Lotus plans US sales and services subsidiary

June 24, 2009
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Lotus Systems has announced its latest commitment to branch out into the US market, bringing its wet process, chemical and cleaning systems for optimizing the production of semiconductors and MEMS to the West Coast states by opening a new sales and services subsidiary.

Lotus’s commitment will primarily involve addressing manufacturers of crystalline silicon solar cells and manufacturers of thin-film solar modules.

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The company focuses strongly on providers of fully automated “turnkey” production lines; however, the customer portfolio will also extend to research institutes and universities involved in photovoltaics as well as customers in the semiconductor/MEMS industry.

By the end of this month, Lotus will be branching out to California, Arizona and New Mexico among other states, led by sales and project manager Uwe Bösinger, who will direct the US subsidiary.

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