The Tempress Systems Inc. subsidiary of Amtech Systems Inc., a global supplier of production and automation systems, has received $5 million in follow-on solar orders for diffusion processing systems from existing customers based in Asia and Europe.
Since the beginning of its 2008 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2007), Amtech has received solar orders totaling approximately $47 million, including this most recent order. Equipment orders typically ship within six to nine months of receipt. The order from Europe is from a customer that provides key devices related to the production of polysilicon.
