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Thursday 6 November 2008
Taiwan wafer makers SAS and Wafer Works hit record revenues in October
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Wafer Works, two Taiwan-based producers of semiconductor-grade and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, have both reported record high...
Monday 27 October 2008
Taiwan solar energy makers differ on 2009 business outlook
Among Taiwan-based makers of solar energy products including wafers, cells and modules, two extreme opinions concerning business outlook in 2009 have emerged, according to industry...
Monday 6 October 2008
CPT halts expansion as LCD down cycle expected to last through 2009
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has halted its expansion projects as the LCD panel market is expected to have a tough year in 2009, according to company chairman WS Lin.
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Neo Solar secures 8-year solar wafer supply from Wafer Works
Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power has agreed an eight-year contract with Wafer Works to supply solar wafers worth US$534 million for the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31,...
Thursday 18 September 2008
Green Energy to expand solar wafer production capacity to 250MWp, says paper
Green Energy Technology will begin to use self-developed technology to increase the total production capacity of is silicon ingot growing equipment from an equivalent of 200MWp to...
Thursday 4 September 2008
Price of polysilicon and solar wafers remain high
Prices of both polysilicon and solar wafers have remained high for three consecutive quarters, implying that demand of solar applications is not being affected much by the upcoming...
Monday 1 September 2008
Solargiga drives margins for Wafer Works in 1H08
Thanks to strong profit contributions from its China-based subsidiary Solargiga, Wafer Works reported gross margins of 35.5% in the first half of 2008, and rival solar wafer rivals...
Wednesday 20 August 2008
SAS to supply wafers to Solartech
Taiwan-based wafer supplier Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has announced that it has signed an NT$5.7 billion (US$181.46 million) supply contract with fellow solar cell maker...
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Green Energy Technology building supply contracts
Taiwan solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) announced that the company has signed supply contracts totaling US$947 million with clients from Asia and Australia, with the...
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Solar wafer suppliers see silicon carbide prices soar amid short supply
Prices of silicon carbide, a material for solar wafer cutting, have jumped sharply since last year, as China, the biggest supplier, has imposed export quotas on the material, according...
Friday 18 July 2008
SAS solar wafer capacity running short of demand; secures more polysilicon
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) is said to see its solar wafer capacity running short of demand. Amid strong orders, the company is expected to expand capacity, as well as secure...
Wednesday 9 July 2008
Mosel secures 7-year solar wafer supply from Nexolon
Mosel Vitelic has signed yet another contract with Korea-based solar wafer supplier Nexolon worth a total of US$360 million over a seven-year period, according to the Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 9 July 2008
Solar wafer suppliers Green Energy and SAS may raise quotes
Solar silicon wafer suppliers Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Green Energy Technology are considering raising their contract manufacturing quotes soon because of rising production...
Thursday 12 June 2008
Solar wafer pricing appreciates further
Players from the solar industry in Taiwan have been shocked by recent spot pricing trends for 6-inch solar wafers, as prices did not weaken as expected.
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