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Monday 15 October 2012
Commentary: Non-FIT business model to pave way for grid parity
The continuous feed-in-tariff (FIT) cuts by Europe's governments and increasing trade barriers have been pushing the solar market into suffocation. The price fall seems never ending...
Friday 12 October 2012
Trade barriers bad for solar industry: Q&A with Phoenix Solar president and CEO Murray Cameron
The US government announced the final verdict of the anti-dumpig and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on October 10, 2012. At PV Taiwan 2012, Digitimes had...
Friday 12 October 2012
Falling prices to dampen record PV inverter shipments in 4Q12, says IMS Research
Following a decline in the third quarter of 2012, global PV inverter shipments are forecast to reach a record of 8.6GW in the fourth quarter, according to IMS Research. An 18% year-on-year...
Thursday 11 October 2012
China first LED lighting subsidy to reach CNY2 billion
The list of firms that have been chosen in China's first round of LED lighting subsidies has been announced. Market observers believe the 39 firms will obtain a total subsidy for...
Thursday 11 October 2012
US announces final anti-dumping, anti-subsidy verdict on China-based solar firms
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its final verdict on the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on October 10, 2012. A tariff will...
Thursday 11 October 2012
GET defers plans to rent solar wafer capacity in China
Taiwan-based solar-grade polysilicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has deferred plans to rent production capacity in China because wafer prices have been falling, according...
Thursday 11 October 2012
Commentary: China government implements new strategies for expanding local panel industry
China-based panel makers are catching up to Taiwan-based ones in terms of panel production capacity, and China's Ministry of Science and Technology recently announced that it will...
Thursday 11 October 2012
Handset ODMs to land more smartphone orders from China, Japan in 4Q12
Taiwan-based handset ODMs Compal Communications and Arima Communications are expected to see a rebound in sales in the fourth quarter of 2012, buoyed by orders from China-based and...
Thursday 11 October 2012
Slow start but a strong ending to come for 2012 China solar market, says IMS Research
China's domestic solar market made a slow start to the year, with just 720MW installed in the first half, according to IMS Research. However, installations are forecast to surge in...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
China-based FPCB makers enter supply chains of branded smartphone vendors
Some China-based flexible PCB (FPCB) suppliers, including BYD, AKM Electronics Industrial and Zhongxing Xinyu, a subsidiary of ZTE, have made inroads into the supply chains of Nokia...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Commentary: The effects of TV subsidies in China
Energy-saving subsidies that provide funding for consumer electronic products such as LCD TVs have proven efficacious in China in terms of getting consumers to become greener with...
Monday 8 October 2012
Unity Opto sees September revenues more than double on year
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto has announced September consolidated revenues of NT$902 million (US$30.82 million), representing an on-month growth of 7.5% and on-year...
Monday 8 October 2012
Renesola sets up representative office in Taiwan
China-based solar firms hope to seek closer cooperation with Taiwan-based peers due to the anti-dumping investigations in the US and EU. Firms such as GCL-Poly and Renesola have set...
Friday 5 October 2012
MediaTek announces robust sales for September
MediaTek has announced revenues of NT$11.01 billion (US$374.64 ) million for September, up 19.4% sequentially and 38.9% on year. For the first nine months of 2012, revenues amounted...
Friday 5 October 2012
STATS ChipPAC to sell stake in China joint venture
STATS ChipPAC has announced plans to sell its 25% stake in a China-based joint venture to co-owner Wuxi China Resources Microelectronics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Resources...