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April 5, 2010 - German PV module maker Sunfilm has filed for insolvency citing current ..... the company with a new investor," said Sunfilm chairman Wolfgang Heinze. Attorney Rainer ..... Oerlikon, and the crux of a suit against Sunfilm (and other module makers).
amount, strengthening its service and parts capabilities. Sunfilm and Applied Materials have ramped to volume production of the world’s first tandem-junction SunFab line at Sunfilm ’s site in Grossroehrsdorf, Germany, citing efficiencies
start up in 2010, will serve all customers in the high-tech park (notably Q-Cells, its CdTe subsidiary Calyxo GmbH, and Sunfilm AG), with eventual output of 38,000 tons/year "By combining the needs of the major companies and investing in a single
The reaction seems to be loud & clear from analysts. "Cancellations (KSK), de-bookings (many), and insolvencies ( Sunfilm ) are the order of the day, with even client companies that are producing TF solar panels not being able to pay bonus performance
wipe out smaller-scale AMAT clients," Lux notes. In this category would be recently-insolvent German PV module maker Sunfilm , and there have been rumors of others in similar straits; "we have heard of similar troubles with other AMAT clients and
finding by a European patent court over tandem junction solar technology that's at the heart of a suit against German customer Sunfilm by Switzerland's U. of Neuchatel. AMAT's solar buildout is still denting operating margins but that should ease "over
five months to complete the building construction. Other companies located in Germany include EverQ, Arise, Nanosolar, Sunfilm , and Signet Solar. Keshav Prasad, VP of business development at Signet Solar, a manufacturer of thin-film silicon PV
five months to complete the building construction. Other companies located in Germany include EverQ, Arise, Nanosolar, Sunfilm , and Signet Solar. Figure 1. Germany is by far the worlds' largest PV market, with a turnover of €5.7Bn in 2007
s regarding amorphous silicon PV technology, which had been licensed to Oerlikon—and was the crux of a suit against Sunfilm , which uses Applied Materials’ SunFab tools. CEA/Leti and IBM have signed a five-year deal to pursue development of
shares and the investment takes place in a fast-growing market (PV), according to the EC in a statement. Meanwhile, Sunfilm in Saxony will receive about €56M for its own thin-film project expected to create at least 380 jobs. The EU cited similar