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Scaling-up PV fabs? Make tagging your friend
Solar cell manufacturing technologies are advancing and proliferating. To avoid confusion and potential hazards when your fab goes from a handful of people to hundreds, implement an equipment tagging system, says blogger Steve Blaine, CH2M HILL.
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Nano wire/CNT stack forms better photocatalytically active filter
University of Szeged and Rice University scientists built up a multilayered photocatalyst from titanate nanowires and carbon nanotubes. The experiment results show that the stacks of nanotubes and nanowires have a unique morphology, layered structure, and favorable density that improves ...
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Cosense ultrasonic liquid level detectors best mechanical float switches
Cosense launched the SL 900 Series of Ultrasonic Liquid Level Detectors that detect and micro-measure ultrapure chemical fluids for semiconductor chip manufacturing.
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VECO sells MOCVD to Tsinghua Tongfang for China HB-LED fab
Tsinghua Tongfang Company ordered Veeco's new TurboDisc MaxBright multi-reactor MOCVD system for HB-LED production.
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Korean IDM orders NEXX tools for WLP metallization
NEXX Systems installed 2 300mm Stratus deposition at a Korean IDM for high-volume wafer-level packaging processes.
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SINGULUS thin film solar cell tool cleans rear and sides in 1 step
The new tool simultaneously cleans back-sides and edges of thin film solar cells in a single step. It protects the active layer from etch by process hoods and performs pencil and rear side etching with brushes and chemicals.
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AMAT debuts DRAM fab tools for denser transistors
Applied Materials debuted 3 systems for next-generation DRAM chip manufacturing: the Applied Centura DPN HDTM system to improve the gate insulator scaling; the Applied Endura HAR Cobalt PVD system for high-aspect-ratio contact structures; and the Applied Endura Versa XLR W PVD system for reduced ...
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Extending optical lithography with complementary e-beam lithography
David Lam summarizes how the industry does not have to "throw out" optical lithography as it proceeds to more advanced nodes -- complementary e-beam lithography (CEBL) is part of the overall solution, "complementary lithography," that can overcome the resolution limitations of 193i technology.
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World News
BUSINESS TRENDS VLSI tool champs prove customer service matters VLSI Research's out with its annual "Best supplier" rankings, and there's a tie atop the leaderboard. Nine-time champ Varian Semi. Equip. Assoc. and first-timer Novellus both scored 8.18 in the "large supplier" category of chipmaking
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New SEMI standard for silicon photovoltaics feedstocks
Download the new standard, SEMI PV17-0611: Specification for Virgin Silicon Feedstock Materials for Photovoltaic Applications, covering virgin silicon feedstock materials grades, terminology, and tests to validate materials.
