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Product Briefing Outline: MKS Instruments, Inc. has launched the ‘Genesis’ Solar Yield Management System for solar cell manufacturers. Its patented solar domain-specific data analysis and visualization software is based on proven reliable semiconductor and flat panel analytical tools. It permits users to quickly identify and correct solar cell production failures, and enables faster production ramps for continuous yield and cell efficiency improvement.

Problem: The is a growing need to quickly identify and correct solar cell production failures, achieving faster product ramps, higher yields and improved cell efficiency.

Solution: The Genesis system delivers yield solutions in a cost-effective and expandable platform. The modular architecture of the system allows for ease of scalability and flexibility from R&D to pilot line to full production. The Solar Base integrated database contains all of the metrology measurements, quality measurements and process data necessary for one-stop engineering data analysis, and the enterprise Metadata manager enables three-tier connectivity to any existing database, eliminating the need to duplicate storage of engineering and production data. It also provides connectivity to any legacy databases for seamless data unification through extraction along with full drill-down capability from any chart or previous analysis.

Applications: Solar cell production.

Platform: The system also includes MKS’s ‘Yield Mine’ automated decision-making technology which, when combined with Solar Base, drastically reduces the analysis time required to find the root causes of process anomalies and to provide for actionable corrections. The Design of Experiments module enables process optimization and the Genesis Workflow Development Platform with a full API library allows users to create, extend, automate and share any custom analyses critical to yield improvement efforts. Operating systems compatible are Windows 2003 Server, 2008 Server, Linux Red hat AS/ES 4.0 or later and Unix Sun Solaris 10, 9 and 8.

Availability: Currently available.