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Direct wafer factory of 1366 Technologies in Cyberjaya, Malaysia

1366 Technologies to ramp first direct wafer factory in Malaysia

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U.S.-based start-up 1366 Technologies is “near completion” of its first factory for wafers directly formed from molten silicon and expects to ramp it “no later than Q3 2019.”

Nexwafe’s pilot production facility for kerfless monocrystalline wafers in Freiburg, Germany

Nexwafe to open 250 MW factory for kerfless mono wafers in 2020

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German start-up Nexwafe, a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, will build a 250 MW factory for epitaxially grown, kerfless monocrystalline n-type wafers in Bitterfeld-Wolfen in eastern Germany.

Direct wafer process of 1366 Technologies

1366 is further ahead with its direct wafer process than assumed

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U.S.-based start-up 1366 Technologies has made more progress with its wafers directly formed from molten silicon than it was speculated after the company cancelled a 250 MW factory in upstate New York.

Direct wafer process of 1366 Technologies

GCL-Poly has started research in direct wafers from molten silicon

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GCL-Poly, the world's largest manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, has initiated research in direct wafer growth from molten silicon.