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Monday 25 April 2011
Wafer Works Optronics to double sapphire wafer capacity in 2011
Taiwan-based Wafer Works Optronics will gradually expand its production capacity of sapphire wafers beginning May-June, with monthly capacity to be hiked from 100,000 wafers currently...
Thursday 10 March 2011
Wafer Works Optronics see revenues more than double in February 2011
Wafer Works Optronics, a sapphire substrate subsidiary of silicon wafer maker Wafer Works, saw its revenues surge 123% sequentially to a record high of NT$73.1 million (US$2.5 million...
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Wafer Works announces investment in Formosa Epitaxy
Wafer Works on November 15, 2019 announced a US$600,000 investment for a 1% equity interest in Formosa Epitaxy's new subsidiary in Jiangsu, China. Although the acquisition is merely...
Friday 29 October 2010
Motech posts NT$5 EPS for 3Q10
Solar cell maker Motech Industries has reported a NT$5 (US$0.163) EPS for the third quarter of 2010, the highest per share profit among Taiwan's publicly traded solar wafer and cell...
Tuesday 11 May 2010
Sapphire ingot supply remains tight, say sources
Current tight supply of sapphire ingots may not ease in the short run, as suppliers' capacity expansions are unable to keep up with demand, according to industry sources.
Friday 30 April 2010
Wafer Works posts net profits of nearly NT$100 million in 1Q10
Wafer Works has posted net profits of NT$94.06 million (US$3 million), or an EPS of NT$0.34, for the first quarter of 2010 with gross margin standing at 12.43%.
Wednesday 28 April 2010
Solargiga to ramp up capacity to 700MWp by end of 3Q10
China-based solar wafer producer Solargiga Energy will ramp up annual capacity from the current 350MWp to 700MWp by the end of the third quarter, according to company executive director...
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Solar wafer maker SAS sees February revenues hit record
Taiwan-based solar wafer supplier Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on March 8 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$1.387 billion (US$43.3 million) for February, hitting...
Tuesday 2 March 2010
SAS sees tight supply of semiconductor wafers
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has seen supply of small- and medium-size semiconductor-use silicon wafers exceed demand by over 30%, according to the company. The silicon wafer...
Friday 26 February 2010
Silicon wafer maker Wafer Works gears up for capacity expansions
Taiwan-based Wafer Works, which makes small- to medium-sized semiconductor-grade wafers, plans to ramp its wafer-producing capacity in 2010 due to increasing orders. The company has...
Monday 30 November 2009
China-based solar-grade wafer maker Solargiga to be listed in Taiwan
Solargiga Energy, a China-based maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, will issue up to 100 million new shares, accounting for 5.86% of its current paid-in...
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Solar wafer maker SAS expects October revenues to hit all-time high
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) expects to hit record revenues in October due to booming sales, according to company president Doris Hsu. SAS has...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
Major Taiwan PV players see July revenues up
Many of the players in Taiwan's photovoltaic (PV) industry have reported sequential increases in their revenues for July. They include solar cell makers Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Wafer Works reportedly taps MEMS substrate market
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Wafer Works has recently begun supplying MEMS substrates in small volumes to IDM customers, such as STMicroelectronics, Freescale and Analog Devices...
Thursday 9 July 2009
Solar wafer makers SAS and Wafer Works see mixed growth in June revenues
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Wafer Works have reported June 2009 revenues increased by 10.15% and decreased by...