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Thursday 3 May 2012
Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
Long-term solar material supply contracts seem to stabilize the financial performance of solar firms during good times, but increase the magnitude of losses during down times.
Friday 27 April 2012
Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
India has been seen as one of the markets with most potential for the solar industry as demand in Europe weakens. A recent article from The Economist, "Solar Power In...
Monday 23 April 2012
Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
The US government has been taking up anti-dumping and anti-tariff investigations against China-based solar firms. According to LA Times, the US government recently announced the import...
Friday 20 April 2012
Commentary: Taiwan has little interest in installing PV systems on its own land
The Taiwan government recently announced a plan to increase electricity prices in May 2012. Compared to a country like Germany with average electricity price of NT$8/kWh, Taiwan's...
Tuesday 17 April 2012
TSMC 28nm ramp-up within expectations, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) could ramp up its 28nm production capacity at a much faster pace than older 40/45nm and 65nm process nodes, according to Digitimes...
Monday 9 April 2012
Commentary: China solar firms in hunger game in domestic market
China-based solar firms have been beating peers around the world with its low product costs. However, competition among the China-based makers in the domestic market is a different...
Thursday 5 April 2012
Commentary: Diversifying a must for DRAM firms
Elpida Memory's bankruptcy filing reflects the fact that companies must diversify to cope with trends in the evolution of customer behavior and usage. The DRAM memory industry currently...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
LED lighting uptake to rise sharply in 2012 and reach 25% by 2014, says a new report from Digitimes Research
Taipei, Taiwan - Growing concerns about energy and emissions are driving a revolution in the lighting sector, according to a new report from Digitimes Research. Advances in technology...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Digitimes Research: LED ceiling lights gain popularity in Japan market
A recent invesitgation by Digitimes Reseach of the recent LED product prices and trends in the Japan market has revealed that the latest buzz there is the LED ceiling light.
Thursday 9 February 2012
Digitimes Research: High-brightness LED output value to grow by 13.4% and LED lighting penetration to increase to 11.3% in 2012
Digitimes Research predicts the growth of high-brightness LEDs in 2012 to reach 13.4% with an output value of US$10.1 billion. However, MOCVD demand will shrink to 200 units in 201...
Thursday 9 February 2012
Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
The economy was harsh to the solar industry in 2011 as supply exceeds demand. In 2012, Taiwan-based solar cell firms still need to find a solution to prevent being marginalized.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
Japan-based memory chipmaker Elpida Memory reportedly is struggling to repay its debts due by early April, and therefore is exploring various options to raise funds in time. Industry...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
China has always given the impression of having a large and cheap labor force. But as the country's population structure and social values are starting to change, Foxconn Electronics...
Tuesday 27 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Samsung consolidating LED business
In 2010, Samsung LED became the first LED firm in South Korea to have revenues exceeding KRW1 trillion (US$863 million) and ranked as number one among LED firms in South Korea. Its...
Friday 21 October 2011
Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
Since January 2011, three events have occurred in China which have led some upstream component suppliers to believe there is a conspiracy by the China government to try to suppress...