Last update: Monday 1 April 2013 [92 news items]
GT Advanced and Powertec Energy sign MOU
Apr 1, 10:11
US-based GT Advanced and Taiwan-based Powertec Energy have announced the execution of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which states Powertec's intention to purchase polysilicon...
Global solar module market to see 20% oversupply in 2013, predicts SEMI China
Jan 15, 14:12
SEMI China predicts a 20% oversupply for the global solar module market in 2013, according to a report from a China-based website. Industry consolidation in Asia is expected to continue...
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)...
Solar equipment market suffers oversupply
Dec 21, 12:10
Oversupply in the downstream solar market has been causing the supply of crystal growing furnaces to exceed demand by 100%. In addition, cheap second-hand equipment has been available...
GT Advanced to write down DSS inventory
Dec 20, 21:29
US-based solar crystal growing furnace maker GT Advanced Technologies has announced plans to write down the majority of its directional solidification system (DSS) inventory, meaning...
Time not right to start production of N-type monocrystalline solar cells, say Taiwan makers
Dec 19, 14:20
While some China-based makers are actively developing N-type mono-crystalline solar cells featuring energy conversion rates of over 20% in a bid to win lending from banks, Taiwan-based...
Some China-based makers plan to sell solar cell equipment in Taiwan
Dec 12, 12:00
China-based integrated solar makers have considered measures to cope with the impact of US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs, and some of them plan to sell solar cell production...
Order cancellations drive solar book-to-bill ratio into negative territory, according to Solarbuzz
Oct 23, 10:25
Production equipment order cancellations and push-outs by solar manufacturers during 2012 exceeded US$3 billion by the end of third-quarter 2012, according to NPD Solarbuzz.
Equipment maker GPM eyeing return to profits
Aug 24, 14:27
Taiwan-based Gallant Precision Machining (GPM), which mainly makes equipment for the manufacture of display panels as well as semiconductors, expects to return to profitability in...
China-based solar firms buying unused second-hand thin-film solar equipment
Aug 6, 10:35
Solar firms have been looking for unused second-hand solar equipment. Currently, polysilicon equipment is under negotiation, while thin-film equipment has been sold due to existing...
Solar equipment firms reportedly cut R&D expenses
Aug 3, 11:51
The low demand in the solar market has been hitting every segment including solar equipment firms. As customers refuse to expand capacity, equipment firms have been lacking capital...
Veeco sees 2Q12 revenues fall on-year
Jul 30, 10:48
Veeco Instruments announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.
Demand for unused second-hand solar equipment exists in Taiwan, says industry source
Jul 25, 16:23
China solar firms have been reportedly selling their equipment. Equipment firms noted that around 80% of Taiwan's solar cell firms need equipment that can help them upgrade the pro...
China solar firms reportedly to sell equipment in 3Q12
Jul 25, 01:50
Second-hand equipment from some China-based solar firms may arrive on the market in the third quarter. According to industry sources, around 10 solar firms in China reportedly hope...
Jul 17, 11:27
A technology roadmap for the solar industry is set to emerge during 2013, bringing the solar industry into alignment with adjacent technology sectors where roadmaps typically have...
Centrotherm bankruptcy will not affect Sunshine PV, says Solartech
Jul 12, 12:33
The world's largest solar equipment firm, Germany-based Centrotherm, filed for bankruptcy protection on July 11. Centrothem has been an important provider of solar equipment to Taiwan's...
Archers Systems to supply equipment for thin-film and HIT solar cell makers
Jul 12, 01:40
Archers Systems, a Taiwan-based equipment provider for solar, display and integrated circuits, has revealed plans to target customers that produce thin-film solar and heterojunction...
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...
Equipment firms hope to see demand return at beginning of 2013
Jul 6, 10:16
The solar industry predicts demand and supply equilibrium will be reached in 2014, but equipment firms hope to see orders rebound in the beginning of 2013. Equipment firms indicated...
Some China-based solar makers unable to take deliveries of equipment
Jul 3, 14:49
Solar equipment firms have been facing financial troubles as customers have not been able to take deliveries. The oversupply problem in the solar market has been causing downstream...
Oerlikon opens China headquarters in Shanghai
Jun 21, 16:41
Switzerland-based Oerlikon announced the official opening of its new headquarters in Shanghai. The China-based headquarters will consolidate the firm's eight offices currently in...
