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Wednesday 13 October 2010
A look at TSMC's and Hyundai's moves in CIGS
In recent months, tech heavyweights Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) of Taiwan and South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries have gained entry to the copper indium gallium...
Friday 1 October 2010
CMI to merge Chi Mei Energy
Chimei Innolux (CMI) will merge with Chi Mei Energy effective on November 1. Chi Mei Energy, a maker of thin-film solar modules, was originally under Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO),...
Tuesday 21 September 2010
TSMC to adopt solar equipment from Taiwan suppliers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to adopt automation systems from Taiwan-based equipment suppliers for producing CIGS thin-film solar cells, according to Rick...
Thursday 17 June 2010
TSMC and Stion sign agreements for CIGSS technology
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Stion, a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar photovoltaic modules, have announced that the two companies have reached...
Monday 1 March 2010
UMC to set up PV power station in eastern China, says newspaper
Taiwan-based foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will invest NT$10 billion (US$313 million) to establish a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power-generating station with...
Thursday 31 December 2009
Kenmos to recognize loss from investment in Kenmos PV
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology has announced it will recognize a loss of NT$380 million (US$11.81 million) for its investment in Kenmos PV, a joint venture...
Monday 28 September 2009
TSMC recruiting staff for PV business
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has taken a further step in developing its new photovoltaic (PV) business by recruiting PV technical staff, including engineers in...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Csun developing new solar equipment
Csun Manufacturing is scheduled to unveil special furnaces for the production of CIGS thin-film solar cells at the upcoming SEMICON Taiwan, according to company president Webber Wong...
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Leotek starts shipping LED streetlamps to China
Leotek Electronics, a subsidiary of Lite-On Technology, has shipped 3,000 LED streetlamps to China and received new LED streetlamp orders from Jiangsu, China, according to David Lin,...
Friday 24 July 2009
AUO to develop both silicon and thin-film solar power, says president
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will develop both thin-film and silicon solar power, with the two types of photovoltaic (PV) technology expected to have an equal share of the market...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Marketech develops PECVD equipment for thin-film solar cells
Marketech International, a Taiwan-based LCD equipment maker, has developed plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) equipment for producing thin-film solar cells, according...
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...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
PV capex cuts to ease capacity growth in time for recovery, says IC Insights
Much like the boom-to-bust IC industry in recent decades, manufacturers of solar cells and thin films have also had a difficult time matching investments for new production capacity...
Monday 8 June 2009
Taiwan should implement aggressive renewable energy policy, says Applied chairman
Taiwan should be more active in following the worldwide trend where leading economies are rushing to capitalize on renewable energy to create a green economy that will be accompanied...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
The Information Network suggests strategies for gaining share in the solar market
Solar cell manufacturers must differentiate themselves during the slowdown in the solar cell market, according to The Information Network.