BeyondPV stops trading on Taiwan stock market

Jul 21, 14:20

Thin-film PV module maker BeyondPV has announced that its stock is now no longer traded on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board (ESB).

NexPower turns out microcrystalline tandem-junction thin-film PV modules at conversion rate of 10.4%

Jun 30, 10:47

NexPower Technology has successfully produced microcrystalline tandem-junction thin-film PV modules with an energy conversion rate of 10.4% and a power-generating capacity of 160W...

White-box players supply close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in 1Q11

Jun 28, 01:05

White-box tablet PC players are rising quickly in the tablet PC industry with related shipments already accounting for close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in the first quarter...

Consumer products to adopt solar panels

Jun 27, 15:07

Following Apple's footsteps in installing solar panels in consumer products, Samsung has introduced the first solar panel netbook, NC215S.

Taiwan to cooperate with China to secure steady supply of rare earth materials

May 17, 15:45

Due to restrictions on the production and export of rare earth materials, the price of the elements has been reaching new levels. The price of praseodymium oxide grew from CNY80,000...

Growing demand for a-Si thin-film PV modules in Southeast Asia, but the pressure to cut quotes is high

May 5, 11:52

Demand for a-Si thin-film PV modules is growing significantly in the Southeast Asia region including the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, but potential clients are asking for low...

Viking Tech shares up 34% on first-day OTC trading

Mar 17, 01:40

Taiwan-based Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, saw its share price soar 33.75% on its first day of trading on Taiwan's over-the-counter...

Tong Hsing, Viking Tech to expand LED heat sink substrate capacities

Mar 11, 11:50

Taiwan-based LED heat sink substrate makers Tong Hsing Electronic Industries and Viking Tech both plan to ramp up their capacities to accommodate rising demand coming from the LED...

Viking projects over 40% growth in 2011 revenues

Mar 11, 01:10

Taiwan-based Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, has forecast that its revenues for 2011 will climb 40-50%. Automotive thin-film resistors...

Viking Tech to expand thin-film resistor capacity 20-30% in 2011

Mar 1, 16:45

Taiwan-based Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, plans to expand capacity for thin-film resistors by 20-30% in 2011 to meet demand from...

ITO replacement market booming, says Information Network

Mar 1, 14:18

While indium tin oxide (ITO) is widely used as the material for transparent electrodes in an assorted range of electronic devices including thin film photovoltaics, touch-screen displays,...

Apple secures 60% of global touch panel capacity, causing tight supply

Feb 17, 01:50

In order to achieve its internal goal of shipping 40 million iPad products in 2011, Apple has occupied close to 60% of the global touch panel capacity causing tight supply among Apple's...

Equipment maker Kenmec expects 2011 revenues to reach NT$7 billion

Jan 5, 14:15

Automation equipment maker Kenmec Mechanical Engineering expects 2011 revenues to challenge NT$7 billion (US$240.45 million) thanks to aggressive capacity expansion by TFT LCD panel...

Prices for a-Si PV modules to fall into 2011

Dec 21, 14:43

Quotes for amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film PV modules are likely to fall below EUR1/W (US$1.32) sometime in 2011 versus EUR1.1-1.2/W in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to...

Sun Well to set up 130MWp micro-Si thin-film PV module capacity in 2011

Dec 2, 01:00

Sun Well Solar, a Taiwan-based maker of a-Si thin-film PV modules, will establish microcrystalline silicon (micro-Si) thin-film PV module production lines in 2011, with an initial...

Thin-film solar system rate of return exceeds poly-Si for the first time in Germany

Oct 27, 01:25

With Germany's feed-in-tariff (FIT) slash in the third quarter of 2010, and strong demand from other solar markets buoying upstream prices, the internal rate of return (IRR) of installing...

CMC solar subsidiaries turn profitable

Oct 27, 01:00

CMC Magnetics subsidiaries Sunwell Technology and Sun Q Solar have turned profitable. Thin-film module maker Sunwell said on October 26 that orders remain strong and full capacity...

NexPower breaks ground for thin-film solar cell plant in Shandong, China

Oct 13, 14:24

NexPower Energy, a United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) subsidiary, on October 13 held a groundbreaking ceremony in Jining, Shandong Province for the construction of a thin-film...

