PV Book-to-bill ratio of just 0.33 measured in second quarter of 2012,with SEMI seeing no near-term recovery. Heading south:the global PV equipment market The market for photovoltaics manufacturing equipment continued to decline in ...
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Taiwan government delays power price hike Bryan Chuang,Taipei;Steve Shen,DIGITIMES [Tuesday 18 September 2012]Taiwan's government has decided to delay a planned electricity rate hike originally set to take place on December 10,2012 until ...
Tags: economics, government, price Taipower, Taiwan
Benefiting from the increasing demand from China's October 1 holiday, certain LED manufacturers have been receiving more backlight orders. The demand growth in the Chinese market is attributed to China's subsidy policy for energy-saving ...
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The Philippines province of Abra has formulated a policy that entails the use of indigenous or native fabrics in uniforms of all Abra government employees. According to the new policy,native woven fabrics should be used in uniforms for ...
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The upstream LED chip market has been in oversupply causing the price of MOCVD equipment to drop 30-40% compared to the price two years ago. According to Digitmes Research, Asia accounted for 80% of global demand for MOCVD equipment in ...
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Smit Ovens of Eindhoven,The Netherlands has announced the installation of 10 in-line production systems for copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)applications at five customers worldwide.The systems cover selenium deposition and/or ...
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Lextar Electronics and Wellypower will merge LED and lighting businesses 17 Sep 2012 Lextar Electronics and Wellypower Optronics have announced plans to merge effective February 1,2013 and the combined LED manufacturing capacity will create ...
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Lextar Electronics Corp. and Wellypower Optronics Corp. yesterday announced their combination into one, with Lextar being the surviving company. Both companies are mostly held by LCD maker AU Optronics Corp. (AUO). Industry executives ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) presented Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) with the annual AAFA Friend of the Apparel and Footwear Industry Award during a reception in Washington, D.C., ...
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LED firms Lextar Electronics Corp and Wellypower Optronics Co Ltd,both of Hsinchu Science Park,Taiwan,have agreed to merge,targeting 1 February 2013 for Wellypower to be absorbed into Lextar.The merged entity will operate as Lexstar. The ...
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A number of initiatives and funding programs in Europe continue to promote solid-state lighting as both a key enabling technology and a way to build industrial strength and create jobs,writes TIM WHITAKER. Solid-state lighting(SSL)is ...
(China Glass Network)The"Twelfth Five-year Development Plan of PV Power Generation"has been officially issued on September 12 by National Energy Administration,total planning target of PV power generation during the"Twelfth Five-year ...
Digital Lumens has secured an additional patent for its distributed LED control technology, which continuously optimizes energy usage and forms the core of the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System™. This breakthrough approach ...
MALAYSIA PRIDE ENCOURAGESCOMPANIES TO IMPROVE&INNOVATE AS IT AIMS TO BUILD A NETWORK OF WORLD-CLASS MANUFACTURERS Mr Au Leck Chai Chief Executive Officer Malaysian Furniture Promotion Council(MFPC) Mr Au assumed the position ...
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Commentary:Taiwan economic revival program lacks substance Bryan Chuang,Taipei;Steve Shen,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 12 September 2012]Taiwan's Executive Yuan(Cabinet)has announced a five-point program aiming to invigorate its flagging ...
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