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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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SolRayo nanotechnology improves high-temp lithium batteries
SolRayo completed its Phase I STTR work with a successful nano coating that improves lithium battery life by a factor of 3 in high-temperature extreme environments. The company is looking to a Phase II grant and commercial partners.
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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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Buckyballs "cook" on ruthenium into uniform quantum dots
Scientists from A*STAR and the National University of Singapore heated buckyballs on a ruthenium substrate until the carbon masses fell apart into graphene-based quantum dots. The technique could be tuneable.
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Cambrios and Hitachi Chemical Collaborate on Conductive Film
Cambrios Technologies Corporation announced that the company’s ClearOhm silver nanowire coating materials have been combined with Hitachi Chemical’s photosensitive film technology to develop a very highly transparent conductive film that can be transferred to various substrates such as glass, ...
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STM launches MEMS design competitions in Asia
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) opened 2 2011 iNEMO Campus Design Contests, in China and Taiwan. The contest encourages students and young engineers to design innovative products based on STM's iNEMO MEMS platform.
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NanoMarkets issues latest transparent conductor market report
Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has released its latest report on the transparent conductor market. It states that the market opportunities for the transparent conducting oxides, polymers and nanomaterials used in display, photovoltaics and other applications will exceed $6.9 billion in ...
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3D IC with TSV show significant advances in last 12 months
Dr. Phil Garrou summarizes the significant commercial strides made over the past 12 months in 3D IC integration -- as defined vs. other "3D" technologies -- thanks to the promised combination of low cost and high performance.
