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China LED Makers See Mixed Growth in January-September

Nov 6, 2015

China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker San'an Optoelectronics saw revenues of CNY3.602 billion (US$576 million) and net profit of CNY1.447 billion for January-September 2015 increase 3.55% and 37.82% respectively on year, while ...

Tags: LED, China, profit

China Investment in Taiwan IC Design Houses Is Feasible, Says Acer Founder

Nov 6, 2015

In response to China-based Tsinghua Unigroup's interest in combining its two subsidiary IC designers with Taiwan-based MediaTek, Acer founder Stan Shih said that China-based investment in Taiwan-based IC design houses is feasible as long as ...

Tags: Acer, design, Founder, IC, Stan Shih

TPK Announces US$600 Million Net Loss for 3q15

Nov 6, 2015

Touch panel maker TPK has announced net loss of NT$19.4 billion (US$600 million), or loss per share of NT$55.15 for the third quarter of 2015. The operating loss was primarily attributable to one-off asset impairment charges on ...

Tags: 3Q15, loss, touch panel, TPK

Falling Sales of Android Smartphones Affecting Taiwan IC Design Houses

Nov 6, 2015

The global sales of Android-based smartphones have been a disappointment affecting negatively the performance of Taiwan-based IC design houses, according to industry sources. Particularly in China's smartphone market, the share of Android ...

Tags: Android, China market, design, IC

China Becoming a Major Investment Market for Intel

Nov 6, 2015

Intel Capital is estimated to invest a total of US$500 million in 2015. Prior to the end of October, Intel Capital had already invested US$168 million in China and with a separate US$1 billion investment in the Tsinghua Unigroup, several ...

Tags: China, Dalian, foundry, Intel Capital, wafer

Motech 3Q15 Operations Turn Profitable

Nov 6, 2015

Solar cell maker Motech Industries has released its financial report for the third quarter of 2015, with business operations swinging from the red into profitability. Motech recorded consolidated revenues of NT$7.098 billion (US$216 ...

Tags: 3Q15, Motech, Motech Industries

China to Lower Feed-in Tariffs for PV, Wind Power Generation in 2016-2020

Nov 6, 2015

The China government has drawn up tentative feed-in tariff rates for on-grid PV power-generating stations and distributed PV systems as well as land-based wind power-generating farms during the 13th Five-year Plan period (2016-2020), with ...

Tags: China, PV, Wind, wind power

2010 PV Forecasts Converge Around 14GW

Nov 5, 2015

A sharp upturn in demand has seen a number of analysts re-think their appraisal of the photovoltaics market in 2010. After the impact of the global credit crunch, which put the brakes on the rapid market expansion witnessed up until 2009, ...

Tags: Photonics Industry, cell prices

Arming The Solid-State Lighting Revolution

Nov 5, 2015

Can you consider light as a product, ready to pick up from the shelf and take home? You can't touch or hold it, but being able to use it whenever needed has been vital to the progress of humanity. Light sources have progressed from candles ...

Tags: Lighting market, LED demand, displays

Optical Comms: a New Investment Cycle?

Nov 5, 2015

Whisper it softly, but, ten years since the telecom bubble burst, we may be about to witness another boom in sales of optical components for communications infrastructure. Analysts at Lightcounting, which specializes in forecasting the ...

Tags: photonic devices, telecom, datacom systems

China's LED Lighting Market Ripens for Consolidation

Nov 5, 2015

China’s fast-growing market for LED lighting will more than double in value to be worth $7.4 billion in 2017, according a new market study. Analysts at Lux Research believe that a virtuous cycle of falling prices, policy support ...

Tags: LED Lighting, Chinese lighting market

Asia-Pacific to Dominate 2014 photovoltaic modules Demand, Says Solarbuzz

Nov 5, 2015

Demand for photovoltaic modules and systems in 2014 will be dominated by the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, which will account for around half of all new solar shipments as the industry continues its rapid transition away from Europe. ...

Tags: PV Demand, solar shipments

LED Forecasts Highlight China and MR Lamp Sales

Nov 5, 2015

Two new LED market surveys reveal the growing importance of Chinese suppliers to the world market and the significant growth forecast for LED multifaceted reflector lamps. Firstly, China’s significant investment in its LED ...

Tags: LED industry, MR Lamp, worldwide market

Vision 2014: Machine Vision 'stronger Than Ever' Says VDMA

Nov 5, 2015

“The machine vision industry in Germany will grow in 2014 by at least 10% minimum and overall industry turnover will exceed its sales forecast of about €1.8 billion by the end of this year,” stated Dr. Olaf Munkelt, ...

Tags: machine vision industry, Intelligent traffic systems, growth

Call to Delay Phase-out of Domestic Halogen Lamps

Nov 5, 2015

If current proposals by the European Commission are adopted, consumers will no longer be able to purchase any domestic halogen eco lamps after 2018, warns industry association Lighting Europe. The pressure group has published a ...

Tags: halogen eco lamps, LED lamps, CFL