Solar growth provides opportunities for electronics makers
2007062 2008042
0 0
Top Global Electronics Companies (2006 Sales US$M) Top "Consumer Electronics" Companies (2007 Sales US$B)
Electronics Total
1 Hewlett-Packard 94,081 94,081 Headquarters
Total
2 IBM 91,424 91,424 1 General Electric USA 172.7
3 Matsushita Electric Industrial 77,090 77,090
4 Samsung Electronics 64,328 64,328
2 Siemens Germany 112.6
5 Siemens 59,777 110,699 3 Hewlett Packard USA 104.3
6 Hitachi 58,142 85,503
7 Dell 57,095 57,095
4 Samsung Electronics S Korea 90.9
8 Nokia 54,291 54,291 5 Hitachi Japan 87.1
9 Microsoft 46,057 46,057
10 Toshiba 45,799 57,974
6 Matsushita Japan 77.4
11 Sony 43,626 68,487 7 Sony Japan 70.5
12 Motorola 42,879 42,879
8 LG Group S Korea 60.8
13 Fujitsu 42,850 42,850
14 Hon Hai Precision 40,527 40,527 9 Dell USA 57.4
15 NEC 39,801 39,801
10 Microsoft USA 51.1
16 Intel 35,382 35,382
17 Cisco Systems 31,929 31,929 11 Royal Philips Netherlands 39.5
18 Canon 31,366 34,927
12 Intel USA 38.3
19 Ingram Micro 31,358 31,358
20 Philips Electronics 26,357 36,616
13 Motorola USA 36.6
21 Ericsson 25,976 25,976 14 Canon Japan 34.9
22 Sharp 25,652 25,652
23 LG Electronics 23,171 23,171
15 Cisco Systems USA 34.9
24 ABB 23,043 24,412 16 Sharp Japan 26.5
25 Tech Data 21,440 21,440
26 Apple 20,681 20,681
17 Apple USA 24.0
27 Raytheon 19,163 19,163 18 Sanyo Japan 21.8
28 Electronic Data Systems 17,865 21,268
29 Flextronics 17,708 17,708
19 Whirlpool USA 19.4
30 Asustek Computer 17,196 17,196 20 AB Electrolux Sweden 15.2
Electronic Business 6/07 Evertiq New Media AB 4/08
Chart 11. Chart 12.
silicon. GCL Silicon filed application with US Dec, 2008 .
Cardinal Glass is building $60M, 175,000 Stock Exchange Commission for US • received 10-year, 400 MW multicrystalline
sq.ft. solar PV panel factory in Madison, $862.5 million IPO. solar wafer contract from Photovoltech.
WI. General Plasma acquired Advanced Leshan Ledian Tianwei Silicon Science &
centrotherm Photovoltaic Energy’s Ion Source line. Technology (Tianwei Baobian and Leshan
• acquired GP Solar GmbH. Globe Specialty Metals filed registration Electric Power JV) to open 3000 ton/yr
• received a EUR 978 million order with U.S. Securities and Exchange polycrystalline silicon in Leshan, China,
for reactors and converters for a new Commission for IPO. plant.
polysilicon factory in Ukraine. GT Solar International set IPO at 30.3 Linde AG introduced solar panel produc-
• is adding 87,500 m² to its operations million shares at $16.50 each. tion process that utilizes on-site generation
in Blaubeuren, Germany and its sub- Hesse & Knipps introduced BondJet 820 of fluorine gas in place of NF3.
sidiary FHR Anlagenbau, in Dresden, CPV wire bonder for solar applications. M.E. Baker MEI division began manufac-
Germany. HHV is offering 7MW thin-film silicon turing wet process equipment for solar PV
CHAD Industries released an integrated solar cell fabrication line for US $7.5-8 industry.
125 mm to 300 mm wafer loader and million. Maharishi Solar Technology’s 100 ton/
unloader system for use with third party Hoku Materials received 10-yr, $298 yr polycrystalline silicon plant in Chennai,
oven suppliers. million polysilicon supply contract from India will be operational in late 2008.
Dainippon Screen entered solar-panel Jiangxi Kinko Energy. Mallinckrodt Baker doubled manufacturing
manufacturing equipment market. Honeywell Process Solutions is designing capacity for BakerClean PV-160 solar cell
Daqo opened high-purity 1,500t/yr. and installing core process and safety surface cleaner.
polysilicon plant in Chongqing, China. systems for Hoku Materials’ new polysili- Meier Vakuumtechnik was acquired by
DC Chemical received $674.9 million con 3,500 ton/yr plant in Pocatello, Idaho. private investor Granville Baird.
polysilicon order from Eversol. IMEC developed method for producing 50 MEMC’s polysilicon production was
Deep Photonics introduced 2 watt micron thick crystalline silicon wafers for impacted by Tropical Storm Edouard in
Picosecond 266 nm fiber laser for PV solar cells. Pasadena, Texas.
applications. KCC is building $3.8 billion polysilicon Meteocontrol took over development and
Edwards introduced iXH series harsh plant in S Korea. production facilities of I2SE.
process vacuum pumps for solar manufac- Kerself and Avelar formed solar PV panel Miasole received US $20 million invest-
turing applications. and equipment JV with annual production ment from ArcelorMittal.
Entegris capacity of 25 MW in 2009, 40 MW in Nitol Solar received US $50 million equity
• acquired Poco Graphite for $158 mln. 2010 and 40 MW in 2011. investment and US $25 million loan from
• opened Bangalore, India office, to KLA-Tencor International Finance.
support PV and microelectronics • acquired Vistec Semiconductor Northfield Automation appointed Jerome
businesses. Systems’ inspection business unit. Susa VP of operations and Mark Loftus
Evonik Industries added new ABB System • purchased ICOS Vision Systems. director of engineering.
800xA automation platform in Essen, LDK Solar Octillion appointed Dr. Jeffrey R.S.
Germany. • is expanding solar battery, polysilicon Brownson to advisory board and Joseph
Ferro purchased Fluid Logic’s grinding manufacturing capacity to 1000 tons/ Sierchio, Esq. to board of directors.
fluids business. month. Powerlase introduced 100G and Starlase
Ferrotec is investing 550 million yen to in- • purchased furnaces from JYT Cor- 200G green lasers for solar cell manufac-
crease solar cell material equipment poration for its Xinyu City, China, turing.
production in China by 40% to 50 units/ multicrystalline and monocrystalline Power-One appointed Linda C. Heller SR.
month. ingot plant which is scheduled to open VP of finance, CFO.
www.globalsolartechnology.com Global Solar Technology – September/October 2008 – 15
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40