Electronic hardware and software design and manufacturing solutions provider Mentor Graphics Corp of Wilsonville, OR, USA has joined the Wide Band Gap integration (WBGi) power electronics consortium to participate in thermal management and ...
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Several China-based first-tier and second-tier PV makers have been expanding or plan to expand solar cell production capacity in China or overseas, and they are likely to ramp up an additional annual capacity of as much as 15GWp in ...
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First-tier China-based PV module makers have been setting up PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) solar cell production lines to meet growing demand for high-efficiency PV modules in the China market, with an estimated total annual ...
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China-based solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafer maker Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials has been expanding its production capacity. The company said it had 1.6GWp in annual capacity as of year-end 2013, and it will reach 2.3GWp by ...
Dow Corning Corp of Midland, MI, USA, which provides silicon and wide-bandgap semiconductor technology, has introduced a product grading structure for silicon carbide (SiC) crystal quality that specifies new tolerances on killer device ...
After reporting revenue for full-year 2013 in late January, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has now reported its full earnings figures. ...
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Last week nanotechnology research institute imec of Leuven, Belgium celebrated its 30th anniversary. Founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization, imec has grown to be a multi-disciplinary expertise center in the fields of semiconductor ...
Tags: FinFETs, III-V CMOS, ASML of Veldhoven, TSMC
China's Ministry of Commerce said on Monday that it will impose provisional anti-subsidy duties on some US exports of solar-grade polysilicon, a major material for making solar cells. The ministry said a preliminary investigation found ...
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Many listed Chinese solar companies experienced a turnaround in the first half, even as the industry remained mired in near-depression amid a supply glut and trade disputes. Of 22 listed companies, 10 have released interim statements ...
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On May 6, the EU made a preliminary ruling that the Union shall levy provisional antidumping (AD) duties on China-made silicon photovoltaic modules and components at 11.8% before August 6, 2013 and at the rates below from the date for six ...
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IGZO: the name doesn't exactly roll off your tongue, but this new technology promises to make your tablet run a bit more smoothly. IGZO is a new technology from Sharp, and it's also an acronym for indium, gallium, zinc, and oxide—a ...
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Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month,subscribe to Semiconductor ...
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Renewable Energy Corporation ASA(REC)announced that it intends to open a new applications and research center,in Shangyu,China.The Silicon Technologies Applications and Research Center(STAR Center)will be a technology development and ...
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LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced that the city government of Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, held a groundbreaking ceremony on November 1, ...
Tags: Market View, solar
Bridgelux will cut about one-fifth of its workforce in Livermore, a move brought about by its decision to shift to cheaper ways to produce light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. Livermore-based Bridgelux is cutting 53 out of 250 jobs at its ...
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