Soaring PV demand drives record equipment spending from c-Si cell and thin-film makers, says Solarbuzz

Oct 12, 15:47

Quarterly manufacturing capacity added during the third quarter of 2010 broke through the GW barrier for the first time, driving PV equipment spending to a new quarterly high, according...

China-based thin-film PV module maker Trony debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Oct 8, 01:45

Trony Solar Holdings, the largest China-based amorphous and micromorphous thin-film PV module maker, on October 7 listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a opening price of HK$5.85...

Quotes for silicon-based thin-film PV modules remain flat

Oct 8, 01:10

Taiwan-based amorphous single-junction (a-Si) and micromorphous tandem-junction (micro-Si) thin-film PV module makers have maintained their third-quarter 2010 prices of US$1.20/W...

CMI to merge Chi Mei Energy

Oct 1, 01:35

Chimei Innolux (CMI) will merge with Chi Mei Energy effective on November 1. Chi Mei Energy, a maker of thin-film solar modules, was originally under Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO),...

Solar module maker Sunwell turns profitable in September

Oct 1, 01:00

Thin-film solar module maker Sunwell Technology on September 30 announced that it broke even in August 2010 and began turning a profit in September. The Taiwan-based company has orders...

Ceramic thin-film substrate maker Tong Hsing ramping output

Sep 29, 01:35

Ceramic substrate maker Tong Hsing Electronic Industries (THEIL) expects sales of its LED thin-film ceramic substrates to continue on a growth track, and plans to add more production...

TSMC to adopt solar equipment from Taiwan suppliers

Sep 21, 01:05

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to adopt automation systems from Taiwan-based equipment suppliers for producing CIGS thin-film solar cells, according to Rick...

Astronergy purchases new thin-film silicon equipment from Oerlikon

Aug 11, 11:20

China-based Astronergy and Oerlikon Solar jointly announced a follow-up purchase agreement for Oerlikon's thin-film module equipment. With this order, Astronergy will increase its...

LED chipmakers develop new substrates to improve heat dissipation

Jul 16, 14:48

LED chipmakers are developing new substrates based on copper-tungsten, ceramic or diamond thin-film to replace sapphire substrates to improve heat dissipation amid the surging demand...

a-Si thin-film module production cost to fall to US$0.7/W by year's end, says TEL

Jul 1, 14:57

Production equipment provider Tokyo Electron (TEL) expects to lower costs of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film solar modules to US$0.7/W by year's end through the latest micromorph...

Return rate gap to narrow between a-Si thin-film and poly-Si solar systems after Germany's FIT slash

Jul 1, 12:01

Amorphous silicion (a-Si) thin film solar technology could make a strong push in Germany after the government's FIT (feed-in-tariff) slash if quotes for polycrystalline (poly-Si)...

TSMC and Stion sign agreements for CIGSS technology

Jun 17, 11:45

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Stion, a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar photovoltaic modules, have announced that the two companies have reached...

Thin-film PV module makers Sun Well and Sunner see revenues decline in April

May 13, 14:13

Thin-film PV module makers Sun Well Solar and Sunner Solar both saw their revenues decline in April 2010 from the previous month despite improvement in capacity utilization rates...

Sun Well chairman reveals plans for Nanjing thin-film PV plant

Apr 30, 16:42

Sun Well Solar chairman Robert Wong revealed plans for the company's new production plant in Nanjing, eastern China during the facility's groundbreaking ceremony on April 29.

Taiwan thin-film PV module makers ramp up production and China operation

Apr 29, 11:29

With strong order momentum, Taiwan-based thin-film PV module makers, including Nexpower Technology, Auria Solar, Eversol Corp., Sunwell Technology and Green Energy Technology (GET),...

TSMC and AUO choose sputtering for developing CIGS thin-film modules

Apr 21, 10:20

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and AU Optronics (AUO) have sped up their respective cooperation with equipment providers for development of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide)...

Taiwan-based NexPower to set up 35MWp a-Si thin-film PV capacity in China

Apr 13, 16:11

NexPower Energy, a United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) subsidiary, on April 12 announced plans to build a 35MWp amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film PV module plant in Shandong...