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Thursday 28 June 2012
Price of 6-inch mono-crystalline solar wafers in China drops to US$1.45/unit
The price of 6-inch mono-crystalline solar wafers in China has fallen to US$1.45/unit, from US$1.60/unit in mid-February. Industry sources noted that pricing is likely to drop to...
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Japan faces challenge of aging chip industry, says IHS
One year ago, Japan's semiconductor industry was rocked by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. However, the real disaster for Japan's chip industry occurred during the years before...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
IC companies shutter 49 fabs from 2009-2011, says IC Insights
Data compiled by IC Insights reveals that 49 semiconductor wafer fabs were closed between 2009 and 2011.
Monday 20 February 2012
E Ink lands 6-inch color e-book reader module orders from Amazon, says paper
EPD maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) reportedly has landed orders for 6-inch color e-book reader modules from Amazon with shipments to begin in March, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 22 December 2011
Solar wafer firms negotiating higher prices
Solar wafer suppliers are negotiating with cell clients over increasing the price of 6-inch wafers by 3% to US$1.18/unit, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Lite-On Semi reports decline in November revenues
Lite-On Semiconductor has announced that consolidated revenues for November 2011 amounted to NT$636 million (US$21.1 million), down 16.1% on year and down 4.3% on month. The firm...
Thursday 6 October 2011
GCL-Poly continues to lower costs for poly-Si production
China-based integrated solar firm GCL-Poly Energy Holdings expects to lower its production of polycrystalline silicon to US$20/kg by the end of 2011 compared to US$21.8 in the first...
Thursday 22 September 2011
Price of 6-inch solar wafers likely to fall 11-13% in 4Q11
Pricing for 6-inch polysilicon solar wafers will be quoted at US$1.60/unit in the fourth quarter of 2011, down from US$1.80-1.85 in the third quarter, according to industry sources...
Friday 22 July 2011
GaAs foundry AWSC migrating to 6-inch wafers
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to convert all of its production capacity to 6-inch wafers in the third quarter of 2011, according to industry...
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Quotes for 6-inch polysilicon wafers in China fall below US$2
Latest rumors in the solar market indicate quotes for 6-inch polysilicon wafers in China are falling below US$2/unit while inventory levels remain high.
Thursday 28 April 2011
Poly-Si solar wafer prices to fall 10% in 2Q11, says Eversol chairman
Quotes for mainstream 6-inch poly-Si wafers will likely slip about 10% sequentially to US$3.10-3.20 in the second quarter of 2011, and prices for poly-Si materials may come under...
Friday 25 March 2011
AWSC March revenues set to climb over 40% sequentially
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to enjoy a sequential growth of more than 40% in revenues in March 2011, thanks to a warming up in orders,...
Wednesday 9 March 2011
6-inch solar wafer spot price approaches US$3.80 in March
Spot pricing for 6-inch solar wafers is approaching US$3.80/unit in March 2011, which could inflict more cost pressure on solar cell makers. For cell manufacturers with less leverage...
Thursday 3 March 2011
Spot prices for 6-inch poly-Si solar wafers up in March
With new solar cell capacity coming online, the supply of poly-Si wafers is running tight severely, according to industry sources. Spot prices for mainstream 6-inch poly-Si wafers...
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Lumileds high-power LED capacity to reach 1 billion in 2011
Philips Lumileds expects its high-power LED capacity to reach one billion units in 2011 and aims to reach the level of 200 lumen per US$1 for the cold white LEDs at the end of 2011...
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