Managing a business is like managing a battle. The many problems and challenges require the management to have good organization and coordination skills. Mostly importantly, the management has to make the right decisions during hardships. ...
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In 2010, Samsung LED became the first LED firm in South Korea to have revenues exceeding KRW1 trillion (US$863 million) and ranked as number one among LED firms in South Korea. Its third-quarter 2011 revenues reached KRW358.2 billion, much ...
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Taiwan's total LED output value (including upstream chips/epitaxial wafer, and downstream packaging) in 2011 can reach US$4.537 billion, a slight 0.4% decrease on year, but it ranks as number one in the world, according to estimates by ...
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Here’s a message from people who sell injection molding machines: The joy is back. Sales have increased for two years in a row, after a steady 10-year decline. That should continue in 2012. The U. S. Injection press market is nearing ...
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The price of 2-inch sapphire substrates has been stabilizing in November and December at around US$8/unit, according to industry sources. The price is expected to rebound soon. According to Taiwan-based sapphire substrate maker Tera Xtal, ...
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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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In 2010, Japan-based LED firm Nichia had the largest share of the global sales of white light LED products. Its market share far exceeded second- and third-place, Samsung and Seoul Semiconductor. However, compared with the market share in ...
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The price drop of solar wafers has been leveling off, according to industry sources. Since the beginning of November, the average selling price (ASP) of solar wafers has been steady. The price of 6-inch solar wafers has been around ...
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Due to changes in the incentive programs announced by various governments, the solar industry experienced a stall in shipments in the first half of 2011. The stall in the market caused firms to lower capacity utilization rates. With growing ...
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Canadian Solar, one of the world's largest solar companies, has announced the provision of 12,465 high-performing photovoltaic modules for a ground-mount solar power plant installed on a former mining site in the Italian city of Cavriglia ...
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Canadian Solar, one of the world's largest solar companies, has announced the provision of 12,465 high-performing photovoltaic modules for a ground-mount solar power plant installed on a former mining site in the Italian city of Cavriglia ...
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The global inventory of solar modules is estimated at 6-8GW currently, but modules which meet market-required energy conversion rates and bank-designated brands for lending are only 4.5GW or 56-75%, according to president Pan Wen-whe of ...
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LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics has completed the construction of its third plant, located at the Tainan Science Park (TSP). Genesis will install a 6-inch epitaxial wafer production line in the plant. David Chung, chairman of Geneis ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell maker Solartech has dismissed rumors about acquiring Top Green Energy. According to Solartech, market conditions have been fluctuating and therefore there are no plans to acquire Top Green Energy. Currently Solartech ...
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In third-quarter 2011, the consolidated PV book-to-bill ratio fell to an all-time low of 0.44, according to Solarbuzz. This effectively signals an end point to the most recent PV equipment spending cycle: one that was characterized by ...
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