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Friday 25 February 2011
Handset display shipments up 6% to 413 million units in 3Q10, says DisplaySearch
Handset display shipments increased 6% sequentially to 413.2 million units in the third quarter of 2010, while its revenues grew even faster at 13% sequentially to US$3.38 billion...
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Prices for a-Si PV modules to fall into 2011
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...
Thursday 2 December 2010
Sun Well to set up 130MWp micro-Si thin-film PV module capacity in 2011
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...
Friday 5 November 2010
Next gen smartphones driving demand for larger, higher-resolution displays
Despite the high saturation and worldwide penetration of mobile phones, manufacturers are initializing the next growth cycle in order to increase ASPs and maintain revenues, and demand...
Friday 8 October 2010
Quotes for silicon-based thin-film PV modules remain flat
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...
Thursday 12 August 2010
Touch displays in smartphones spur demand for larger screen sizes, says DisplaySearch
After only 4% growth in 2009, the handset display market is set to grow by 14% in 2010, with shipments forecast to reach 1.68 billion units, according to DisplaySearch.
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Astronergy purchases new thin-film silicon equipment from Oerlikon
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...
Monday 9 August 2010
Suntech ceases production of a-Si products
China-based solar company Suntech Power have ceased manufacturing products based on amorphous silicon (a-Si) technology, the company said. The production line termination will affect...
Thursday 1 July 2010
a-Si thin-film module production cost to fall to US$0.7/W by year's end, says TEL
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...
Thursday 1 July 2010
Return rate gap to narrow between a-Si thin-film and poly-Si solar systems after Germany's FIT slash
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)...
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Taiwan-based NexPower to set up 35MWp a-Si thin-film PV capacity in China
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...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Chimei Innolux reportedly considering selling a-Si thin-film PV maker Chi Mei Energy
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux reportedly is considering selling Chi Mei Energy - a subsidiary that makes amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules...
Monday 1 February 2010
Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV module maker Sun Well lands NT$4 billion order from China
Sun Well Solar, a Taiwan-based producer of a-Si thin-film PV modules, on February 1 announced its has obtained a NT$4 billion (US$125 million) order from the government of Nanjing...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Handset displays shipments up 30% sequentially in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
After hitting bottom in the first quarter of 2009, handset display shipments for the second quarter of 2009 reached 360 million units, up 30% sequentially and 3% on year, according...
Tuesday 24 November 2009
China-based a-Si thin-film PV module maker Trony Solar to hold IPO on NYSE
Trony Solar Holdings, a China-based a-Si thin-film PV module maker, will issue 15 million units of ADR (American depositary receipts) for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...