Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [176 news items]
Motech optimistic about 2Q13 performance
May 8, 21:01
Due to rising capacity utilization rates and rising solar cell prices in the first quarter of 2013, Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech saw gross margin rise to negative 8% from...
Motech, Giga Solar report 1Q13 financial results
May 8, 18:49
Solar cell maker Motech reported first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues of NT$3.667 billion (US$124 million), representing an on-quarter increase of 11% but an on-year decrease...
Taiwan solar cell makers report rising March revenues
Apr 10, 20:38
Taiwan-based solar cell makers saw March revenues rise compared to February. Motech reported March revenues of NT$1.606 billion (US$53 million), representing an on-month increase...
Commentary: TSMC holds key to future of Taiwan solar industry
Apr 2, 14:52
Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), noted in August 2012 that the firm had changed its position in relation to investments in solar...
Motech denies reported personnel reshuffle
Feb 26, 14:48
Recently, market rumors have stated that Taiwan-based solar firm Motech may experience changes at the executive level because the firm's biggest shareholder, Taiwan Semiconductor...
Jan 29, 16:15
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech has reported a total net loss of NT$5.072 billion (US$171 million) for 2012. The firm's net loss in the second quarter of 2012 was significant...
China-based GCL-Poly Energy reportedly to take over stake in Motech from TSMC
Dec 17, 21:48
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, the largest China-based maker of polysilicon and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, reportedly plans to take over a 20% stake in Taiwan-based crystalline...
Taiwan-based makers reportedly competing for Toshiba PV module orders
Dec 10, 15:56
Toshiba has begun to seek makers to outsource PV modules to in 2013 and Taiwan-based Motech Industries and Inventec Energy have been competing for such orders, according to Taiwan-based...
Commentary: NSP, DelSolar merger unlikely to stir industry
Dec 7, 14:54
Some solar makers believe the merger between Neo Solar Power (NSP) and DelSolar, a subsidiary of Delta Electronics, will not affect the industry significantly. Nevertheless, this...
Motech to issue US$130 million Euro bonds
Nov 28, 15:01
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries will issue Euro convertible bonds (ECBs) worth US$130 million to raise funds for overseas materials procurement,...
Motech, NSP deny merger rumors
Nov 5, 10:51
The latest rumors regarding a possible merger between Taiwan-based solar cell makers Motech and Neo Solar Power (NSP) have been denied by both firms. In addition, rumors regarding...
Motech expects healthy 4Q12 module orders
Nov 1, 22:32
Motech expects sales of solar modules to show healthy performance in the fourth quarter due to increasing orders from Japan and the US, according to Jack Hsieh, vice president, CFO...
Sharp plans to withdraw solar panel production in EU and US
Sep 28, 01:10
Japan-based Sharp plans to cut solar panel production in Europe and the US. The firm plans to gather resources and focus on Japan and other Asia markets. Sharp hopes to increase its...
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...
Taiwan solar firms reportedly plan to move equipment back from China
Sep 13, 01:35
China-based solar firms are currently facing anti-dumping investigations in the EU. Many Taiwan-based firms that have set up plants in China are also included as targets of the investigation...
Tainergy reports July revenues with 4.68% on-month growth
Aug 13, 10:00
Taiwan-based solar cell makers experienced revenue growth in the second quarter. However, orders in the third quarter have been falling. While Motech, Gintech, and Neo Solar Power...
Motech not to be affected by TSMC releasing shares, says chairman
Aug 10, 11:41
Simon Tsuo, chairman of solar cell Motech, has said that it is understandable that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is considering releasing its holdings in Motech...
TSMC to change Motech investments from strategic to financial, says company chairman
Aug 8, 01:15
Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of TSMC, noted that the firm will focus on developing thin-film solar products. TSMC is one of the shareholders of solar cell maker Motech. Chang added...
