Tokyo Electron enters thin film PV equipment market

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email

Tokyo
Electron (TEL) has established a new business, Tokyo Electron PV
Limited, with Sharp Corporation to develop and commercialize high
throughput plasma CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) systems for the thin
film silicon photovoltaics market based on TEL’s experience in the
large flat panel display industry.

According to TEL, it had undertaken a detailed field review of the PV industry before deciding to enter the market. The manufacturing and sales of the equipment will be conducted solely by TEL, with the first shipments planned for 2009.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

The move was not unexpected after the entry by rival Applied Materials into the PV market via both acquisitions and development of in-house technology leveraging its FPD experience, specifically for thin film PV applications.

TEL will own 51 percent of the new enterprise while Sharp will have a 49 percent stake. Both companies will share the RD&E of the plasma CVD systems.

The companies did not say whether other tools would be developed for thin film applications or whether tools would be developed for silicon cell-based applications.
 

Read Next

September 3, 2025
Developers Alight Neoen have commissioned the 100MWp Hultsfred Solar Farm in Småland, southern Sweden.
September 3, 2025
US residential solar prices have remained at historic lows in the first half of the year despite market uncertainty and continued high interest rates.
September 3, 2025
Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar has signed a patent licence agreement with French module manufacturing startup Holosolis to use its TOPCon solar cell technology.
September 3, 2025
India has added 2.8GW of rooftop solar in H1 2025, a 158% year-on-year surge from just 1.1GW in the same period last year.
September 3, 2025
Huasun claims it has set new record efficiencies for HJT-perovskite tandem solar cells at both laboratory and commercial scales.
September 3, 2025
Singapore-headquartered independent power producer Peak Energy has broken ground on a 65MWp solar project in Isabela, in the Cagayan Valley region of northeast Luzon, Philippines. 

Subscribe to Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
September 16, 2025
Athens, Greece
Solar Media Events
September 30, 2025
Seattle, USA
Solar Media Events
October 1, 2025
London, UK
Solar Media Events
October 2, 2025
London,UK
Solar Media Events
October 7, 2025
Manila, Philippines