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Not New Science - Proven Formats & Manufacturing Techniques from Compatible Industries

 

XsunX thin film CIGS technologists and manufacturing experts have begun working jointly with Intevac, Inc., a leading producer of manufacturing equipment utilized in the hard disc market, to create a unique and proprietary process of coupling small area deposition (approximately 5X5 inch squares), material control, and material transport technologies from the disk drive industry for use in the production of thin film CIGS solar cells. 


Modular Efficient Design

We are adapting sophisticated high rate production tools from the disk drive industry with well known process knowledge from the CIGS and thin film industry.  By maintaining a relatively small deposition area, we believe we can reduce a significant challenge that has faced the CIGS industry in the past: maintaining cell performance while scaling production.  XsunX believes that this approach can potentially revolutionize the solar industry.

 

Our staff experience includes nearly 15 years of thin film and CIGS experience in successful technology development, equipment design, and production of several million square feet CIGS products in a commercial production setting.  Our Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Robert Wendt, has worked side by side with leading researchers at NREL and in fact shares an R&D 100 award with NREL staff for efforts related to CIGS technology development.