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Friday 4 November 2011
Supply and demand back in check for sapphire market, says Yole Developpement
Following the massive material shortage in 2010, sapphire material and finished wafer prices remained high through early 2011, according to Yole Developpement. The situation was aggravated...
Friday 4 November 2011
Solar wafer/cell makers ask for higher purity polysilicon
As clients require higher energy conversion rates for polysilicon solar cells and there has been an oversupply in the market, makers of solar-grade polysilicon wafers and cells have...
Thursday 3 November 2011
Real iPad 3 reportedly to launch in 3Q12
Apple's new generation iPad will enter mass production soon with the launch set for March 2012, according to sources from the upstream supply chain; however, the sources revealed...
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Quanta, Compal face labor shortages in Chongqing
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have sent employees from factories in eastern China to support their factories in Chongqing City, western China, due to short supply of labor,...
Wednesday 2 November 2011
LDK Solar breaks ground for polysilicon plant
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced that the city government of Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous...
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Trina Solar establishes Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore
Trina Solar, a China-based integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced the establishment of its Asia Pacific operating headquarters in Singapore.
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Price competition between China and South Korea solar firms heats up
Price competition between China- and South Korea-based solar firms continues to heat up, putting pressure on Taiwan-based solar firms. Industry sources indicated that average quotes...
Wednesday 2 November 2011
HannStar denies lay-off rumors
Panel maker HannStar denies rumors that it has laid off 20% of staff at its module plant in Nanjing, China. HannStar indicated the employees are simply being transferred to another...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Technological improvement is key to survival of solar firms, says Motech chairman
Technological improvement will be the key to solar firms' survival, according to Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech. The industry should have seen oversupply...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
China mobile phone users top 952 million in September
There were 952.31 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of September 2011, growing 1.30% on month and 14.28% on year, and 102.46 million, or 10.76%, of...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
China software industry posts January-September revenues of CNY1,300 billion
China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY1,300.2 billion (US$199.9 billion) during January-September 2011, growing 31.7% on year, according to statistics from the...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Compal sees decline in 3Q11 revenues
Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$172.81 billion (US$5.77 billion) for the third quarter, down 2% sequentially and 19% on year. The company has recently...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe
Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...
Monday 31 October 2011
The role of Internet of Things in China's 12th Five Year Plan
During China's 12th Five Year Plan, the central government and local governments have begun working on a range of standards, industry supply chains and applications with the goal...
Monday 31 October 2011
GCL Group enters sapphire substrate market
Following its recent accouncement to suspend development of its LED epitaxy due to low demand in the LED industry, Hong Kong-based GCL Group has spelt out the intention to enter the...