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to 37% in Q2’10 on the strength of rapid growth and share gains in South Korea where it held a dominant position.
Korea’s unyielded die capacity reached a record high 36% followed by Taiwan at 32% with China also gaining ground.
Also, 4” wafer capacity surged in Q2’10 and is expected to account for over a third of total wafer capacity on an area basis in Q3’10.
IMS Research SVP Ross Young will be presenting key highlights of this report in his keynote speech at Backlighting Asia 2010 in Daegu, Korea.
IMS Research is a supplier of market research and consultancy services on a wide range of global electronics markets and regularly publishes detailed research on the LED and lighting markets among others.
Emcore Receives Notification of Deficiency From NASDAQ
The firm has still not announced a date for filing its 2010 quarterly report ; a plan must be submitted to NASDAQ by 18 October 2010.
Emcore Corporation has received a letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that the Company was not in compliance with the continued listing requirements under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c) (1).
Emcore is a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components, subsystems and systems for the fiber optics and solar power markets.
The NASDAQ letter was received on 18 August 2010 and was expected by the Company. The letter was issued in accordance with standard NASDAQ procedures because the Company did not timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As previously reported by the Company on August 16, 2010, the filing of the Quarterly Report has been delayed because the Company requires additional
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time to complete its review of the accounting for certain inventory write-downs and the allowance against a specific account receivable that the Company has determined should be recorded. The Company intends to file its Quarterly Report as soon as practicable upon completion of its review.
The Company is required to submit a plan to regain compliance with NASDAQ’s requirements for continued listing and the plan must be submitted by October 18, 2010.
ISET All Set for Volume Production of Low-Cost Print CIGS Modules
The firm’s pilot non-vacuum ink-based production line will enable it to manufacture low-cost solar cells on glass. They initially aim to reach efficiencies as high as 14%, which has been demonstrated on a laboratory scale.
International Solar Electric Technology (ISET), a manufacturer of thin-film CIGS solar modules, has successful implemented a pilot manufacturing operation for printing solar cells on glass.
This, it hopes will validate its unique low-cost printing technology in preparation for expansion to volume production.
ISET has focused over 25 years of technology development on cost-effective methods of producing photovoltaic (PV) modules that will make solar electricity generation more affordable to achieve grid parity.
ISET’s non-vacuum ink-based production method for printing solar cells on glass offers substantial cost advantages over competing high-vacuum technologies due to efficient use of semiconductor materials and low-cost capital equipment.
Vijay K. Kapur, ISET’s CEO and President, hailed the success of the pilot line as “a critical step in transferring our unique technology from the lab to large scale production without requiring heavy capital investment.”
He added, “We feel confident that by demonstrating high quality and performance through this intermediate step, we have significantly reduced
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