Motech reports 1H12 net loss of NT$3.2 billion due to suspension of AEP
Aug 7, 15:07
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech has announced first-half 2012 financial results. Revenues from operations in Taiwan reached NT$5.915 billion (US$197.6 million) but net losses...
China solar supply chain to continue to lead global market, says Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
Jul 4, 15:45
China will continue to lead the global solar industry despite the fact that China's supply chain may face more protective measures initiated by governments in other markets, said...
Motech renews solar wafer supply contract based on spot market price
Jun 26, 14:49
Motech Industries, a Taiwan-based maker of solar cells, put an end to a contract with a supplier of solar wafers and renewed the contract with prices based on spot market quotes on...
China-made solar module prices drop in US market
Jun 25, 11:10
The price of China-made solar modules in the US has dropped about 10% since the US announcement of the preliminary result of the anti-dumping investigation.
Taiwan solar cell makers report mixed May revenues
Jun 11, 10:21
Rush orders from Europe before the old incentives expire helped Taiwan-based solar firms to report good May revenues.
Motech shipments expected to show growth in 2012, says chairman
Jun 7, 01:20
Motech executives claim the company has been operating at full capacity since 2012. According to Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech, forecast total solar cell shipments in 2012 are likely...
Polysilicon firms face survival tests
May 30, 14:07
The price of polysilicon has been falling significantly since 2011. The current spot price is around US$20-22/kg. Many Taiwan-based firms such as Motech, and AU Optronics (AUO) have...
AEP production suspension is temporary until market clears, says Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
May 30, 01:15
Motech announced on May 29 plans to suspend production at its polysilicon subsidiary AE Polysilicon (AEP). According to Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech, AEP has yet to achieve economies...
Motech shuts down polysilicon subsidiary
May 29, 15:30
Motech announced on May 29 a production suspension at its polysilicon subsidiary, AE Polysilicon (AEP). Motech indicated that employees at AEP will be laid off and assets will be...
Commentary: Zero export tariff on China-made solar wafers likely to push down global wafer prices
May 11, 11:26
China-based solar firms have been demanding the government cut export tariffs on solar wafers to zero and allow polysilicon to be exported to international markets. This is likely...
Motech, Gintech report rising April revenues
May 11, 10:10
Taiwan-based solar cell makers Motech and Gintech reported April revenues with on-month increases of 8% and 3.9% respectively.
Solar market imbalance to last through 2013, says Motech CEO
May 10, 10:34
The solar industry has been suffering the current downturn for over a year and has not yet seen the end of the tunnel and market imbalance is likely to last through 2013, said PH...
Motech expects April-May orders in excess of production capacity
Apr 26, 15:17
Motech has been operating at full capacity since the Lunar New Year holidays due to a demand rebound and effects from the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations by the US government...
Motech reports rising February revenues
Mar 8, 15:30
Taiwan-based solar cell firm Motech has reported February consolidated revenues of NT$1.369 billion (US$46.42 million), up by 37.03% on month but down by 64.50% on year. The accumulated...
Motech announces new three-phase PV inverters for Europe and Taiwan markets
Mar 7, 14:24
Motech Industries has announced the launch of PVMate 10NE, 12NE, 15NE, and 17NE PV inverters, a new series of PV inverters for light commercial solar PV system installations ranging...
Japan PV Expo 2012: Taiwan firms showcasing high-efficiency products
Mar 1, 01:25
The solar market in Japan has been focused on rooftop solar PV systems. Hence high-efficiency solar products have been popular in this particular market. Taiwan-based firms such as...
Motech January revenues up on month, down on year
Feb 10, 11:30
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech Industries had consolidated revenues of NT$999 million (US$33.8 million) for January increasing 7.27% on month but decreasing 67.78% on year,...
Solar industry in adjustment period: Q&A with Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech has been viewed as an important figure in the development of the solar industry in Taiwan. Tsuo commented on the gloomy market in the first...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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
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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
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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
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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 in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.