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Wednesday 24 June 2009
Ulvac to offer micro-Si tandem thin-film PV equipment in Taiwan
Japan-based Ulvac Technologies will soon offer turnkey equipment for making micromorphous silicon (micro-Si) tandem-junction thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules at an energy conversion...
Friday 19 June 2009
China top-5 power distributors looking to step into thin-film PV segment
The top-five state-run enterprises generating and distributing conventional electricity in China are all evaluating the feasibility of stepping into production of thin-film photovoltaic...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Taiwan makers of a-Si thin-film PV equipment rely on imported PECVD
Taiwan-based makers of equipment for producing amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules still rely on imports of PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition)...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Equipment supplier GPM says orders for IC packaging recovering
Taiwan's Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) has seen order visibility for IC packaging extend to the third quarter of 2009, according to the company, which said its IC backend customers...
Tuesday 16 June 2009
Taiwan makers to co-develop CIGS thin-film PV equipment
Taiwan-based equipment makers plan to co-develop CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film PV equipment by sharing the costs and their respective know-how, according to industry...
Friday 12 June 2009
ITRI develops 3.5G turnkey solution for thin-film PV production
The government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has successfully developed 3.5G turnkey equipment for making amorphous silicon or micromorphous silicon tandem-junction...
Friday 5 June 2009
Taiwan thin-film PV module maker Auria Solar lands 34MWp order from Sinosol
Thin-film module maker Auria Solar signed a contract with Germany-based Sinosol AG for a three-year supply of 34MWp of modules at the Intersolar 2009 trade fair which took place in...
Thursday 14 May 2009
Some Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV module makers face slow sales and insufficient funding
A number of Taiwan's 10 amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module makers are in trouble from stagnant sales and have insufficient funding to sustain operations,...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
CIGS thin-film PV has good prospects, says Centrotherm executive
CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technology has development and market potential, emphasized thin-film technology director Dieter Schmid for Germany-based...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Oerlikon to outsource production of thin-film PV equipment to Flextronics in future
Switzerland-based Oerlikon, in preparation for fast emerging orders for production equipment of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules from the Asian market...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Applied Materials optimistic about a-Si thin-film PV
Declining polysilicon prices may impact demand for amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, but Applied Materials is confident of the development of thin-film...
Thursday 23 April 2009
Taiwan maker Kenmec expanding electronics business operation
Taiwan-based Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has stepped into making TFT-LCD and photovoltaic (PV) equipment, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and touch panels, according to company chairman...
Wednesday 22 April 2009
LCD equipment maker Mirle estimates 2Q09 revenues to stay flat
Mirle Automation has estimated revenues for the second quarter will remain flat sequentially, as panel makers have put on hold plans to expand capacity. In addition, equipment orders...
Monday 20 April 2009
GET certifies Applied Materials SunFab thin-film PV line
Green Energy Technology (GET), a Taiwan-based maker of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers and amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, has certified its...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Thin-film PV development to see no short-term breakthrough, say Motech and Suntech
Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based Motech Industries, and his counterpart from China-based Suntech Power, Zhengrong Shi, both believe that there will not be any significant breakthrough...