Veeco Solar Team To Present At Worldwide Industry Events

Veeco will hold a Solar Technical Seminar on May 6, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Keynote Speaker Zhou Chun Lin of China Industrial Association of Power Sources (TIPS/CIAPS) will present Development of the Photovoltaic Industry in China. Various experts from Veeco will provide valuable insight into the low cost potential of CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and (di)selenide) solar cell manufacturing Wa Mo, Veeco's Sales Director for China, will appear at SNEC PV Power Expo on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 in Shanghai, China.Mr. Mo will present Manufacturing Advancements in CIGS Thin Film Deposition Equipment during the Thin Film Cell Forum session.
 
Andrew Masters, Veeco's Vice President, Metrology Strategic Marketing and Development, will present at the Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 in San Jose, CA. Mr. Masters will present The Need for 3-D Surface Characterization in PV Solar Cell Manufacturing.
 
At these events, Veeco experts will speak about the low cost potential of CIGS solar cell manufacturing as well as PV surface characterization for optimizing photovoltaic cell efficiency and reducing production costs. Veeco's FastFlex(tm) CIGS Deposition Systems feature linear thermal evaporation sources that are designed to lower material costs by over 50% compared to other deposition technologies and to reduce cost of ownership by up to 40% compared to standard deposition methods such as sputtering. Veeco's optical and stylus profilers provide the fast and extremely precise characterization data necessary to assist solar cell manufacturers in the development, quantification, qualification and/or monitoring of various key processes.