Solarfun sets 2009 cell/module capacity ramp - 27 August 2008
ECD’s Uni-Solar unit accelerates PV production ramp as company enjoys record results - 31 August 2008
First Solar extends deal with PV materials supplier 5N Plus - 28 August 2008
ECD’s Uni-Solar unit accelerates PV production ramp as company enjoys record results - 31 August 2008
Trina Solar shifts manufacturing strategy - 25 August 2008
CTDC begins commercial production of tin-oxide baseplates for a-Si solar PV modules - 05 September 2008
OPEL International’s Mk-I HCPV solar panels obtain CE qualification for Europe - 05 September 2008
Newport releases thin-film solar PV laser scribing systems - 05 September 2008
Taiwan thin-film solar company begins production - 05 September 2008
Solar parties put heads together to advance renewable energies - 05 September 2008
Semiconductor makers are flocking to the booming sun-power industry -- and trying to improve it.Semiconductor companies, which made computers and other electronic devices ubiquitous, now are setting their sights on solar power.
In the past few months, many major companies in the semiconductor business have joined a rush into the solar industry, paving the way for what industry observers predict will be cheaper, better and more efficient equipment for both consumers and businesses.
Semiconductor companies think they can bring the type of precision technology and manufacturing techniques they perfected with computer chips to solar cells, both those based on silicon and other types.
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