Over-investment in 2010-2011 caused the solar industry to suffer from falling prices and increasing net losses in 2012. However, due to policy promotions and solar incentives in various countries, demand in 2012 showed sequential growth. In ...
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US-based LED firm Cree has started with producing LED components and began to expand into LED lighting production in 2012. According to Digitimes Research, Cree's LED lighting revenues accounted for 28.7% of the firm's total revenues in ...
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GaAs solar material maker Alta Devices boasts solar cells with an efficiency of 28.8%, but perhaps even more astonishing is the fact it can produce GaAs cells that are only 1-micron thick, which opens up the possibility of a whole new field ...
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US-based automobile maker GM has been conducting R&D with professionals in different industries on the possibility of storing energy on used automobile lithium batteries. Digitimes Research believes if the R&D is successful, it will lower ...
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According to Japan-based Toshiba Lightech, Japan's LED lighting market is expected to account for around 40% of the global LED lighting market from 2012-2013 with penetration rate expected to exceed the global penetration rate. In addition, ...
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South Korea-based tier-two LED lighting firms Kumho Electric and Posco LED saw 2012 revenues grow 121% and 184% respectively on year. The firms' 2013 revenues are forecast to show on-year growth of 42% and 150%, reaching KRW123.3 billion ...
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Electricity prices in Germany continue to be high. The country has been striving for stable electricity supply in order to maintain economic growth. Therefore, developing renewable energy has been inevitable since the country announced ...
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The top 25 IC design companies in China grew an average of 30%, reports DigiTimes, with State Microelectronics leading the way on 170% growth. Galaxycore and Spreadtrum came next with growth in the 60s of per cent, followed by China's ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook may have warned that there would be a significant shortage of new iMacs in October, but the shortage has continued into the New Year. The 21.5-inch model is reportedly facing shipping delays of seven to 10 days, while the ...
Massive Dynamics, Inc. announced today that company management is executing final arrangements to offer a new breakthrough computing tablet that works on the Google Android operating system. Company management believes this move will give ...
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Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) saw December revenues reach NT$739 million (US$25 million), representing an on-month decrease of 3.75% and on-year decrease of 15.97%. 2012 revenues were NT$9.837 billion, ...
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In 2012, Panasonic's LED lighting accounted for 10% of the global market. The firm has been expanding product lines and expects to obtain a 37.5% share in Japan in 2013. Panasonic has been expanding in other markets such as China and Europe ...
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Zombie-like in its persistence,talk of a cheaper iPhone again shuffled into view this week,with sources as varied as the spotty DigiTimes to the more mainstream Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg claiming Apple will enter the low-price fray ...
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The Taiwan-based solar supply chain is likely to enter a period of consolidation. For upstream material providers, consolidation between downstream customers may create pressure on their costs. Digitimes recently sat down with Chi-jen Chen, ...
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Due to fluctuating demand in Europe, China-based solar module firms Yingli, Suntech and Trina Solar saw shipments in third-quarter 2012 decrease by 16.9%, 10%, and 9% respectively. Jinko Solar, on the other hand, benefitted from domestic ...
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