Capital expenditures for equipment suppliers serving the solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing segment are forecast to enter a new upturn phase beginning in 2015. According to Solarbuzz, PV equipment spending could potentially reach US$10 ...
Tags: solar photovoltaic, PV equipment, ingots, wafers, cells, modules
International prices for a solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers have risen to US$1.06 currently and are expected to rise to US$1.15-1.20 in February,according to chairman Chen Chi-jen for Taiwan-based maker Gigastorage. Based on an ...
Quotes for a solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer have risen from US$1 in December 2013 to US$1.05 currently, and are expected to rise to US$1.08 in February and further to US$1.10 in March, according to chairman Guo Yan-ting of ...
Tags: Solar-Grade, Silicon Wafers
Iran has liberated exports of steel products by mid-June in a bid to give an incentive to domestic producers, Tehran Times daily reported on Monday. Exports of steel products and ingots will be unlimited until the end of Iran Khordad ...
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After two years of a punishing downturn, the global solar industry is on the rebound, said Ash Sharma, senior research director for solar at IHS. "Worldwide PV installations are set to rise by double digits in 2014, solar manufacturing ...
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Sapphire wafer maker Tera Xtal Technology expects global supply of sapphire wafers to be short beginning the first quarter of 2014 due to increasing use in smartphones and other mobile devices. The company currently has a monthly ...
silicon to play major role in LED production 13 Dec 2013 IHS predicts rapid transition to GaN-on-silicon LED manufacture for backlighting and some general lighting applications. Silicon switch In a dramatic change from the status ...
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Sapphire substrate concept stocks have soared lately on China’s A-Shares market, but major international sapphire substrate suppliers stock prices have plunged, according to a China Securities Journal article. Out of the major ...
The penetration of gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) wafers into the light-emitting diode (LED) market is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 69% from 2013 to 2020, by which time they will account for 40% of ...
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The penetration of gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) wafers into the LED market is forecast to increase at a CAGR of 69% from 2013 to 2020, by which time they will account for 40% of all GaN LEDs manufactured, according to IHS. In ...
Tags: GaN-on-Silicon, LEDs
Buoyed by rising sales generated by its sapphire ingot-making subsidiary USI Optronics, ferrite core maker Acme Electronics is expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to market watchers. Acme posted a ...
Average costs for vertically integrated first-tier makers are now forecast to fall yet another 6% in 2014 to a record low of US$0.20 per watt, according to Solarbuzz. Since 2008, solar PV wafer manufacturing costs (the combined costs of ...
Amid new signs that solar market conditions are improving and major suppliers are increasing production, IHS is raising its forecast of photovoltaic (PV) capital spending. Global capital spending in 2014 by producers of PV modules, cells, ...
Tags: Solar Capital, Lighting
US-based crystal growth solution and equipment provider GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) has announced that Apple will pre-pay US$578 million to secure sapphire supply. GTAT will be able to use the funds to set up additional sapphire ...
Tags: Apple Funding, iPhone Screen
Brass is a metal made by the combination of copper and zinc and can be used for diverse purposes. Brass products can be used in machinery, industrial products and also in art n craft products because of its shiny color. There are many brass ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Brass Foil, Sheet