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Technology Stock Alert for TriQuint Semiconductor Inc - 14 Jan 2010
InvestorSoup.com announces an investment into a leader in market diversity serving customers...”
report featuring chip maker TriQuint customers in mobile handsets, 3G and 4G To read the entire report visit:
Semiconductor Inc. cellular base station, WLAN, WiMAX, GPS,
http://www.investorsoup.com/lp/TQNT
defense and aerospace markets.
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (TQNT) In the report, the analyst notes:
supplies modules and components for “On January 13, TQNT announced
communications applications, as well as preliminary unaudited financial results for the
MiaSole Awarded
offers foundry services to communications fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009.
companies worldwide. It primarily operates
$100M in Federal Tax
in the handsets, networks, and military The Company currently expects fourth-
systems markets. TQNT’s products are quarter revenues of approximately $190
Credits to Advance Solar
designed on various wafer substrates, million, an increase from previous guidance
including compound semiconductor of $175 million to $185 million, due to
Manufacturing in the US
materials, such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) increased holiday season demand. “TQNT
and piezoelectric crystals, such as lithium president and CEO Ralph Quinsey said 15 Jan, 2010
tantalate (LiTaO3). The Company uses during the Company’s Q3 2009 earnings
technologies using GaAs substrates, call that all three of the Company’s markets
including heterojunction bipolar transistors experienced growth in the third quarter of MiaSole, a leader in the manufacture of
(HBTs) and pseudomorphic high electron 2009. CIGS thin-film photovoltaic modules, has
mobility transistors (pHEMTs). Using various received two Advanced Energy
other substrates, the Company also Quinsey said the largest increase came Manufacturing Tax Credits totaling USD
manufactures surface acoustic wave (SAW) from the wireless client submarket following 101.8 million from the Obama Administration
and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) products. the resolution of an over-inventory position for the manufacture of Solar PV Cells and
Founded in 1985, TQNT has since evolved at one of the Company’s wire LAN modules based on an innovative thin-film
production technology. These Solar PV
Cells will lower the costs of renewable
First Solar Acquires Solar Project Development
clean electricity generation.
Pipeline from Edison Mission Group - 14 Jan, 2010
MiaSole will be adding jobs to ramp up its
manufacturing facility in Santa Clara, CA.
The company increased its workforce from
150 to 300 employees in 2009.
TEMPE, Ariz.— First Solar Inc., one of the since 2008 on the EMG projects, with First
world’s largest solar module manufacturers Solar providing engineering, procurement “We believe the award is a reflection of the
and utility systems providers, has completed and construction services while EMG was Department of Energy’s confidence in
the acquisition of a portion of Edison responsible for land acquisition and MiaSole’s technology and business model,”
Mission Group’s (EMG) solar project permitting. said Dr. Joseph Laia, Chief Executive
development pipeline. The utility-scale solar Officer. “The strong show of support by the
projects are located in California and the Now First Solar will handle all development Obama Administration is encouraging, and
Southwest. for these projects, including permitting. we look forward to ramping our
“Acquiring the EMG development pipeline manufacturing capacity and creating jobs
extends First Solar’s leadership in the U.S. “First Solar is a good partner and the aided by these funds.
utility market,” said Lisa Bodensteiner, First obvious purchaser of our interest in these
Solar vice president of business projects which we have jointly developed,” We also view the commitment of the
development for North America. “It builds on said Gerry Loughman, senior vice president Administration to create green
our strategy to cultivate robust and of Development for EMG. manufacturing jobs as important in
predictable module demand in utility-scale positioning the United States towards the
applications.” Anticipated module demand for EMG future.”
projects was included in advanced pipeline
The acquisition complements and diversifies information provided to First Solar investors A total of USD 2.3 billion in tax credits is
First Solar’s existing portfolio of utility-scale in December 2009. Financial terms of the being allocated for investments in 183
thin film photovoltaic solar projects. First transaction were not disclosed. manufacturing facilities for clean energy
Solar’s existing projects are largely sited on products across 43 states. More than
public land, range to 550 megawatts (MW) First Solar recently completed development 500 applications were submitted for these
in size, and are mostly under contract with and construction of its first California utility- tax credits. Winners were selected based
utilities. The EMG projects that First Solar is scale solar power plant in December 2009, on their commercial viability, domestic job
acquiring are sited largely on private land, the 21MW AC Blythe project that was sold creation, technological innovation, potential
range from 20 to 150MW, and are not yet to NRG Energy and supplies electricity to for reducing air pollution and greenhouse-
contracted with utilities. Southern California Edison. gas emissions, and the speed at which the
First Solar and EMG have worked together projects would be completed.
January/February 2010
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