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SVTC partners with Roth & Rau
The partnership will provide complete solar cell manufacturing lines. Solar cell manufacturing equipment will be installed at SVTC Solar’s new Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre.
SVTC Technologies, a leading independent semiconductor process development foundry, announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with solar equipment manufacturer Roth & Rau AG of Germany. Under the agreement, Roth & Rau will collaborate with SVTC’s Solar business unit and provide a complete silicon wafer solar cell development and manufacturing line for SVTC Solar’s new Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development.
In addition to establishing a complete turnkey solar manufacturing line in San Jose, the agreement calls for ongoing collaboration between SVTC Solar and Roth & Rau for product and equipment development and marketing. Existing solar cell manufacturers and solar start ups will be able to access the Roth & Rau equipment for their product development efforts, and Roth & Rau will benefit from having these potential customers working on their tools. Additionally, Roth & Rau will use the Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre as its North American demonstration showroom.
“The Roth & Rau equipment line will allow SVTC Solar to provide much needed development and pilot production services to the growing solar industry,” said Kurt Laetz, SVTC Solar program manager. “Roth & Rau is a world leader in solar cell manufacturing equipment, and this complete solar cell manufacturing line will establish our new Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre as the premier location in the U.S. for solar companies to conduct their development programs.”
“SVTC Solar is providing a vital piece of the solar energy puzzle in the U.S., and we immediately recognised the importance of being a partner in their venture from the beginning,” said Dr. Dietmar Roth, CEO of Roth & Rau AG. “We are pleased to bring our solar cell manufacturing equipment and extensive industry expertise to this exciting new Photovoltaic Development Centre and using it as our North American demonstration showroom.”
SVTC Technologies has leased an 87,000 sq. ft. facility in South San Jose as the location for the Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre. The purpose of this centre is to provide the fast-growing solar industry with the infrastructure, including development equipment, support and engineering services, required to create and commercialise innovative solar energy products. Roth & Rau’s 5 megawatt (MW) capacity solar cell manufacturing line is ideally sized for pilot production.
The Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre will serve multiple photovoltaic (PV) technologies, including traditional silicon wafers and thin films. By partnering with major service providers, SVTC Solar is positioning the Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre to support a sustainable solar industry in Silicon Valley.
“This is a natural extension into photovoltaics of our core business in the semiconductor industry,” said Dave Bergeron, CEO of SVTC Technologies. “We provide exceptional development services that allow our customers to bring their products to market in shorter times with less development spending. Partnering with high quality equipment providers such as Roth & Rau is how we maintain our edge.”
In addition to establishing a complete turnkey solar manufacturing line in San Jose, the agreement calls for ongoing collaboration between SVTC Solar and Roth & Rau for product and equipment development and marketing. Existing solar cell manufacturers and solar start ups will be able to access the Roth & Rau equipment for their product development efforts, and Roth & Rau will benefit from having these potential customers working on their tools. Additionally, Roth & Rau will use the Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre as its North American demonstration showroom.
“The Roth & Rau equipment line will allow SVTC Solar to provide much needed development and pilot production services to the growing solar industry,” said Kurt Laetz, SVTC Solar program manager. “Roth & Rau is a world leader in solar cell manufacturing equipment, and this complete solar cell manufacturing line will establish our new Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre as the premier location in the U.S. for solar companies to conduct their development programs.”
“SVTC Solar is providing a vital piece of the solar energy puzzle in the U.S., and we immediately recognised the importance of being a partner in their venture from the beginning,” said Dr. Dietmar Roth, CEO of Roth & Rau AG. “We are pleased to bring our solar cell manufacturing equipment and extensive industry expertise to this exciting new Photovoltaic Development Centre and using it as our North American demonstration showroom.”
SVTC Technologies has leased an 87,000 sq. ft. facility in South San Jose as the location for the Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre. The purpose of this centre is to provide the fast-growing solar industry with the infrastructure, including development equipment, support and engineering services, required to create and commercialise innovative solar energy products. Roth & Rau’s 5 megawatt (MW) capacity solar cell manufacturing line is ideally sized for pilot production.
The Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre will serve multiple photovoltaic (PV) technologies, including traditional silicon wafers and thin films. By partnering with major service providers, SVTC Solar is positioning the Silicon Valley Photovoltaic Development Centre to support a sustainable solar industry in Silicon Valley.
“This is a natural extension into photovoltaics of our core business in the semiconductor industry,” said Dave Bergeron, CEO of SVTC Technologies. “We provide exceptional development services that allow our customers to bring their products to market in shorter times with less development spending. Partnering with high quality equipment providers such as Roth & Rau is how we maintain our edge.”
