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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.
Monday 2 September 2013
Taiwan solar-grade silicon wafer makers expected to have improved operations in 2H13
Green Energy Technology (GET), Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Gigastorage, the three main Taiwan-based makers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, are expected...
Thursday 8 August 2013
Silicon wafer shipments up 12.3% in 2Q13, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased sequentially in the second quarter of 2013.
Monday 18 February 2013
Silicon wafer revenues fall in 2012, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer revenues declined by 12% in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry...
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Silicon wafer shipments slip in 3Q12, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments registered a 2% sequential decrease in the third quarter of 2012, according to SEMI.
Friday 2 November 2012
Topco 3Q12 profits up almost 40%
Net profits at Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, registered a 38.4% sequential increase in the third quarter of 2012, while revenues slipped...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Sufficient wafer supply to enable MediaTek to fulfill orders for September
MediaTek is able to feel relief now that wafer shipments from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have become sufficient, which will enable the handset solution vendor...
Thursday 16 August 2012
Silicon wafer shipments increase in 2Q12, says SEMI
Total silicon wafer area shipments were 2,447 million square inches in the second quarter of 2012, up 20% from the 2,033 million units shipped in the prior quarter, according to SEMI...
Friday 10 February 2012
Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased about 3% in 2011 compared to 2010 area shipments, according to SEMI. However, revenues grew 2% on year, said SEMI.
Monday 6 February 2012
Topco expects flat growth in 1Q12 sales
Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, has said it is cautious about the business outlook for the first quarter of 2012, citing the uncertain macroeconomic...