GET to purchase GT Solar's 2,000th DSS furnace

Nov 10, 01:00

Solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) on November 9 announced that it will adopt ingot growing systems from US-based GT Solar to complete its capacity expansion.

Solar cell prices won't fall substantially for the rest of the year, says Motech chairman

Nov 9, 01:05

Solar cell prices will not come down substantially for the rest of 2010, according to Simon Tsuo, chairman of solar cell maker Motech Industries. He further pointed out that demand...

MPI sees LED equipment order visibility through 1Q11

Nov 5, 10:42

MJC Probe (MPI) has seen its order visibility for LED probers and sorters extend to the first quarter of 2011, according to company president Steve Chen.

LED TV panel demand to increase significantly in January-February 2011, says Lextar president

Nov 3, 02:00

Demand for LED-backlit LCD TV panels will increase significantly in January-February 2011 as TV vendors are planning to launch new models in March, according to David Su, president...

AWSC posts record sales in October, Win sees 12% decline

Nov 3, 01:25

GaAs wafer foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) reported a new monthly sales record for October at NT$192 million (US$6.3 million), while Win Semiconductor saw sales...

Taiwan solar cell makers should not be blindly optimistic about 2011, says LDK executive

Nov 3, 01:00

Taiwan-based solar cell makers should not be blindly optimistic about 2011 and over expand capacity, said Xingxue Tong, president of China-based wafer maker LDK Solar. With Europe's...

November Taiwan solar wafer spot price rises above US$4

Nov 2, 15:14

Six-inch solar wafer spot prices in Taiwan reached US$4.1 in November, up slightly from near US$4 in October. Contract quotes for the month also went up to US$3.8-3.9 from US$3.7-3.8...

Half of Danen's 2011 capacity reserved

Nov 2, 02:00

Wafer maker Danen Technology's capacity for 2011 is already 50% booked, and the global solar market should see an increase of 20-40% in 2011 from 15GWp in 2010, according to the co...

SAS and Solartech form solar cell and wafer joint venture

Oct 29, 10:46

Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and solar cell producer Solartech Energy on October 28 announced plans to establish a solar wafer and cell joint venture, with...

Win Semi 3Q10 pre-tax profits more than double on quarter

Oct 22, 10:11

GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors posted pre-tax profits of NT$864 million (US$28 million) in the third quarter of 2010, which were more than double on quarter. The company credited...

Genesis Photonics to set up third LED wafer factory in southern Taiwan

Oct 21, 01:05

Taiwan-based Genesis Photonics on October 20 broke ground for a factory with a monthly production capacity of 120,000 LED epitaxial wafers in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP),...

GET, Tatung to set up solar-grade wafer plants in Taiwan

Oct 21, 01:00

Green Energy Technology (GET) on October 20 broke ground for a solar-grade crystalline silicon ingot and wafer factory, each with an annual production capacity of 500MWp in equivalent,...

China solar wafer makers quote US$4.30

Oct 20, 01:05

According to industry sources, some China-based solar wafer makers were quoting US$4.30-4.50 at last week's Solar Power trade show in the US, which is a 7% increase from US$4 currently...

TI announces first wafer plant in China

Oct 15, 15:55

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the opening of its first wafer plant in China, an 8-inch manufacturing facility located in the Chengdu High-tech Zone.

AWSC, Win Semi enjoy further record sales in September

Oct 15, 01:25

GaAs wafer foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductor saw their sales reach new historical records in September 2010, as demand for end-products...

TSMC to get 60% more orders from Spreadtrum in 4Q10

Oct 15, 01:15

Spreadtrum Communications is likely to boost its orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to about 80,000 wafers in the fourth quarter of 2010, up from 50,000 units...

Solar-grade wafer supply contracts for 2011 demand pre-payment

Oct 15, 01:05

Because the current shortage of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers is expected to continue until 2011, Taiwan- and China-based makers have demanded a 5-15% pre-payment for supplies...

