Last update: Tuesday 11 June 2013 [333 news items]
China-based solar firms reportedly to sell solar PV systems and power-generation plants
Sep 4, 12:38
China-based solar firms have been suffering from low demand in Europe and severe price competition among peers. Due to limited amount of cash and cash equivalents, some firms in China...
Coolpad to ship LTE smartphones to MetroPCS
Aug 23, 13:29
Smartphone vendor Coolpad will begin shipping its FDD-LTE-enabled Quattro 4G to US-based telecom service company MetroPCS, making it the third China-based smartphone vendor managing...
US to become third largest solar market in 2012, says IMS Research
Aug 23, 10:03
The size of the solar market in Americas (the continent) more than doubled in the first half of 2012 to reach 1.7GW. According to IMS Research, the market is set to reach almost 4.3GW...
Price of 40W retrofit LED light bulbs drops below US$10/unit in UK
Aug 22, 01:35
Market studies show that the price of 40W retrofit LED light bulbs fell below an equivalent of US$10/unit in the UK in July 2012. The price of similar products has fallen below US$10/unit...
Commentary: No winners in solar trade war
Aug 9, 15:23
There are no winners in trade wars why typically see policies used as short-term prescriptions. Governments should consider creating fair competition allow the solar industry to shine...
Global solar installations increase due to government policies, says PIDA
Aug 6, 12:08
Solar installations in 2012 will continue to be affected by government policies, according to Taiwan's Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA).
US flat-panel TV retail pricing hits highest level in more than two years, says IHS
Jul 31, 16:30
Average retail pricing for US flat-panel televisions rose to the highest level in two-and-a-half years during the second quarter, driven by the growing proportion of TV sets bearing...
Jul 25, 01:35
HTC has been adjusting human resources in its production, R&D, and sales teams. Industry sources believe corporate restructuring is necessary as HTC's sales have been declining...
Some Taiwan solar cell makers subject to risk of canceled orders from China
Jul 24, 14:17
China-based solar firms have been experiencing negative impacts due to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy punitive duties from the US and uncertainties in Europe's solar market. The...
Commentary: China solar firms sandwiched between growing costs and shrinking market
Jul 23, 14:40
China-based solar firms have become a target for Europe- and US-based solar firms that are on the brink of bankruptcies. To protect the domestic solar industry, countries have been...
Jul 20, 10:37
While the US and China battle over anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties, a Japan-based solar module firm has been reportedly offering special deals to US-based solar PV system engineering,...
Tablet price battle apparent in US market
Jul 17, 01:15
Tablet prices are dropping in the US with Samsung's 7-inch Galaxy Tab now priced at US$219 from US$399 in various stores such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy along with white-brand tablets...
TSMC touting next-generation 20nm process in the US
Jul 12, 15:38
TSMC's sales representatives and its design service team, as well as a group of technical support staff from its IC design subsidiary Global Unichip, have been stationed in the US...
Microsoft introduces new business model for Office 365
Jul 11, 01:30
Microsoft has announced new sales methods for Office 365 called Office 365 Open. This new method allows strategic alliance partners to share more profits. Taiwan-based firms believe...
Digitimes Research: Yingli captures top solar module vendor ranking in 1Q12
Jul 9, 11:37
By shipments of solar modules, the rankings of top five solar firms in China experienced major shifts in first-quarter 2012, Digitimes Research has found. Suntech's shipments dropped...
China solar supply chain to continue to lead global market, says Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
Jul 4, 15:45
China will continue to lead the global solar industry despite the fact that China's supply chain may face more protective measures initiated by governments in other markets, said...
Digitimes Research: Germany solar installations reach 1.8GW in 1Q12
Jun 29, 14:04
Germany solar installations reached 1.8GW in first-quarter 2012. In particular, solar installations in March alone reached 1.15GW. Shipments to the solar market in Europe have been...
China-made solar module prices drop in US market
Jun 25, 11:10
The price of China-made solar modules in the US has dropped about 10% since the US announcement of the preliminary result of the anti-dumping investigation.
Jun 22, 10:16
China-based polysilicon makers have urged the China government to launch anti-dumping investigations on polysilicon imported from US- and South Korea-based makers, according to industry...