Limited funds and lack of capacity expansion plans plague solar equipment sector
Jun 18, 12:45
On June 13, the world's second largest solar equipment firm, Germany-based Centrotherm, issued a statement indicating financial troubles of its credit lines. The firm noted that negotiations...
Commentary: Solar material and equipment firms competing with customers
Jun 18, 12:19
The large turbulences in the solar market have caused abnormal conditions in the industry. The contract price of polysilicon has reached an all-time low, nearly as low as the spot...
Mirle 1Q12 revenues and profits shrink
May 7, 16:06
With its panel and solar customers being cautious about expansion, automation equipment supplier Mirle Automation has reported on-year declines in both revenues and profits for the...
Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Apr 23, 16:14
The US government has been taking up anti-dumping and anti-tariff investigations against China-based solar firms. According to LA Times, the US government recently announced the import...
Applied Materials holds solar technology innovation summit conference in China
Apr 20, 12:11
Applied Materials' Solar Technology Center in Xi'an, western China, will hold a solar technology innovation summit on April 20, according to the company. The center is an R&D...
Spending on PV equipment to reach bottom of cycle in 2Q12, says Solarbuzz
Apr 17, 15:00
Equipment spending by tier-one solar manufacturers is poised to resume in 2013 with strong double-digit annual growth rates forecast out to 2016, according to Solarbuzz. This upturn...
20GW of solar PV manufacturing equipment to be replaced by 2016, says IMS Research
Feb 13, 11:11
Despite the outlook for the solar PV manufacturing equipment market remaining bleak in 2012, there could be a 20GW opportunity for the upgrade or replacement of existing capacity...
Feb 9, 13:33
Equipment provider Veeco Instruments has announced financial results for fourth-quarter 2011 and full year 2011.
GT Advanced sees FY 3Q12 revenues decrease
Feb 2, 11:24
GT Advanced Technologies has reported results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2012, which ended December 31, 2011.
China solar PV equipment suppliers grab further market-share gains, says Solarbuzz
Jan 17, 15:32
Ambitious solar PV manufacturing capacity investments across the Asia Pacific region during 2011 have provided substantial revenue growth for local solar equipment suppliers, according...
Jan 4, 14:56
Taiwan-based equipment maker Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) holds a conservative view on the panel and solar industries in 2012. The two industries have been holding back on capacity...
Top Green Energy plans to shut down solar cell productions
Dec 27, 01:05
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Top Green Energy indicated the plan to shut down cell operations. In addition, the firm does not exclude the possibility of selling equipment as well...
Solar trade war may backfire on US, says China media
Dec 8, 15:53
The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe taken up by the US government directed at China-based solar firms has been causing a stir in China, and according to local media, may end up...
GPM seeking equipment orders beyond panels, solar cells
Nov 24, 15:26
Equipment maker Gallant Precision Machining (GPM), in view of sluggish demand for panel and solar cell equipment, is seeking orders from other industries including hydraulic and wind...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 6h 51min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 7h 5min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 7h 17min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 8h 3min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 8h 29min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 8h 41min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 8h 45min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 8h 46min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 8h 49min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 9h 31min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 10h 31min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 7h 17min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 7h 25min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 7h 46min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 7h 56min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 7min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 8h 8min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 8h 9min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 8h 41min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 9h 44min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 9h 44min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 40min ago
Applied HCT Diamond Squarer for solar wafers
Applied Materials has introduced ts new HCT Diamond Squarer system, which can reduce the cost of squaring silicon ingots by up to one-third while offering at least twice the cutting...
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Edwards, a supplier of vacuum and abatement equipment and services, has introduced the new iXL line of dry vacuum pumps. The iXL 500 is designed primarily for load lock applications...
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Pall water reclaim system for PV industry
Pall, a supplier of filtration, separation and purification, will showcase eco-friendly products and systems for the photovoltaic (PV) industry at Intersolar in San Francisco, including...
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DEK reveals new metallization system
Precision screen printing specialist DEK chose this year's EU PVSEC show in Valencia to reveal its new PV1200 Metallization line to the European market. A set of multicrystalline...
Photo: Company, Oct 6.
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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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
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- 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
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
21-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8383.05 | +6.00 | +0.07% |
| TSE electronic | 316.85 | +0.06 | +0.02% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 120.38 | +0.64 | +0.53% |
| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |
- 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
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal
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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.
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.
- 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.