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Thursday 21 June 2012
Solartech likely to return to profitability in June, says chairman
Sino-American Silicon (SAS), Solartech, Sunrise and Sunshine PV held a joint press conference to exhibit their latest technologies on June 20.
Friday 16 March 2012
Sunshine PV obtains CIGS certification from TUV SUD
Sunshine PV has announced that it has obtained certification for its 1.1m by 1.4m CIGS thin-film PV modules with an energy conversion rate of 8% to generate 120W from Germany-based...
Thursday 15 March 2012
Solartech CIGS thin-film subsidiary obtains TUV certification
Sunshine PV, the CIGS thin-film solar business unit of Solartech, recently obtained certification from Germany-based TUV Rheinland.
Monday 12 March 2012
CIGS thin-film solar makers await for better market condition
CIGS solar product makers may have to wait longer to prosper. The solar market has been off-balanced since 2011. This has been causing many solar firms to suffer losses. The market...
Monday 6 February 2012
CIGS thin-film solar products get more attention
The price drop of mainstream polysilicon solar modules has put thin-film solar module firms in turmoil. Some industry observers believe for solar firms to grow, they need to find...
Thursday 1 December 2011
Less competitive should exit the solar market: Interview with Motech chairman
In November, Digitimes had the opportunity to speak with Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech, about market demand. Tsuo also gave his opinion on how the solar...
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Q-Cells CIGS thin-film technology reaches 17.4% efficiency
Solibro, a subsidiary of Q-Cells SE, has marked a world record with its thin-film technology CIGS. Solibro's thin-film Q.SMART module technology is now the first in the entire thin-film...
Monday 17 October 2011
TSMC Solar readies new CIGS fab
TSMC Solar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, has announced that it recently completed equipment move-in in preparation for commercial production...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Thin-film solar products face increasing difficulties in commercialization
The solar market has been facing tough challenges in 2011. The price of mainstream silicon-based solar products has been falling rapidly causing alternative types of solar products...
Thursday 18 August 2011
Increasing demand of conversion efficiency to pose obstacles for thin-film solar products
Solar power system firms have been focused on rooftop systems due to changes in the incentive programs in Europe. Hence, solar power system firms tend to demand solar cells with higher...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Commentary: CIGS firms face tough competition
Price competition among polysilicon solar cells have been causing the price for copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells to decrease as well. As governments in...
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Taiwan photonics shows to mark 20th anniversary
Year 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of Taiwan's photonics events. The Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2011, hosted by Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA),...
Tuesday 26 April 2011
TSMC confident of making CIGS PV modules comparable with solar cells, says chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is technologically capable of producing CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film PV (photovoltaic) modules with energy conversion...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
TSMC reportedly begins installation of CIGS equipment
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently begun installation of equipment at its factory for CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV)...
Tuesday 1 March 2011
ITO replacement market booming, says Information Network
While indium tin oxide (ITO) is widely used as the material for transparent electrodes in an assorted range of electronic devices including thin film photovoltaics, touch-screen displays,...