Wednesday, January 19, 2011

GT Solar announces DSS650 multicrystalline ingot growth system

MERRIMACK, USA: GT Solar International Inc., a global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets, announced the commercial release of the DSS™650, the newest version of its industry-leading, multicrystalline ingot growth systems for the solar PV industry.

The DSS650 produces ingots greater than 600 kilograms and delivers the same high quality performance and reliability that its customers, many of whom are the world’s leading PV manufacturers, expect from GT Solar’s multicrystalline growth furnaces.

“GT Solar continues to actively invest in advanced technologies that deliver value to our customers,” said Tom Gutierrez, GT Solar’s president and CEO. “Our field-tested DSS650 sets a new standard for cost-effective, high volume, multicrystalline silicon ingot growth systems greater than 600 kilograms, which help PV manufacturers lower their production costs and improve their competitive position. As the leading provider of PV crystalline growth technology and services with over 2,200 DSS systems in the field, GT Solar provides a path to high volume production and a lower cost of ownership.”

The DSS650 furnace is a product of GT Solar’s world-class, advanced R&D and production engineering. GT Solar leverages its extensive crystalline growth know-how to ensure that its PV crystalline growth furnaces deliver industry-leading system reliability and performance.

The DSS650 produces the PV industry’s largest ingots at a proven reliability level sufficient for high volume commercial production. In addition to lowering ingot production costs, the new system helps manufacturers reduce the cost of their wafer operations because the taller form factor of the bricks optimizes and improves the utilization of the wafer saw beam. This, in turn, improves yield by increasing the amount of good wafers produced.

The DSS650 also incorporates new changes to its proprietary hot zone technology, which improve system performance and control during the ingot growth process, and optimize the new process recipe required to produce larger ingots in high volume PV production environments.

The new DSS650 systems continue GT Solar’s proven track record of helping its customers achieve greater value from their equipment. Customers can upgrade their current DSS furnaces to take advantage of the higher throughput and performance of the new DSS650. GT Solar received its first order for the new systems from Korea-based PV manufacturer Nexolon who will install the new DSS650 as part of their wafer capacity expansion program

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