Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has reported record unaudited consolidated revenues of 1.189 billion (US$36.8 million) for November. The mainstream capacity for ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. silicon pull, or ingot. Solaicx specializes in ...

Modern photolithography machines must deliver extraordinary precision on a repeatable basis, and in high volume production. In response to demands for increased throughput in the semiconductor ...

Six-inch solar wafer spot prices in Taiwan reached US$4.1 in November, up slightly from near US$4 in October. Contract quotes for the month also went up to US$3.8-3.9 from US$3.7-3.8... Solar cell ...

Solaicx isn’t your garden-variety silicon wafer maker. The Santa Clara, Calif. company says it has devised a manufacturing process that allows it to churn out extremely efficient monocrystalline ...

BERLIN, May 31 (Reuters) - German solar wafer producer NexWafe said on Wednesday it had raised 30 million euros ($33.02 million) in additional funding to accelerate construction of its first ...

TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. <4063.T>, the world's largest silicon wafer maker, posted a 34.6 percent rise in quarterly profit on strong wafer demand and kept its ...

BANGALORE, July 1 (Reuters) - JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd said it would buy wafer maker Silver Age Holdings in a $171.5 million stock deal that will more than double its internal wafer capacity and cut ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Germany's Schott Solar and Wacker Chemie AG have ...

Intel, Samsung, and TSMC will collaborate on 450mm silicon wafers; once chip companies have made the move, users should start to see higher-performing chips at lower prices Chip makers Intel, Samsung ...