June 11, the world's leading and largest dedicated semiconductor foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company held a news conference to announce TSMC will develop solar and other new industries. TSMC chairman Morris Chang conservative estimates, in 2018 solar and other new industry will reach $ 2 billion or more, to bring for TSMC contribution to revenue growth of 1.5%.

After one day, June 12, according to South Korean Chosun Ilbo reported that South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics to spend nearly 40 billion won (equivalent to $ 32 million) to build solar cell production line, plans to expand its solar cell business. Device is located in the south of Seoul Xing (Giheung) new plant is expected to be completed in October, production capacity will reach 30MW. Samsung next year will cost nearly 400 billion won to expand production lines, the overall production capacity will reach at least 300MW.

In fact, the electronics giant in the solar industry is nothing new. Japan, several electronics companies have operated for many years in the field of solar energy. Before 2007 Japan's Sharp has also been the world's number one solar cell manufacturers; addition, Sanyo Electric engaged in solar energy research for several decades of history. Japanese electronics giant solar industry wide distribution, mainly due to China and South Korea in the field of consumer electronics companies strong rise of the tide of Japanese companies has emerged a few years ago, so they have turned to a more promising field of solar panels. After several years of training, coupled with the strong support of the Government of Japan, Japanese companies in the field of solar inverter energy competition gradually.

South Korea's Samsung, TSMC China Taiwan electronics giant also announced two solar industry, because it is not a traditional core business of being challenged. This move can be seen, the international electronics giant to develop new business of a signal. I believe this will become a trend in the future.

The bright future of the solar industry is to attract the main electronics giant came layout, technology research and development field advantage will promote their strong rise in new areas. Meanwhile, it also gives the traditional solar photovoltaic manufacturers sounded the alarm, as more and more competitors to join the field of solar photovoltaic competition will become more intense.