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Follow on Google News | Colnatec and U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium Sign Joint Research & Development AgreementColnatec Tempe™ sensor to be tested on manufacturing scale equipment with a focus on improving yield, extending run times, and increasing conversion efficiency for CIGS thin film solar cell manufacturing
By: Colnatec LLC One of the key issues in CIGS (copper-indium- “We’ve been able to prove our Tempe™ (http://colnatec.com/ Wendy Jameson, Colnatec CEO, added, “The PVMC is a prestigious organization we’ve looked forward to working with for some time. Great things will certainly come from Albany over the next few years, and we’re thrilled to be included in their research.” The Tempe™ System is designed for thin film coating process control when high evaporation or chamber temperatures are required. Because it is able to maintain temperatures within a range of 50-500ºC as well as initiate a high-temperature self-cleaning cycle, it excels at extending crystal life, reducing interruptions in a continuous process environment, and minimizing errors from rate noise. The Tempe™ system is equally suited for high temperature semiconductor manufacturing processes, including atomic layer deposition (ALD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and rapid thermal processing (RTP). Combined with the Eon™ (http://colnatec.com/ “Current measurement and control technology in CIGS process lines has been around since the 1960s,” said Grimshaw. “It’s time for it to join the 21st century.” *** About Colnatec LLC Colnatec designs, develops and manufactures state-of-the- About PVMC The Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) is an industry-led consortium for cooperative R&D among industry, university, and government partners to accelerate the development, commercialization, and manufacturing of next-generation solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Through its programs and advanced manufacturing development facilities, PVMC is a proving ground for innovative solar technologies and manufacturing processes. PVMC, headquartered in New York State, was chartered as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SunShot Initiative, which is designed to reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75 percent over the next decade. PVMC shares the DOE's goals of reducing the cost of solar energy and driving to grid parity by 2020, advancing large-scale U.S. solar manufacturing, boosting American competitiveness, and driving the deployment of clean, renewable energy. End
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