Global PV system installations are estimated at 36GWp for 2013 and is expected to increase by 20% to 43GWp in 2014, with demand mainly to come from China, Japan and the US, Taiwan-based Neo Solar Power chairman Quincy Lin said, according to ...
Tags: Solar Power, Energy
Ultraviolet (UV) light usually are light waves with 100 to 280 nanometer (nm) wavelengths, according to a report by Chinese-language newspaper Science and Technology Daily. These lights are mostly used to kill germs, medically, and in ...
Average retail prices for LED light bulbs equivalent to 40W and 60W incandescent ones in the Japan market stood at JPY1,717 (US$17.2) and JPY2,468 respectively in October, slipping on month by 3.2% and 3.7% respectively, according to ...
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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
A recent report by Chinese-language newspaper Commercial Times noted a new phenomenon of Chinese companies headhunting talent in Taiwan's LED industry. Three years ago, Chinese LED manufacturer San’an Optoelectronics uprooted a large ...
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Global LED tube shipments are expected to reach 380 million units in 2014 to give the technology a 9.74% penetration rate in the market, according to Digitimes Research. The lamps are becoming more in demand than fluorescent units due to ...
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Giga Solar Materials has seen monthly shipments of front-side silver paste increase to over four tons and expects to ship 30 tons of the material in 2013 and 100 tons in 2014, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) ...
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The supervision of cocoa businesses will be increased amid health concerns relating to the use of powdered shells instead of cocoa powder in food products. Supervision over the use of imported cocoa shells as well as manufacturers of ...
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Chinese LED manufacturer San’an Optoelectronic Co. (San’an) has been picking up its pace in internationalization and deployment of business strategies this year. In the LED chip field, the company has become a top international ...
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Solar-grade crystalline silicon ingot and wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.16 billion (US$39.3 million) for September 2013, the highest monthly level since October 2011 and increasing ...
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The average retail prices for LED light bulbs equivalent to 60W incandescent bulbs in the US, Europe, Japan and South Korea declined by 1.5-3.8% on month in September, Digitimes Research has found. September average retail price for 40W ...
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With more and more smartphones and other portable devices adopting sapphire as cover glass, sapphire ingot vendor Sapphire Technology Company (STC) is looking to double its production capacity to meet the anticipated growth in demand, ...
Taiwna-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Solartech Energy has reported consolidated revenues of NT$701 million (US$23.4 million) for September, the highest monthly level since July 2012 with on-month growth of 7.51% and on-year ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar aims to have the largest production capacity in China among all LED chip makers through expanding production capacity at KFES Lighting, its joint venture with China Electronics (CEC) ...
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China’s LED chip manufacturer HC Semitek Corp. Suzhou branch has received a US$ 150 million loan to be paid back in six years for its LED business, according to a Chinese-language Reuters report. China Development Bank’s ...
Tags: LED Chip, LED Business