Audio Interview: Semicon Tech Drives Alternative Development

Aaron Hand, Executive Editor, Electronic Media -- Semiconductor International, 9/28/2007 2:30:00 PM

In preparation for Solar Power 2007, held this week in Long Beach, Calif., Aaron Hand, executive editor, electronic media, spoke with Alain Harrus, a partner at Crosslink Capital, and a member on the board of directors for SoloPower, a start-up company that has developed a novel electroplating technology for use in solar cell manufacturing.

Harrus spoke about how the semiconductor manufacturing industry is helping to drive down the costs for solar cell manufacturing. He mentioned the synergies between the two industries, and also the opportunities for equipment and materials developers to get involved in other up-and-coming industries, such as solid-state lighting as well. “All of the semiconductor industry’s technology and advancements in process equipment and people can be leveraged,” he said.

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