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Thursday 11 April 2013
Digitimes Research: GE, First Solar improving CdTe thin-film solar cell efficiency
US-based GE Energy entered the CdTe thin-film solar cell industry in 2011. In January 2013, GE Energy developed a CdTe thin-film solar cell with conversion efficiency of 18.3%, surpassing...
Monday 25 March 2013
Thin-film touch panel providers expect to see increased orders from Apple in 3Q13
Thin-film touch panel suppliers for Apple are expected to see a large increase in orders from the company in the third quarter of 2013 in preparation for the release of Apple's next-generation...
Tuesday 5 February 2013
GET disposes of Shihlien Energy shares
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) announced plans to sell all is Shihlien Energy shares, with the total transaction estimated at NT$334 million (US$11 million)...
Thursday 31 January 2013
TSMC Solar introduces monolithic CIGS solar module with 15.1% efficiency
TSMC Solar, the solar subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has announced that by using in-house equipment, the firm's monolithic CIGS solar modules have...
Thursday 31 January 2013
Wintek starts trial production on thin-film type touch screen lamination line
Wintek has reportedly begun trial production on a thin-film type touch screen lamination line that is expected to go into mass production in the second half of 2013, according to...
Monday 14 January 2013
Young Fast ships metal mesh thin-film type touch screens to Lenovo
Young Fast Optoelectronics has reportedly begun shipping metal mesh thin-film type touch screens to Lenovo for is 13.3-inch notebook products as of the beginning of January 2013,...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
GIS to expand lithography process-based production to develop thin-film type products
Touch screen maker GIS, which is a subsidiary of the Foxconn Group, is reportedly planning to increase its capacitive thin-film type capacity for producing more lithography process-based...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
Viking Tech gross margin to top 40% in 3Q12
Passive component maker Viking Tech is expected to report a gross margin of over 40% for the third quarter of 2012 compared to 37% recorded in the previous quarter, according to estimates...
Monday 6 August 2012
China-based solar firms buying unused second-hand thin-film solar equipment
Solar firms have been looking for unused second-hand solar equipment. Currently, polysilicon equipment is under negotiation, while thin-film equipment has been sold due to existing...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Archers Systems to supply equipment for thin-film and HIT solar cell makers
Archers Systems, a Taiwan-based equipment provider for solar, display and integrated circuits, has revealed plans to target customers that produce thin-film solar and heterojunction...
Friday 25 May 2012
Young Fast medium-size thin-film touch panels to grow 50% sequentially in 2Q12
Young Fast Optoelectronics is expected to see its shipments of medium-size thin-film touch panels grow by 50% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, but revenues are likely to...
Tuesday 22 May 2012
GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
Taiwan-based solar wafer firm Green Energy Technology (GET) has refuted rumors it is suspending production at its thin-film solar division.
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Thin-film solar firms expand operations into solar PV systems
Thin-film solar products have been marginalized since the price of mainstream silicon-based solar products has fallen drastically in the past year. Before, when the ratio of solar...
Monday 30 April 2012
US solar market is cost-sensitive: Q&A with Chris O'Brien, head of market development at Oerlikon Solar
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...
Thursday 15 March 2012
Solartech CIGS thin-film subsidiary obtains TUV certification
Sunshine PV, the CIGS thin-film solar business unit of Solartech, recently obtained certification from Germany-based TUV Rheinland.