Last update: Monday 20 May 2013 [36 news items]
Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
May 20, 11:11
The European Union (EU) plans to announce the details of its anti-subsidy tariff against China-based solar firms on June 6, 2013. The tariff is expected to be 30-67.9% with the average...
European Commission proposes high solar tariff against China firms
May 10, 15:09
The trade war in the solar market does not seem to be stopping. Following the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariff levied on China-based firms from the US, the EU is likely to follow...

Commentary: Solar cells are the most likely casualties in trade war
Feb 26, 11:36
The effect of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-made solar cells has been questioned especially when China-based solar firms are now able to buy solar...
Japan likely to cut solar feed-in tariff in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Dec 26, 11:11
The Japan government is likely to reduce the feed-in tariff (FIT) rate for solar PV system installations from JPY42 (US$0.50)/kWh currently to either JPY36/kWh or JPY32/kWh in March...
Commentary: China anti-dumping tariff to stir domestic polysilicon price
Dec 17, 11:04
China reportedly will announce the preliminary anti-dumping verdict against US- and South Korea-based polysilicon firms in first-quarter 2013. This will affect the supply chain, which...
China may levy 30-50% punitive tariffs on polysilicon from EU, US, and Korea in 1Q13
Dec 11, 10:35
China's government reportedly has made a preliminary decision to levy punitive tarrifs on polysilicon imports from EU, South Korea, and US in the first quarter of 2013 in line with...
China solar firms seek support from Taiwan to avoid high EU tariffs
Sep 10, 11:39
The EU's anti-dumping investigation includes China-made solar wafers, cells, and modules, but if firms can prove that not all components of a solar module were made in China, they...
Trina Solar makes statement on US anti-dumping duties
May 18, 11:03
Trina Solar has issued a statement regarding the preliminary determination of anti-dumping duties by the US Department of Commerce (DOC).
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...

TV vendors mixed about China LCD panel tariff hike
Mar 30, 11:58
China's finance ministry has confirmed that from April 1, 2012, tariffs on imported LCD TV panels without backlight units (BLUs) that are 32 inches and larger will be increased to...
Any type of tariff will impact China solar industry, says report
Mar 26, 16:14
The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe taken up by the US government against China-based solar firms announced a preliminary result on March 20, 2012. The preliminary result indicated...

US to levy 5% tariff against China-made solar products
Mar 23, 01:15
The US government announced recently a 5% tariff on China-made solar products. The tariff is considered low. Nevertheless, the industry has been concerned about whether or not Europe...
China-based makers lower PV module prices in response to Germany feed-in tariff cuts
Mar 3, 11:25
As the government in Germany has decided to reduce feed-in tariff rates for PV systems effective on March 9, leading China-based PV module makers have lowered quotes by 20% from 0.70EUR/W...
China to hike TFT-LCD panel tariffs, says report
Feb 3, 15:39
In order to boost development of the local TFT-LCD panel manufacturing industry, the China government will increase customs tariffs for imported panels from 3% to 5% in the second...
China solar firms reportedly increase orders to Taiwan to avoid possible US punitive tariffs
Jan 13, 12:11
Taiwan's solar industry has seen increases in orders reportedly from China-based firms that are trying to avoid possible tariffs resulted from the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy...

