In an effort to expedite its penetration of the copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar market, Veeco Instruments Inc. has completed a transaction to purchase equipment, assume facility leases and hire personnel from Clifton Park, N.Y.-based DayStar Technologies Inc.
With this transaction, the company will establish its Solar Process Development Center, where CIGS process development specialists will work with Veeco's design team to achieve process and hardware optimization on Veeco's suite of equipment.
‘We have brought on board a team of highly qualified CIGS technology specialists who bring to Veeco years of CIGS process know-how on a range of glass and flexible substrates,’ remarks David Bruns, senior vice president and general manager of Veeco Solar Equipment.
SOURCE: Veeco
