Dec 23 2010
tei Solutions, an integrated metal works company offering 100mm and 300mm R&D services, declared that it has entered in to a partnership with the US-based, Mears Technologies, an up-coming materials technology business.
The partnership will go thorough the possibilities of incorporating Mears Silicon Technology (MST) in the formulation and creation of solar cells. Mears will employ the 100 mm Super Clean Fab, manufactured by tei, to generate cells for examining during January 2011.
The MST expertise involves the fabrication of a changed type or nano-doped layer of silicon, which can be utilized in the production of silicon solar PV wafers, a proven manufacturing procedure, currently utilized in conventional type of semiconductor production. It is found that the creation of a new layer sufficiently augments the efficiency levels of the deployed PV technology and the power production efficiency of the silicon PV cells. The use of MST technology while improving the efficiency levels of the solar cells also results in reduced level of silicon usage and helps in cost reduction of the product.
K2 Energy, an, Australia-based company, has purchased the exclusive rights pertaining to MST IP meant for all types of solar technology usages from Mears Technologies. The company offered the required finance for creating the necessary R&D facility needed to examine the MST technology of Mears and further develop it for deployment by utility level solar panel producers.