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Day 1: Intersolar wanderings, SEMICON West symposium
Techcet's Michael A. Fury reports from busy aisles at Intersolar, and at SEMICON West where a private symposium by CEA Leti reviewed work in FDSOI, 3D integration, TSVs, silicon photonics, and MEMS for medicine.
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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.
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SEMICON West Day 2: CMP views, outlooks for breakfast
Techcet's Michael A. Fury continues his reporting from SEMICON West, reviewing talks at the NCCAVS CMP User Group forum, as well as a breakfast seminar with outlooks on the semiconductor and related industries.
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SigmaTech TSV metrology wins Best of West
SigmaTech's UltraMap-TSV system won Best of West at SEMICON West, presented by industry association SEMI and Solid State Technology.
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Edwards talks PV throughput, environmental improvements
Mike Allison, executive VP of Edwards, describes how solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturers are looking to up productivity and drive the cost curve down, ever hunting the lowest cost/Watt.
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Semprius HCPV pilot line lands in NC
North Carolina gave Semprius a $7.88+ million incentives package to build its pilot production plant in Henderson, NC. The plant could employ over 200 people with 35MW capacity.
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TSV zen comes down to wafer processing balance
3D semiconductor packaging processes involve various groups, and standards are important in the hand-offs between them, explains Mark Berry, sales director at Metryx. He covers how to use metrology to protect wafer yields in 3D packaging.
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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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PV book-to-bill forecasts jerky ride for PV equip suppliers
The photovoltaics industry book-to-bill will take the industry on a wild ride in 2011 -- from parity to a sharp drop to a rebound, all before next year. Solarbuzz shares what to expect and why it's happening.
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DuPont, Innovalight see synergies in selective emitters
PV materials firm DuPont and "silicon ink" provider Innovalight come at the selective emitter from both ends, promising improved conversion efficiencies.
