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Tuesday 10 February 2015
Silicon wafer shipments reach record level in 2014, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 11% to a record high of 10.098 billion square inches in 2014.
Tuesday 18 November 2014
Semiconductor wafer market to be steady over next 2-3 years, says GlobalWafers chairwoman
As global demand for semiconductor-grade silicon wafers will steadily grow and global supply will not increase until 2017, the global market will remain steady over the next 2-3 years,...
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Silicon wafer shipments increase in 3Q14, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments registered increases sequentially and on year in the third quarter of 2014.
Monday 20 October 2014
SAS obtains Taiwan patent for polycrystalline silicon wafer process
Crystalline silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has obtained from Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office a patent for a process to grow polycrystalline silicon...
Wednesday 15 October 2014
GET not to expand solar wafer capacity
Green Energy Technology (GET) has no plans to expand in-house solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer production capacity, company president Swean Lin said at an October 14 press conference...
Tuesday 2 September 2014
China, Taiwan solar-grade silicon wafer makers plan to hike prices
China- and Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers, in view of growing demand for PV systems in the China market, plan to increase quotes from US$0.88-0.89/wafer...
Friday 4 July 2014
SAS June revenues hit record for 4th time straight, Giga Solar sees record revenues for June
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on July 3 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.479 billion (US$82.6 million) for June,...
Friday 9 May 2014
Some Taiwan solar wafer makers mulling merger with China firms
Major China-based solar wafer makers reportedly have contacted Taiwan-based fellow makers about the possibility of mergers. Taiwan-based makers, due to continued operating losses...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Silicon wafer revenues decline in 2013, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer revenues declined by 13% in 2013 compared to 2012, while silicon wafer area shipments increased 0.4%, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 29 January 2014
DOE to start investigating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties for Taiwan PV imports
The International Trade Association (ITA), an institute belonging to the US Department of Commerce, has announced it will start investigating anti-dumping and countervailing duties...
Monday 20 January 2014
Solar-grade silicon wafer prices on the rise, says SAS chairman
Prices for solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers have risen from US$0.92-0.93 in the second half of 2013 to US$1 at the end of the year, and further to US$1-1.05 currently. Prices...
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Taiwan solar-grade silicon wafer makers hike prices
Taiwan-based makers have hiked quotes for high energy conversion rate solar-grade wafers to about US$1 per wafer due to tight supplies, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 12 November 2013
GlobalWafers becomes 6th-largest semiconductor silicon wafer producer
GlobalWafers has become the sixth-largest producer of semiconductor-grade silicon wafers with a global market share of 7.35%, president Doris Hsu for Sino American Silicon Products...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
GET aims to hike solar-grade silicon wafer ASPs 3-5% in 4Q13
Green Energy Technology (GET), in view of tight supply of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers arising from increasing demand in China, Japan and emerging markets, aims to increase...
Monday 7 October 2013
Silicon wafer shipments to stay flat in 2013, says SEMI
Silicon wafer shipments to the global semiconductor industry are forecast to remain flat in 2013, and increase at modest levels over the next two years, according to SEMI.
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