48 news items tagged Wafer Works
Solar wafer maker SAS sees February revenues hit record
Tuesday 9 March 2010Taiwan-based solar wafer supplier Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on March 8 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$1.387 billion (US$43.3 million) for February, hitting...
SAS sees tight supply of semiconductor wafers
Tuesday 2 March 2010Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has seen supply of small- and medium-size semiconductor-use silicon wafers exceed demand by over 30%, according to the company. The silicon wafer...
Silicon wafer maker Wafer Works gears up for capacity expansions
Friday 26 February 2010Taiwan-based Wafer Works, which makes small- to medium-sized semiconductor-grade wafers, plans to ramp its wafer-producing capacity in 2010 due to increasing orders. The company has...
China-based solar-grade wafer maker Solargiga to be listed in Taiwan
Monday 30 November 2009Solargiga Energy, a China-based maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, will issue up to 100 million new shares, accounting for 5.86% of its current paid-in...
Solar wafer maker SAS expects October revenues to hit all-time high
Tuesday 3 November 2009Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) expects to hit record revenues in October due to booming sales, according to company president Doris Hsu. SAS has...
Major Taiwan PV players see July revenues up
Tuesday 11 August 2009Many of the players in Taiwan's photovoltaic (PV) industry have reported sequential increases in their revenues for July. They include solar cell makers Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar...
Wafer Works reportedly taps MEMS substrate market
Thursday 6 August 2009Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Wafer Works has recently begun supplying MEMS substrates in small volumes to IDM customers, such as STMicroelectronics, Freescale and Analog Devices...
Solar wafer makers SAS and Wafer Works see mixed growth in June revenues
Thursday 9 July 2009Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Wafer Works have reported June 2009 revenues increased by 10.15% and decreased by...
China market: Solargiga subsidiary to step into BIPV business
Friday 17 April 2009Solargiga Energy, a China-based maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Jinzhou Yangguang Energy has signed...
Wafer Works China subsidiary wins large contract price cut for poly-Si
Wednesday 15 April 2009China-based solar-grade crystalline silicon ingot and wafer maker Solargiga Energy, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Wafer Works, has secured a 70.1% decrease in its contract price for...
Some Taiwan PV makers may benefit from China PV subsidy program
Monday 30 March 2009Taiwan-based makers of solar energy products that have invested in China are expected to benefit from the Chinese government's subsidies for photovoltaic (PV) projects in the country,...
China-based solar-grade wafer maker Solargiga foresees decreased gross margin in 2008
Friday 6 February 2009Solargiga Energy, Wafer Works' subsidiary maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots/wafers in China, has estimated its overall gross margin for 2008 at 18-19%, dropping...
Solar cell maker Gintech sees November revenues down over 65% on month while Wafer Works hits another record
Monday 8 December 2008Solar cell maker Gintech Energy has reported revenues for November 2008 were down by 65.38% from the record level of NT$2.141 billion (US$63.9 million) posted in October. Meanwhile,...
PSC exits from solar-cell maker board, to focus on DRAM
Tuesday 25 November 2008Wafer Works announced on November 24 that stake-holder Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has resigned from its board of directors. Wafer Works specializes in semiconductor-grade...
Taiwan wafer makers SAS and Wafer Works hit record revenues in October
Thursday 6 November 2008Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Wafer Works, two Taiwan-based producers of semiconductor-grade and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, have both reported record high...
Wafer Works signs 8-year supply deal for silicon
Tuesday 28 October 2008Wafer Works, a Taiwan-based producer of semiconductor-grade and solar-grade silicon wafers, on October 27 announced it has signed an 8-year contract with an international silicon...
Silicon wafer makers SAS and Wafer Works relying more on solar sector than semiconductor sector
Wednesday 22 October 2008Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Wafer Works, two Taiwan-based producers of semiconductor-grade and solar-grade silicon wafers, have shifted business focus from semiconductors...
Neo Solar secures 8-year solar wafer supply from Wafer Works
Wednesday 1 October 2008Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power has agreed an eight-year contract with Wafer Works to supply solar wafers worth US$534 million for the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31,...
Solargiga drives margins for Wafer Works in 1H08
Monday 1 September 2008Thanks to strong profit contributions from its China-based subsidiary Solargiga, Wafer Works reported gross margins of 35.5% in the first half of 2008, and rival solar wafer rivals...
Wafer Works epitaxy wafer subsidiary aims to grab 20% of China market
Tuesday 24 June 2008China-based Wafer Works Epitaxial, an epitaxy wafer subsidiary at Wafer Works, aims to grab one-fifth of the epitaxy wafer market in China while also extending its presence among...
Solargiga to double solar ingot-slicing equipment amount through 2009
Monday 23 June 2008In addition to an aggressive solar wafer production expansion, Solargiga Energy Holdings, a subsidiary of Wafer Works in China, also plans to double its corresponding solar ingot-slicing...
Wafer Works aims to achieve over NT$10 billion in sales in 2008
Monday 16 June 2008Wafer Works aims to have its 2008 sales surpass NT$10 billion (US$32.8 million) in 2008 as it has sufficient funding from its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary Solargiga and an extending...
Solar wafer pricing appreciates further
Thursday 12 June 2008Players from the solar industry in Taiwan have been shocked by recent spot pricing trends for 6-inch solar wafers, as prices did not weaken as expected.