Advisory: Applied Materials Reports Innovations in Solar Cell Manufacturing at SNEC
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
SHANGHAI, China, February 22, 2011 - Applied Materials, Inc., the world's
leading equipment supplier to the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, will
introduce its latest advances in PV manufacturing technology at the SNEC PV
Power Expo 2011 show this week in Shanghai, China. Applied's innovations are
designed to help customers in China and around the world meet their green energy
goals by providing technology solutions to optimize wafer and cell performance -
and lower manufacturing costs.
"Applied Materials is committed to helping China in its efforts to increase
domestic solar use in accordance with its 5 year plan - and we have built the
world's largest privately-funded solar R&D center in Xi'an to support this
effort," said Dr. Charlie Gay, president of Applied Materials Solar. "We are the
leading supplier of PV equipment and services to China and currently have over
120 solar customers in this region. The benefits of our collaborative approach
with customers have earned us three awards from major Chinese solar producers in
recent months. We will continue to use our advanced technology and global
service infrastructure to enhance our customers' success."
Selective Emitter Technology for Increased Cell Efficiency
Applied Materials will report on a newSelective Emitter (SE) solution using its
high-precision Esatto Technology((TM)) on Applied Baccini integrated cell
platforms that offers customers a rapid, low-risk route to fabricate SE
structures. While a Baccini line can support any SE approach, Applied's new SE
solution incorporates a high-precision imaging system, custom screens, optimized
dopant paste technology developed with Honeywell Electronic Materials, and
dedicated process support. Applied's SE solution has been proven to raise
absolute cell efficiencies by more than 0.5% at multiple customer sites.
Rebecca Liebert, vice president and general manager at Honeywell Electronic
Materials, commented, "We believe Applied's strong track record in developing
production-ready manufacturing solutions makes them an ideal collaborator in
enabling our customers to optimize the performance of advanced selective emitter
dopant pastes."
New Wire Saw Technology to Significantly Increase Cutting Speed
Applied will also unveil its upgradedwire saw technology with the introduction
of a new, high-strength structured wire capability for its market-leading
Applied HCT Squarer((TM)), which prepares silicon ingots to be cut into PV
wafers. The new structured wire increases cutting speed by 70% - resulting in a
30% reduction in total system cost-of-ownership. Applied's technologists are
also optimizing structured wire technology for its popular Applied HCT B5((TM))
wire saw, which is used by more solar wafer manufacturers than any other wire
saw system. The structured wire approach, production-proven for ingot squaring,
is designed to deliver immediate and significant productivity and performance
advantages when extended to wafering applications on both new and existing HCT
B5 tools.
Applied will also highlight the advanced Applied E3((TM)) and SmartFactory((TM))
MES automation software and service support solutions for maximizing factory
productivity and yield.
For more information, visit Applied's SNEC news page at
http://www.appliedmaterials.com/snec.
Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in providing
innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of
advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Our
technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar
panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the
world. At Applied Materials, we turn today's innovations into the industries of
tomorrow. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.
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