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Wednesday 19 May 2010
Wild semiconductor thin film equipment market in 2009, says The Information Network
The film deposition equipment market for chip manufacturing was down 38% in 2009, but on a sector-by-sector basis, sales dropped between 8.7% to 71.7%, according to The Information...
Thursday 13 May 2010
Thin-film PV module makers Sun Well and Sunner see revenues decline in April
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 announced...
Friday 30 April 2010
Sun Well chairman reveals plans for Nanjing thin-film PV plant
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.
Thursday 29 April 2010
Taiwan thin-film PV module makers ramp up production and China operation
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),...
Wednesday 21 April 2010
TSMC and AUO choose sputtering for developing CIGS thin-film modules
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)...
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...
Monday 25 January 2010
Taiwan-based maker Jenn Feng to sell CIGS thin-film PV production line
Taiwan-based Jenn Feng New Energy has landed a US$51 million order for a CIGS thin-film PV module production line with an annual capacity of 30MWp from China, with shipments to begin...
Thursday 31 December 2009
Kenmos to recognize loss from investment in Kenmos PV
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology has announced it will recognize a loss of NT$380 million (US$11.81 million) for its investment in Kenmos PV, a joint venture...
Thursday 31 December 2009
Ritek to invest NT$800 million more in CIGS thin-film PV module joint venture PVNext
Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on December 30 announced the additional investment of up to NT$800 million (US$24.8 million) in PVNext, a CIGS...
Thursday 26 November 2009
China-based maker looking for thin-film PV module partners in Taiwan
A solar energy subsidiary of China Triumph International Engineering Company (CTIEC) is looking for potential partners in Taiwan for the production of thin film PV modules, 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)...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Thin-film technology share in solar panel market to double by 2013, says iSuppli
Thin-film solar cells are rapidly taking market share away from the established crystalline technology, with their portion of PV wattage more than doubling by 2013, according to iS...
Friday 16 October 2009
Japan-based maker to buy a Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV maker
A major Japan-based producer of PV products has visited several a-Si thin-film PV module makers in Taiwan looking to potentially acquire one of them, according to industry sources...