Last update: Friday 19 April 2013 [66 news items]
LDK reports negative 4Q12 gross margin
Apr 19, 15:23
China-based vertically integrated solar firm, LDK Solar, reported fourth-quarter net sales of US$135.9 million, a relatively low figure compared to US$291.5 million reported in the...
LDK announces partial nonpayment for convertible notes due to cash shortage
Apr 17, 14:56
China-based LDK Solar has announced that due to a temporary cash-flow shortage, the firm was not able to make full payments to the holders of its 4.75% convertible senior notes due...
Digitimes Research: China solar makers faced with high debts and government policy shifts
Apr 17, 14:49
China-based makers' solar product shipments to Europe have been falling due to the ongoing trade dispute, but their shipments to the US, Japan and the domestic market have been rising...
Commentary: The rise and the possible fall of Suntech
Mar 15, 14:40
Suntech Power Holdings, a China-based solar module giant, said on March 11, 2013, that it has signed a forbearance agreement with the holders of more than 60% of the firm's 3% convertible...
Digitimes Research: China solar firms continue to see losses in 3Q12
Jan 7, 11:23
Due to fluctuating demand in Europe, China-based solar module firms Yingli, Suntech and Trina Solar saw shipments in third-quarter 2012 decrease by 16.9%, 10%, and 9% respectively...
China solar equipment firm JYT succeeds in suing LDK for breaching contract, say reports
Dec 28, 11:27
China-based JYT Corporation has announced a verdict from China' International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission finding that LDK needs to pay CNY293 million (US$46 million)...
Almost all China-based integrated solar makers facing financial pressure, says LDK Solar president
Sep 19, 15:49
China-based LDK Solar recently announced a huge net loss for the second quarter. On September 18, 2012, the firm held a product launch for its M3 high-efficiency solar wafers in Taipei...
China-based LDK debuts M3 solar wafer with 17.5-18% efficiency
Sep 19, 15:44
China-based LDK Solar unveiled its M3 solar wafer with energy conversion rates of 17.5-18%, 0.7pp higher than those of the predecessor model M2 on September 18 in Taipei. Executives...
LDK Solar reports rising 2Q12 net loss
Sep 18, 12:19
China-based solar firm LDK Solar has reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, with losses rising.
Commentary: Global solar market losing energy
Sep 14, 11:15
Since the second quarter of 2011, the global solar market has been a ship trying to sail in a hurricane. Solar markets in Europe and the US have been building up trade barriers while...
Departure of unhealthy China solar firms is key to future of industry, claim sources
Aug 8, 11:42
Many solar firms in the global market believe that if unhealthy China-based vertically integrated firms do not exit the market in this ongoing reshuffle, the solar industry would...
Jiangxi provincial government will not allow LDK to fall, says China media
Aug 7, 16:14
According to China media reports, if LDK files for bankruptcy, a ripple effect will occur as many small-size solar firms in China depend on the firm. In addition, LDK has been engaging...
China expands protection mechanism of domestic solar firms
Aug 1, 11:41
China-based solar firms have been facing rising trade barriers from the US, India and Europe. To protect the domestic industry, China government has been expanding the domestic market...
LDK equipment supplier files for arbitration
Jul 6, 10:19
LDK's equipment supplier JYT Corporation recently requested arbitration that LDK pay CNY789,600 (US$124,208) and losses in interest rates of CNY38,400 and all fees occurred during...
LDK reports 1Q12 financial performance with write-down of US$91.1 million
Jun 27, 15:55
LDK Solar (LDK), a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, has reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
Commentary: China firms plan to acquire Europe-based solar peers
Jun 5, 01:15
As solar firms in Europe suffer financial losses due to lack of competitiveness against China-based solar firms, according to a June 3 article by The Financial Times, China-based...
Many China-based solar firms facing financial troubles
May 29, 15:21
As many China-based makers of polysilicon, solar wafers and cells have faced financial difficulties, a financial crisis may lead to some of them following the case of LDK Solar, according...
LDK Solar responds to US preliminary decision on anti-dumping tariffs
May 25, 12:35
LDK Solar (LDK) has issued a statement regarding the preliminary anti-dumping duty decision by the US Department of Commerce (DOC).
