Rumors have it that the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan (METI) is considering revising PV subsidy downward to JPY34/kWh in 2014 and JPY30/kWh in 2015. According to EnergyTrend, whether Japan's subsidy cut will come true or ...
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China-based die vendor Sanan is projected to take the lead in GaN LED wafer capacity by the end of 2014, overtaking current leader Epistar of Taiwan, according to IHS. While Epistar is forecast to continue its spot at the pinnacle in 2013 ...
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China-based smartphone and tablet makers' influence in the IT market has been growing rapidly and according to Digitimes Research's latest figures, among the 950 million smartphones shipped globally in the first half of 2013, about 330 ...
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The termination of China's Home Appliance Subsidiary programs in first-half 2013 caused LED backlight market demand to ease in June and July 2013. However, some chip makers have reflected rebounding performances due to stable market orders ...
Tags: LED Makers, LED Lighting
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has given a conditional approval to China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics' proposal to invest NT$2.352 billion (US$78.4 million) in Taiwan-based fellow maker ...
China-based component makers have recently started competing for orders from PC ODMs with their advantages in product quote, which is about 10-20% lower than the market's average, and the moves could greatly impact Taiwan component makers' ...
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As the EU is likely to determine anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariff rates on solar products imported from China in May-July 2013, many first-tier China-based makers have been shipping large volumes of solar cells and modules at relatively ...
Tags: China Makers, Solar Products, Europe
The US International Trade Commission(ITC)announced the result of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on November 7,2012.China-made solar cells will be subject to 14.78-15.97%anti-subsidy tariffs ...
Tags: ITC, China based solar firms, anti-subsidy tariffs, solar cells
Taiwan-based solar cell makers expect China-based competitors to stop dumping their products in December when the off season begins, helping stabilize prices, according to industry sources. Solar cell prices have continued declining from ...
Tags: solar cell makers, price drops, December
China TV makers are looking to expand their TV market abroad with their high end LED-based LCD TVs that also feature functions such as 3D and Internet connectivity in order to further compete with major international TV brands such as ...
Taiwan-based LED makers have lost in competition with fellow China-based makers for supplying LED street lamps for Thailand-based Kanthawichit Engineering, with China-based competitor Elec-Tech International has finally won a supply ...
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In order to tap the large market in China, Taiwan-based LED makers need to leverage advantages in terms of technology, patents and production management to forge cooperation with fellow makers in China, according to industry sources. The ...
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In order to tap the large market in China, Taiwan-based LED makers need to leverage advantages in terms of technology, patents and production management to forge cooperation with fellow makers in China, according to industry sources. The ...
Tags: Market View, led light
The 2015 solar PV installation target for China's 12th Five-Year Plan for renewable energy has been increased to 15GW, 50% higher than the previous target. According to China media, this announcement was made by China's National Development ...
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To promote its LED industry, China will begin to manufacture MOCVD equipment within its own territory in early 2012 - a move which will lower the costs for the production LED epitaxial wafers as well as the prices of LED chips in China. ...
Tags: Industry Trends, mocvd, led