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Price increase at Air Products »
The company increases prices for various electronic materials.
 
Satcon announces three year 180 megawatt agreement with Samsung »
Samsung to become distributor of Satcon inverters for global renewable energy projects.
 
IET and CAST sign agreement of co-operation »
Knowledge exchange unaffected by credit crunch as IET expands in the east.
 
BP Solar closes Sydney PV plant »
The company will close manufacturing plant in Sydney as part of global drive to reduce the cost of renewable power.
 
SPIE and PARC co-operate »
Photonics Advanced Research Centre (PARC) at Osaka University and SPIE sign co-operation agreement.
 
A coat that doesn't cover »
Researchers have developed a solar power game changer: 'Near perfect' absorption of sunlight, from any angle.
 
Kyocera announces construction of new solar cell manufacturing plant »
The new facility is expected to increase the company’s global output to 650 Megawatts per year by March 2012.
 
SiGen and NorSun establishes equipment supply agreement »
NorSun to be supplied with high volume manufacturing equipment for thin PV wafers using 'kerf free' PolyMax technology by SiGen.
 
Applied Materials reports profit fall »
The company also plans to reduce its workforce by cutting 1800 jobs by the end of fiscal 2009.
 
The sun still shines »
 
Solar wafer segment to consolidate after 2012 »
Sellers’ market for photovoltaic raw materials to shift in buyers’ favour in 2009.
   
Over 3.5 million jobs by 2015 »
The Indian semiconductor industry expects more than 3.5 million jobs to be generated within the next seven years.
 
Conergy Group finances three Spanish PV projects »
The group successfully concludes financing for three Spanish megawatt photovoltaic plants.
   
EV Group appoints general manager for Korea »
The company appoints industry veteran Dr. Weonsik Yang as general manager of Korean subsidiary.
 
Intelligent ballast control »
Infineon launches intelligent lamp ballast controller for fluorescent lamps.
 
GT Solar names new board member »
The company appoints Jacobs Engineering Group chairman Noel G. Watson to board of directors.
 
Solar-Fabrik plans growth of at least 70% for module sales in 2009 »
Expansion of the new fully automatic production facility is running to schedule. Financing is in place.
 
Rochester Electronics expands its recreation service »
The company's new Design and Technology (D&T) Group provides semiconductor recreation services to worldwide market.
 
Electrifying heartbeats »
An in-body micro generator converts heartbeat into electricity for implanted medical devices. The micro generator taps in-body energy source to help power cardiac pacemakers and ICDs supporting advanced health monitoring applications and therapies.
 
Tegal ships again »
The company ships deep silicon etch system following the acquisition of Alcatel Micro Machining System (AMMS) product line.
 
TEL and NanoGram join development agreement »
NanoGram Corporation and Tokyo Electron enter thin film photovoltaics JDA.
 
Edwards largest order ever »
The company receives the largest order in its history from a flat panel manufacturer.
 
New nanocluster to boost thin films for semiconductors »
University of Oregon, Oregon State discovery speeds production and yields; may lead to greener process.
   
Reliance looks abroad for semiconductor unit »
The Indian industry giant is surveying at least four overseas locations to set up plants for semiconductor manufacturing and solar grade wafer production.
 
Coherent introduces strong green laser »
The company's single mode green laser sets power record for high throughput silicon micro-machining.