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Wednesday 9 January 2013
2013 China solar demand to provide US$3 billion for balance-of-systems suppliers, says NPD Solarbuzz
Revenues of CNY19.5 billion (US$3.1 billion) will be available to solar PV balance-of-systems suppliers in the Chinese solar market for 2013, according to NPD Solarbuzz.
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Consolidation may benefit solar industry: Q&A with Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Giga Solar and Gigastorage
The Taiwan-based solar supply chain is likely to enter a period of consolidation. For upstream material providers, consolidation between downstream customers may create pressure on...
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Gigastorage sees December revenues increase 48% on-month
Taiwan-based solar wafer and compact disc maker Gigastorage reported December 2012 revenues of NT$275 million (US$9.47 million), representing an on-month increase of 48.89%, and an...
Tuesday 8 January 2013
Iteq, EMC new CCL plants put on hold
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturers Iteq and Elite Material (EMC) have both postponed plans to build new plants in China's inland provinces, according to the companies.
Tuesday 8 January 2013
China display industry looks to further cooperate with Taiwan despite recent fines, says TPV CEO
Taiwan-based panel makers will only be slightly affected by recent price-fixing fines imposed on them by China's National Development and Reform Commission and instead are looking...
Tuesday 8 January 2013
Tier-one China-based makers reduce shipments in bid to hike prices for solar wafers, say Taiwan makers
Tier-one China-based solar wafer makers have decreased shipments to control supply in an attempt to increase prices later in January, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Tuesday 8 January 2013
MediaTek 4Q12 sales miss guidance
IC design house MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.58 billion (US$261 million) for December, down 12.4% on month. Consolidated sales for the fourth quarter of 2012...
Tuesday 8 January 2013
Apple reportedly to roll out low-cost iPhone for emerging markets in 2H13
Apple will roll out a low-cost version of the iPhone for China and other emerging markets in the second half of 2013, according to supply-chain sources.
Tuesday 8 January 2013
China to account for over 20% of global glass substrate demand by 2015
With its panel makers rapidly expanding their capacity, China's demand for glass substrates has been growing fast, and is expected to account for more than one fifth of worldwide...
Monday 7 January 2013
Digitimes Research: China solar firms continue to see losses in 3Q12
Due to fluctuating demand in Europe, China-based solar module firms Yingli, Suntech and Trina Solar saw shipments in third-quarter 2012 decrease by 16.9%, 10%, and 9% respectively...
Monday 7 January 2013
China domestic polysilicon price likely to increase due to anti-dumping probe
The price in the solar supply chain has been relatively stable since the second half of the fourth quarter in 2012. However, due to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation...
Friday 4 January 2013
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo to compete with HTC Butterfly
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo Mobile is to challenge the sale of HTC Butterfly from HTC by promoting globally its 5-inch model, the Oppo Find 5, according to industry sources.
Friday 4 January 2013
China market: China Telecom likely to adopt FDD LTE
China Telecom, the only CDMA 2000 operator in China, is likely to adopt FDD (frequency division duplexing) LTE as its 4G standard because the company is undertaking FDD LTE tests...
Friday 4 January 2013
Access to China domestic solar demand limited
The China government has been eager to develop and expand domestic solar demand because the solar supply chain faces anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations in international...
Friday 4 January 2013
Zhejiang Provincial First Hospital Hands Off Data to MICA-101
The First Affiliated Hospital of the Medical School of Zhejiang University in China (Zhejiang Provincial First Hospital) was established in 1947 and ranks among the nation's top 100...