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M-Com of Selects Veeco MOCVD Tool for Production of Multi-Junction Solar Cells
Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

April 2, 2008... Veeco Instruments Inc. of Woodbury, New York USA , announced that Millenium Communication Co. Ltd. (M-Com) of Hsinchu, Taiwan has ordered a TurboDisc E450 arsenic phosphide (As/P) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for production of high-efficiency III-V compound multi-junction solar cells. Lih-Wen Laih, Ph.D., General Manager of M-Com, said, "Our decision to add Veeco's E450 System to our fab was based on the tool's high throughput and ability to produce exceptional high quality films, which we believe will translate into higher efficiency multi-junction solar cells. We expect that adding this tool into production will help us to reduce our cost per chip ten-fold, which is critical as we continue to gain market share in the photovoltaic cell market." Veeco News Release

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