 2009, according to iSuppli. While the country's growth will start from a nearly...
Foxconn denies plans to acquire Sony LCD TV factory in Spain
Jul 9, 10:11
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has responded to a market rumor that it plans to acquire Sony's LCD TV assembly factory in Spain saying it has never heard of such...
Acer aims for 10% notebook market share in China in 2H10
Feb 8, 11:52
Acer believes its notebook market share in China will have a chance to reach 10% in the second half of 2010 from around 7-8% in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to company CEO...
Foxconn may land LCD TV orders from Sony Spain
Newswatch - Nov 24, 16:23
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) may land LCD TV outsourcing orders from Sony plant in Spain, according to a Chinese language Economic Daily News (EDN) rep...
PV market shows signs of rebound in 2Q09, says IMS Research
Aug 20, 11:10
Shipments of solar power (PV) equipment grew by 81% in the second quarter of 2009 from the first, according to IMS Research, indicating the worst of the industry's downturn may now...
Taiwan maker ArimaEco finishes installation of CPV system for ISFOC in Spain
Aug 7, 09:18
Arima EcoEnergy Technologies (ArimaEco), a Taiwan-based maker of GaAs high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) modules, has completed the installation of a 300KWp concentration PV (CPV)...
Taiwan-based Green Energy Technology to invest in PV power plant in Spain
Jul 15, 14:32
Taiwan-based solar wafer and thin-film module maker Green Energy Technology (GET) will invest 11.357 million euro (US$15.9 million) in November-December 2009 to set up a PV power...
Solar downturn leads to more mature PV industry, says iSuppli
Apr 20, 10:16
The severe downturn in the global photovoltaic (PV) market in 2009 actually could have a positive outcome for the worldwide solar industry, yielding a more mature and orderly supply...
PV market to contract in 2009, says IMS Research
Mar 27, 10:00
The global photovoltaic (PV) market is set to contract for the first time in 2009 in terms of new installations, according to IMS Research.
Taiwan maker ArimaEco to start shipping HCPV modules to Spain's ISFOC
Jan 22, 01:10
Arima EcoEnergy Technologies (ArimaEco), a Taiwan-based producer of GaAs high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) modules, will begin to ship products to Spain-based ISFOC in early...
Spot prices of solar cells drop as old government incentives expire in Spain
Sep 30, 12:01
In the global spot market for solar cells, prices have slipped by 5-10% from US$3.6-3.8/watt to US$3.2-3.4/watt in the past two weeks because of slackening demand in Spain in response...
Solar cell makers awaiting new government policies in Spain
Sep 22, 16:46
The enforcement of the Electricity Feed-in (renewable energy premium) Bill (Royal Decree 661/2007) in Spain, the incentive offered by the Spanish government for adoption of solar...
Neo Solar Power optimistic about demand in Italy
Aug 1, 16:04
Neo Solar Power believes Italy has the potential to be the next solar-cell demand driver, since Spain is about to end its governmet subsidy program, while demand from Japan is also...
Solar-cell spot pricing surges by over 10% in a month
Jun 27, 15:45
Spot pricing for solar cells has surged by over 10% in a month with a premium of almost 20% over contract quotes. The upsurge is due to a rapid order pull-in from system maker wishing...
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 34min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 38min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 41min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 46min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 1h ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 1h 5min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 1h 26min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 1h 44min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 1h 50min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 1h 59min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 2h 9min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 2h 11min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 2h 12min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 3h 5min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 3h 24min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 26min ago
Microsoft Kin Two Windows phone
Microsoft has announced Kin, a new Windows-based social networking phone. Its hardware design was developed in partnership with Sharp to create a social phone portfolio with two...
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- 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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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.