Last update: Tuesday 7 May 2013 [96 news items]
Neo Solar, DelSolar merger to complete on May 31
May 7, 12:58
The merger of Taiwan-based solar cell makers Neo Solar Power (NSP) and DelSolar, a solar subsidiary of Delta Electronics, will be completed on May 31, 2013, said Quincy Lin, chairman...

Neo Solar Power sees March revenues increase 11% on-month
Apr 3, 13:28
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$932 million (US$31 million), representing an on-month growth of 11.04% compared...
Neo Solar Power reports net loss for 2012
Feb 20, 14:06
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported 2012 consolidated revenues of NT$12.241 billion (US$414 million). Due to falling average selling prices (ASPs) and...
DelSolar, Neo Solar Power merger to complete in May-June
Feb 7, 14:35
The merger of Delta's solar subsidiary, DelSolar, and Neo Solar Power (NSP) is expected to be completed in May-June, according to Yancey Hai, chairman of Delta Electronics.
Gintech to halt production during Lunar New Year; no break for Neo Solar
Jan 28, 21:12
While orders have been increasing since the beginning of 2013, Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Gintech Energy is inclined to stop production during the 2013 Lunar...
Delta to own 17% share of new merged solar firm; NSP 15%
Nov 20, 13:51
Taiwan-based solar firm Neo Solar Power (NSP) and power supply maker Delta Electronics announced consolidation plans on November 19, 2012. NSP will procure 15% of DelSolar (the solar...

Neo Solar Power to merge with DelSolar
Nov 19, 22:42
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics and Neo Solar Power (NSP) held a joint press conference to announce the plans on NSP buying 13-15% of shares of DelSolar, the solar subsidiary of Delta,...
Neo Solar Power reports loss for 3Q12
Oct 29, 16:03
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported sales in the third quarter reached NT$2.962 billion (US$101 million), with gross margin of negative 10.86%. According...
Neo Solar Power sees falling September revenues
Oct 5, 15:35
Taiwan-based solar cell maker, Neo Solar Power (NSP), has reported September revenues of NT$764 million (US$26 million), representing an on-month decrease of 28.71% and an on-year...
Neo Solar unveils high-efficiency solar cell models Super 18, Black 19+
Sep 11, 01:05
Neo Solar Power (NSP), a Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker, on September 10 debuted Super 18, a new 6-inch polycrystalline solar cell model with an energy conversion...
Neo Solar August revenues up on month, down on year
Sep 6, 16:12
Neo Solar Power, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, had revenues of NT$1.072 billion (US$35.8 million) for August increasing by 5.57% on month but decreasing...
Neo Solar Power reports 1H12 financial results
Aug 21, 13:57
Neo Solar Power (NSP), a Taiwan-based solar cell maker, has reported first-half 2012 consolidated revenues of NT$7.055 billion (US$235 million) with a net loss of NT$2.179 billion.
Neo Solar Power reports June revenues up 3.77% on-month
Jul 4, 14:07
Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported June revenues of NT$1.389 billion (US$46.51 million), representing an on-month increase of 3.77% but an on-year decrease of 21.64%. Accumulated revenues...
Neo Solar Power reports May revenues up by 8.19% on-month
Jun 6, 01:00
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported May revenues of NT$1.338 billion (US$44.61 million), an on-month increase of 8.19% but an on-year decrease of 23.47%.
Neo Solar Power sees April revenues increase on-month
May 8, 15:06
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported April revenues of NT$1.237 billion (US$42 million), up 0.44% on month but down 22.78% on year.
Neo Solar Power reports slight rise in 1Q12 revenues
Apr 30, 10:57
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported first-quarter 2012 consolidated revenues of NT$3.106 billion (US$106 million), up by 2.6% on quarter. Net losses were...
Neo Solar Power sees March revenues up on month
Apr 9, 10:02
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported March revenues of NT$1.231 billion (US$42 million), up by 20.98% on month but down by 48.07% on year. The accumulated...

Polysilicon spot price falls below US$30/kg due to pessimistic market outlook
Mar 7, 01:10
Germany's feed-in-tariff (FIT) cuts have caused pessimism in the solar market. Some solar firms have been reportedly selling materials to prevent losses from depreciating inventory...

Neo Solar Power reports rising February revenues
Mar 6, 16:10
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported February revenues of NT$1.018 (US$34.49 million) billion, up by 19.72% on month but down by 58.40% on year. Accumulated...
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...

Neo Solar Power to release new shares via private placement
Feb 22, 16:12
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) plans to expand its capital by releasing up to 160 million new shares through private placement, according to the company.
Neo Solar Power reports narrowing net loss for January
Feb 4, 11:03
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported fourth-quarter 2011 net losses of NT$1.666 billion (US$56 million). EPS in the fourth quarter were negative NT$4.46. Fourth-quarter...

Neo Solar Power reports decline in December revenues
Jan 9, 10:47
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported December revenues of NT$663 million (US$22 million), down 44.05% on month and 71.26% on year. Accumulated revenues reached...
Neo Solar Power shipments increase in 3Q11
Oct 27, 10:58
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power announced third-quarter revenues of NT$5.17 billion (US$171.72 million). Despite 23.4% increase in shipments, gross margin came to negative...
NSP, Gintech report September revenues
Oct 5, 16:55
Taiwan-based solar cell firm Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported September revenues of NT$1.749 billion (US$57 million), showing a 17.25% on-year decrease. Accumulated revenues from January-September...
Solar equipment firms expand to mono-like and monocrystalline markets
Sep 6, 01:35
Mono-like and monocrystalline products have been increasing popularity due to high conversion efficiency. The solar equipment manufacturers such as GT Advanced have also been hoping...
Neo Solar Power posts 2Q11 loss
Sep 1, 01:45
Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power swung to net losses of NT$1.05 billion (US$36 million) in the second quarter of 2011 from profits of NT$1.04 billion a year ago. This also marked...
Taiwan firms unlikely to land orders from Evergreen Solar customers
Aug 17, 11:48
US-based solar firm Evergreen Solar has declared bankruptcy and plans to sell its String Ribbon silicon wafer technology. The development has prompted speculation that orders may...
Solar customers demanding higher conversion efficiency
Aug 16, 12:04
Solar cell prices have been stable in August, but customers are becoming more demanding in terms of quality, according to industry sources. Some customers have been requesting for...
Germany solar market to thrive throughout 3Q-4Q11
Aug 16, 11:35
Demand from the solar markets in Germany and Italy has been increasing, according to industry sources, However, some customers have been requesting for low prices, with solar firms...
Delsolar reports 1H11 net loss
Aug 9, 14:14
Despite a booming first quarter, the solar industry suffered from weak demand in the second quarter of 2011. Taiwan-based solar cell maker Delsolar has reported revenues reached NT$5,713...
Neo Solar Power sees slight decrease of July revenues
Aug 5, 15:36
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported July revenues of NT$1.653 billion (US$57 million), representing a 6.72% on-quarter decrease and 6.34% on-year decre...
Solar cell prices to rise 3-5% in August
Jul 28, 13:40
Solar cell makers have notified clients that August quotes will go up by 3-5% to reflect the rising cost of production materials, according to industry sources.
Italy "Made in EU" policy to benefit Taiwan-based solar cell makers
Jul 15, 14:41
Italy recently announced details of its new incentive program for second half of 2011. According to Europe-based solar firms, solar products that contain 60% of components such as...
Jul 15, 01:05
Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power announced July 14 the conclusion of a US$132.4 million GDR (global depositary receipt) issue, which consists of 20 million GDRs.
- 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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- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
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- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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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

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.

















