TV growth in Taiwan this summer largely due to energy efficiency subsidies Julian Ho,Taipei;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 4 July 2012]Increasing TV sales in Taiwan are due to price drops for 32-inch LED TVs along with energy subsidies ...
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The average price of cement across China last week fell 0.83 percent week-on-week to 336.25 yuan per ton, reports Shanghai Securities News. According to the report, the price of cement has been falling for several weeks since the end of ...
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The ex-factory price of LED light bulbs has been falling to US$1/W, according to Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based high-power LED packaging firm Edison Opto. A continuous fall in LED light bulb costs has been stimulating demand. The price ...
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''Gallium nitride power transistors are poised to move out of the labs and into mains PSUs and motor drives,'' was one message from the PCIM power show in Nuremberg this month. ''Only if the price drops and designers can bear the ...
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Prices of sapphire ingots have stabilized recently but overall demand has not yet recovered to a level that will warrant makers to hike quotes. Price competition of sapphire ingots in China has been severe. Industry sources noted that ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported December revenues of NT$663 million (US$22 million), down 44.05% on month and 71.26% on year. Accumulated revenues reached NT$20.577 billion, up 2.14% on year. According to NSP, ...
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Solar cell makers have wanted to increase prices but many firms lack order visibility. Hence, despite the consensus to increase quotes, fewer firms are taking action. The prices of solar products have dropped significantly in 2011. Solar ...
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The solar market is going to be better by second-quarter 2012, said Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based conductive paste maker Giga Solar. Due to the falling of utilization rates in the market in fourth-quarter 2011 and price drops of ...
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The price of upstream sapphire substrates has been stabilizing and shipments of 4-inch substrates have been increasing steadily. The current price of 2-inch sapphire substrates has been around US$7-8/unit. Industry observers believe the ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell maker Top Green Energy indicated the plan to shut down cell operations. In addition, the firm does not exclude the possibility of selling equipment as well. After restructuring, Top Green Energy will focus on silane. ...
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The LED industry continues to feel low demand in fourth-quarter 2011. Despite there being some urgent orders for backlight products, the price drops and high inventory will likely push tier-two firms into losses, according to industry ...
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The price drops of solar products have been easing in fourth quarter. Industry sources estimated the global inventory level in the beginning of the fourth-quarter 2011 is around 6-8GW, much better than the previous estimation of 10GW. Due ...
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About 50% of the firms in China's solar industry have suspended production, according to the country's Guangzhou Daily. The daily cited the solar energy division of CSG Holding as claiming that half of the solar firms have stopped ...
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The solar market has been experiencing large turbulences in 2011. No one is optimistic about the industry in the short run. However, the exit of unfit firms has become the main drive for the market to return to normal. In fact, the ...
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Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar has been developing the LED lighting market and receiving OEM orders from international firms such as Philips, Osram and Mitsubishi. Lextar has been said to have the intention of buying shares of a traditional ...
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