Canadian Move To Asia

Sixtron Advanced Materials has announced it has secured an evaluation purchase order from a leading Asian solar cell manufacturer for its SunBox gas delivery system. The Sixtron system is aplug-and-play solution that provides cost savings and cell efficiency improvements while reducing downtime. Sixtron's application specialists willsupport the production evaluation of the SunBox system with the new customer to achieve system optimization and ensure seamless integration into existing and new manufacturing lines.

“The Asian PV cell market is a critical global market and Sixtron is investing to support our customers there with new resources on the ground,” said Zbigniew Barwicz, CEO of Sixtron. “This order demonstrates that the leading manufacturers are ready to engage with us todeliver a plug & play replacement solution to the costs and hazards ofsilane.”

Solar cell manufacturers have traditionally depended upon silane gas to deposit critical anti-reflective and passivation coatings on crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. Silane gas is pyrophoric, meaning it ignites on contact with air, and imposes substantial operational risks and costs on manufacturers.

“After receiving validation of ourbenchmark solar cell results with our research partners, such as the Georgia Institute of Technology, Sixtron is now taking the next step and deploying ourtools to the top global PV cell manufacturers,” continued Barwicz. “Sixtron's novel SiCN films produced by our SunBox gas generation system deliver innovation and ultimately increased profit margins to our customers while maintaining complete compatibility with typical PECVD manufacturing processes.”