PV Taiwan 2012 was held in Taipei from October 3-5, 2012.
Last update: Friday 12 October 2012 [8 news items]
Trade barriers bad for solar industry: Q&A with Phoenix Solar president and CEO Murray Cameron
Oct 12, 11:07
The US government announced the final verdict of the anti-dumpig and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on October 10, 2012. At PV Taiwan 2012, Digitimes had...
Gintech reports drastic drop in September revenues
Oct 9, 10:41
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech has reported September revenues of NT$742 million (US$25 million), an on-month decrease of 39.67% and an on-year decrease of 52.98%. Accumulated...
Renesola sets up representative office in Taiwan
Oct 8, 11:03
China-based solar firms hope to seek closer cooperation with Taiwan-based peers due to the anti-dumping investigations in the US and EU. Firms such as GCL-Poly and Renesola have set...
Oct 8, 11:01
The Taiwan government should create domestic demand first instead of providing funds to finance international projects, according to Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based conductive...
Solar industry to comprise of 4 major categories differing by technology, says NSP chairman
Oct 8, 10:49
Quincy Lin, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP), has indicated that the solar industry will be divided into four categories according to technology - material,...
Industry consolidation dominates PV Taiwan 2012 forum
Oct 5, 10:52
The topic of industry consolidation has dominated the forum at PV Taiwan 2012, currently taking place at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC). According to Quincy Lin, chairman of...
Foxconn, GCL joint solar project to begin construction in 2Q13
Oct 4, 01:05
China-based polysilicon firm GCL-Poly has jointly invested in a solar power-generation plant in Datong, Shanxi with Foxconn (Hon Hai). The 310MW plant obtained a license from the...
PV Taiwan 2012: BenQ Solar introduces integrated solar solution
Oct 3, 11:09
Taiwan-based BenQ Solar, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), is currently showcasing its latest AC Unison integrated solar PV solution at PV Taiwan 2012. The firm has also been promoting...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 7h 4min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 7h 16min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 7h 31min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 7h 33min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 7h 35min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 8h 17min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 8h 28min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 8h 34min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 8h 36min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 8h 38min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 8h 41min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 9h 1min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 9h 14min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 9h 18min ago
- 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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- ABB to acquire Power-One to become a global leader in solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters
- Heraeus purchases the Ferro Corporation solar paste business
- Advantech: Supporting the Photovoltaics Industry with All-in-One Solutions
- BIG SUN Energy launches 6" mono cells with 19.4% conversion efficiency and patented iPV tracker
- Revolutionary solar tracking system to expand solar penetration: The aspiration to become the Apple in solar industry
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- Solar-grade polysilicon probes almost completed (May 16) - People's Daily
- Solar panels installed on ambulance vehicles (May 15) - BBC News
- Ted Turner taking coal funds to create solar odd couple (May 13) - Business Week
- Greece announces drastic FIT cuts (May 13) - PV Magazine
- Germany critical of EU solar tariffs, says report (May 12) - Wall Street Journal
- China aims to avoid a trade war (May 10) - PV Magazine
- EU solar duties targeting China could backfire (May 9) - Xinhuanet
- EC proposed China solar panel tax angers AFASE (May 9) - Energy Matters
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Taiwan-based solar firms have been expressing optimistic view about the solar market.
China-based large-size solar firm Suntech Power Holdings failed to pay back US$541 million in convertible notes on March 15 and announced the insolvency...
Rumors from China solar industry
China government reportedly planned to announce the preliminary result of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on February 20, but now the...
Neo Solar Power to merge with Delta's subsidiary, DelSolar
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...
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),...
Putting solar on anything that can be moved, carried or worn: Q&A with Alta Devices
GaAs solar material maker Alta Devices boasts solar cells with an efficiency of 28.8%, but perhaps...
The Taiwan-based solar supply chain is likely to enter a period of consolidation. For upstream material...
- 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.