Neo-Neon 2012 LED lighting shipments to grow 4-5 times, says company executive
Jun 15, 12:22
Lighting maker Neo-Neon, which has been eager to shift businesses from traditional lighting fixtures to LED ones, expects its 2012 LED lighting shipments to grow 4-5 times, according...
HTC chairperson confident of improving operations
Jun 13, 11:22
HTC will strengthen its deployment in retail channels globally so as to tide over its operating constrains it encountered recently, including increasing market competition, the temporarily...
Commentary: Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy rulings create win-win situation for US
Jun 11, 15:01
After the announcement of the high anti-dumping duties of 31-250% on China-based solar firms by the US government, peers in Greater China expected the duties to cause significant...
Taiwan solar cell firms concerned over double-booking by China peers
Jun 8, 10:43
Due to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties announced by the US government against China-based firms, solar cell makers in Taiwan have been worried about the latter using double-booking...
Commentary: Love and loathing relationship between Europe and China solar firms
Jun 5, 15:28
China has been playing an important role in the debt crisis in Europe by supporting the region with funds.
Commentary: US, China renewable energy trade war continues
Jun 1, 11:29
Following the announcement of anti-dumping duties on China-made solar cells that range from 31-250% by the US Department of Commerce, more anti-subsidy duties have been levied on...
Digitimes Research: US PV inverter sector thrives
May 31, 11:49
Compared to the solar supply chain in other countries, the US solar industry has been thriving in sectors such as polysilicon, thin-film solar products and PV inverters.
Many China-based solar firms facing financial troubles
May 29, 15:21
As many China-based makers of polysilicon, solar wafers and cells have faced financial difficulties, a financial crisis may lead to some of them following the case of LDK Solar, according...
Commentary: Dependence on China solar firms may turn Taiwan supply chain into OEM factories
May 28, 11:01
The huge duties slapped onto China-made solar cells by the US Department of Commerce have been causing different effects in different economies.
Solar firms in China may decrease investments in US
May 28, 10:19
The ripple effects of the anti-dumping duties announced by the US government against China-based solar firms continue to expand. Industry sources in China noted that some solar firms...
May 25, 16:27
If the China government begins an anti-dumping investigations against US- and South Korea-based firms, the process will take much less time to determine a result, according to industry...
SolarWorld welcomes decision on anti-dumping duties on solar products from China
May 25, 12:29
SolarWorld AG, a Germany-based solar firm that has branch offices in the US, welcomes the preliminary decision of the US Department of Commerce to impose anti-dumping duties on solar...
May 25, 10:33
Mainly due to the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs by the US on China-made solar cells, China-based polysilicon makers have urged the China government to launch anti-dumping investigations...
Suntech gross profit impacted by US anti-dumping duties
May 24, 10:57
Suntech Power, a China-based producer of solar panels, announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
Trina Solar announces 1Q12 results
May 24, 10:53
Trina Solar, a China-based manufacturer of solar products, announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2012.
Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
May 22, 15:42
In order to evade high punitive anti-dumping tariffs imposed in the US market, some first-tier China-based solar makers are seeking cooperation with Taiwan-based makers of crystalline...
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
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LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 41min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 47min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 49min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
Before Going to Press | 56min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Before Going to Press | 1h 13min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
Before Going to Press | 1h 13min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and Sony PS4
Before Going to Press | 1h 14min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 1h 15min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 2h 12min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 2h 20min ago
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet PC
Samsung Electronics America has announced its Galaxy Note 10.1 for the US market. The Galaxy Note 10.1 extends the Galaxy Note category, delivering the functionality and precision...
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HTC and Verizon Wireless have jointly announced the HTC Rezound, a LTE-enabled smartphone with Beats Audio integration, for the US market. HTC said that the new device delivers a...
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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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AT&T and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) have announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Infuse 4G. Exclusive to AT&T customers, the Samsung Infuse 4G...
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Verizon Wireless has announced that the HTC Droid Incredible 2, an Android-based smartphone, will be available beginning April 28 and sell for US$199.99 with two-year service agreements...
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The global solar market went through turbulences in 2011. The prospect for the solar market in 2012 is still unclear due to several incentive cuts by European governments and lack...
The general view of the solar market is too pessimistic: Q&A with LDK president Xingxue Tong
The current contraction of the solar market has affected solar firms worldwide. President and COO of China-based LDK, Xingxue Tong, thinks it is an imbalance before the transformation...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.