Tyntek announces cooperation with Fuzhou for LED production

Oct 13, 01:55

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tyntek has announced plans to invest 153 million yuan (US$4.94 million) to set up a LED production joint venture with the Fuzhou government in China.

ProMOS slowing down transition to 63nm

Oct 7, 01:05

ProMOS Technologies has revealed that plans to scale up its monthly output using 63nm process technology to 35,000 wafer starts will not be carried out until 2011, due to delivery...

Unity Opto September revenues down, Genesis up

Oct 6, 02:00

LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology saw its September 2010 revenues decrease 22.2% sequentially, while LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics' revenues increased...

Taiwan solar wafer makers announce sales records in September 2010

Oct 6, 01:30

Taiwan-based solar wafer makers Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), Green Energy Technology (GET) and Danen Technology on October 5 announced record revenues for September 2010...

TPV may cooperate with Epistar for LED production plant in China

Sep 29, 01:45

Hong Kong-listed TPV Technology will reportedly work with Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar to set up an LED epitaxy wafer production plant in China in order to secure LED supply...

Lextar to list on TSE in 1Q11

Sep 29, 01:20

LED epitaxial wafer and chipmaker Lextar Electronics, an subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), is expected to be listed on the mainboard of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in the first...

China's LDK to complete 5GWp solar wafer capacity expansion at end of 2015

Sep 28, 01:55

China-based solar company LDK Solar confirmed plans to complete a 5GWp solar wafer capacity increase by the end of 2015, which will bring its total capacity to more than 7GWp, and...

AWSC, Win Semi revenues to grow 10% sequentially in 4Q10

Sep 28, 01:25

GaAs wafer foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductor are likely to enjoy another month of record sales in September, thanks to continued-strong...

Genesis breaks ground for Kunshan joint venture

Sep 24, 01:45

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics, on September 23, broke ground for its joint venture with the Kunshan city government in China.

Solar-grade wafer spot price on the rise despite price cuts by solar cell makers

Sep 21, 14:43

Solar-grade wafer makers are looking to increase quotes for 6-inch wafers in the spot market from US$3.80 currently to US$4, which represents a more than 30% increase over the past...

Taiwan solar cell and wafer makers to benefit from Kyocera accident

Sep 21, 14:10

With Kyocera's plant in Shiga Yasu, Japan, likely to be shut down temporarily for an investigation and reconstruction following and explosion in a casting furnace, the Japan-based...

Green Energy Technology to set up solar-grade wafer factory in southern Taiwan

Sep 20, 11:06

Green Energy Technology (GET), a Taiwan-based producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, will invest NT$5.77 billion (US$181 million) to establish a factory...

Macronix signs NT$18 billion syndicated loan

Sep 17, 01:05

NOR flash and mask ROM chipmaker Macronix International has obtained a syndicated loan worth NT$18 billion (US$564 million) from 15 banks, to fund the smooth operation of its new...

Episil sales buoyed by tight epitaxy wafer supply, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 16, 14:31

Episil Technologies has seen its sales being buoyed by an undersupply in the epitaxy wafer market, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Supply is currently...

STATS ChipPAC opens new plant for 300mm eWLB wafer manufacturing

Sep 15, 15:33

STATS ChipPAC on September 15 celebrated the opening of a new manufacturing facility to process 300mm wafers using embedded wafer-level BGA (eWLB) technology. The Singapore-based...

Genesis 3Q10 revenues to increase by 40% sequentially

Sep 15, 01:30

Third-quarter 2010 revenues of LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics are expected to increase by about 40% sequentially amid increasing shipments for TV backlighting...

Arima Optoelectronics to set up epitaxial wafer plant in Wujiang

Sep 10, 12:10

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Arima Optoelectronics has signed an agreement with the government of Wujiang of China's Jiangsu Province to build an epitaxial wafer...

Taiwan solar wafer makers holding price steady for Sept 2010

Sep 2, 13:52

Solar-grade silicon wafer makers in Taiwan will not raise quotes for September 2010 as they believe further price increase could have serious ramifications for the entire solar sector,...