DelSolar PV modules qualify for 10% extra feed-in tariff in Italy
Sep 14, 01:00
Taiwan-based solar cell maker DelSolar on September 13 indicated that 125-250W PV modules made of its polycrystalline silicon solar cells have passed certification by Germany-based...
Taiwan 2011 PV feed-in tariff rates lowered by about 30% from 2010
Jan 31, 10:54
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on January 28 announced the adjustment in feed-in tariff rates for various types of renewable energy for the year 2011, with rates for...
Taiwan government changes PV feed-in tariff rule
Dec 21, 12:08
The Bureau of Energy under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 17 announced a rule change for the government's 20-year feed-in tariff (FIT) subsidization for...
Regional notebook vendors facing pressure in Latin America
Nov 16, 02:00
Notebook shipments in Latin America had an annual growth of 33% in the third quarter of 2010 with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Dell saw 40%, 31%, and 21% growth, respectively; however,...
Taiwan market: LCD monitor tariffs removed
May 17, 10:21
Taiwan's legislature has removed the 10% tariffs currently imposed on imports of LCD monitors, a move which is expected to bring down monitor prices in the local market.
China-based PV module maker to lower quotes by 10% after feed-in tariff cuts in Germany
Mar 12, 14:11
An unspecified China-based maker of PV modules plans to lower its spot market quotes by 10%, from US$1.7-1.85/W currently, the third quarter of 2010 in a bid to maintain its global...
Taiwan PV feed-in tariff enables investment to be recouped in 10-15 years
Feb 12, 15:10
Taiwan's 20-year feed-in tariffs for PV system installation projects are estimated to result in investment payback periods of 10-15 years, according to industry sources.
Makers complain about Taiwan renewable energy feed-in tariff quota, say sources
Feb 5, 17:03
Taiwan-based companies engaged in renewable energy are complaining about the low quota for projects that can receive government subsidies this year, according to industry sources.
Germany to cut PV feed-in tariff; likely to spur demand in February and March
Jan 21, 14:27
Germany's Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) has set tentative reductions in feed-in tariff rates for photovoltaic (PV) system installation...
Europe PV clients outsource more in anticipation of feed-in tariff cuts, say Taiwan makers
Jan 20, 11:10
Anticipating that the governments in Germany and other European countries will soon reduce feed-in tariff rates for photovoltaic (PV) projects, Europe-based suppliers of PV modules...
Taiwan market: Renewable energy feed-in tariff subsidization to be available for application soon
Jan 14, 11:34
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set feed-in tariff rates for renewable energy, and the subsidization is expected to be available for application by renewable energy...
Taiwan government decides to adopt 20-year fixed renewable energy feed-in tariffs
Dec 31, 11:10
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 30 determined that the final feed-in tariffs for renewable energy announced on December 18 will remain fixed for qualified...
Taiwan market: PV sector concerned about possible cuts in feed-in tariff
Dec 29, 14:58
While Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set feed-in tariff rates for renewable energy, players in the local photovoltaic (PV) industry are concerned about the possibility...
Taiwan government sets renewable energy feed-in tariffs
Dec 21, 15:41
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 18 announced final feed-in tariffs for renewable energy which will come into effect until the end of 2010. Renewable energy...
Sep 25, 17:22
At a September 24 public hearing held by the Bureau of Energy (BE) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to discuss its recently announced tentative feed-in tariff rates...

Taiwan PV feed-in tariff rates too low to attract investment, say PV makers
Sep 25, 15:30
The tentative feed-in tariff rates for photovoltaic (PV) power generation proposed by the Bureau of Energy (BE) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs are too low to offer incentives...
Taiwan government sets tentative PV feed-in tariffs
Sep 21, 15:15
The Bureau of Energy (BE) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has released proposed feed-in tariff rates for photovoltaic (PV) and other types of renewable energy.
LCD panel makers gearing up fab construction in China, says Displaybank
Sep 3, 14:29
Leading TFT-LCD panel makers including LG Display (LGD), Sharp and Samsung Electronics are actively seeking advancement into China. Displaybank said that the trend can be seen as...
Global PV market to resume growth in 2011, says NextGen Research
Aug 3, 15:59
Photovoltaic (PV) demand will increase at a CAGR of nearly 24% from 2008 to 2013, with markedly stronger growth starting in 2011 after the global economy rebounds from the ongoing...
China aims at 100 million KW wind power-generating capacity in 2020, says paper
Jul 31, 16:44
The China government is making efforts to promote wind power generation in line with its renewable energy policies. Wind power-generating farms around China are scheduled to reach...
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
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Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
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Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
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TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
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Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
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Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
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HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
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- 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
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- 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
- 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
- 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
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- 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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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
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- 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...
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- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
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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
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