Taiwan-based solar cell maker quote higher than China-based makers
May 3, 14:12
Taiwan-based makers of solar cells currently quote US$0.45-0.5/W for energy conversion rates of 16.8-17.0%, while China-based makers offer lower prices of US$0.41-0.42/W in order...
LDK reports 4Q11 gross margin of negative 65.5%
May 2, 12:10
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of solar products, has reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011. According...
China-based solar maker LDK to lay off employees, say reports
Apr 10, 15:17
LDK Solar, a China-based solar firm, will lay off employees who have been at the company less than three years, according to media reports in China. Gintech Energy, Neo Solar Power...
Digitimes Research: Suntech ranks number one in 4Q11 solar module shipments among China peers
Apr 9, 14:04
Digitimes Research tallied fourth-quarter 2011 solar module shipments of major China-based solar module firms. The ranking of the top five solar module makers by shipments changed...
First-tier China solar cell makers outsourcing production to avoid impact of US probe
Mar 20, 14:23
Although the US Department of Commerce has not yet announced results of its anti-dumping and anti-subsidization investigation against China-based makers of solar cells and modules,...
Electricity subsidies for polysilicon firms cause concerns, says report
Dec 15, 15:01
The aim for expanding the solar market is to replace unclean energy sources. However, the production of polysilicon requires a large amount of electricity that is currently generated...
Digitimes Research: Shipments of solar modules from China major firms continue to increase in 2011
Dec 8, 15:33
The revenues accumulated by China-based large-size internationally-listed solar firms in the first half of 2011 were less than the revenues from the same period in 2010, but shipments...
China-US solar trade war looming
Nov 28, 14:10
Responding to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations taken by the US government on China-based solar firms, the Ministry of Commerce in China has announced to initiate similar...
LDK Solar breaks ground for polysilicon plant
Nov 2, 14:52
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced that the city government of Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous...
LDK Solar signs agreement with Guodian Longyuan Zhangye New Energy
Oct 19, 11:16
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced that the company has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)...
LDK Solar reaches mechanical completion for third 5,000MT train at Mahong polysilicon plant
Sep 29, 09:55
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced the mechanical completion of its third 5,000MT polysilicon train at its Mahong...
Falling 2Q11 gross margins plague cross-strait solar firms
Sep 2, 10:57
China-based solar firms have been reporting relatively good gross margins compared with Taiwan-based counterparts.
LDK Solar reports financial results for second quarter of fiscal 2011
Aug 30, 01:30
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, reported its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net sales...
LDK revises down 2Q11 and fiscal 2011 guidance
Aug 19, 12:36
China-based photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer LDK Solar (LDK) has revised down its guidance for the second quarter and fiscal 2011.
LDK Solar to provide modules for largest private net-metered system in western hemisphere
Aug 3, 12:36
LDK Solar, a China-based manufacturer of photovoltaic products, announced the signing of an agreement with Advanced Solar Products, of Flemington, New Jersey, to supply 58,803 PV...
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker hope to increase quotes to US$2.10/unit
Jul 26, 01:40
Despite some Taiwan solar wafer makers indicating that they are continuing to operate at a loss, they have not been able to convince international polysilicon suppliers to lower their...
China-based solar wafer firms hope to recruit in Taiwan
Jul 20, 01:00
The fast-growing market for renewable energy has prompted China-based firms to attract Taiwan's specialists to work in China. The solar market has been growing rapidly in China with...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 6h 50min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 7h 2min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 7h 17min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 7h 19min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 7h 21min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 8h 3min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 8h 14min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 8h 20min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 8h 22min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 8h 24min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 8h 27min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 8h 47min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 9h ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 9h 4min ago
China pavilion at SEMICON West 2006 on the third level of the West Hall
Four companies from China are showing their wares in the China pavilion at SEMICON West: Jiangxi LDK Solar - a solar wafer manufacturer with capacity targeting 200MW in 2007. Beijing...
Photo: Stephen Taylor, DigiTimes.com, Jul 13.
The general view of the solar market is too pessimistic: Q&A with LDK president Xingxue Tong
The current contraction of the solar market has affected solar firms worldwide. President and COO of China-based LDK, Xingxue Tong, thinks it is an imbalance before the transformation...
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
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| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.