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Applied Materials Expands Display, Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capability in Taiwan

Applied Materials, Inc., the world's largest supplier of equipment to the semiconductor, flat panel display (FPD) and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries, today announced the opening of its newly expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center in Tainan, Taiwan. The nearly 15,000 square meter facility will enhance Applied's capability to serve its FPD and thin film solar PV customers in Asia while capitalizing on Taiwan's excellent location, strong talent pool and supply chain efficiencies.

"The Tainan Manufacturing Center is one of our biggest investments in Asia and puts Taiwan at the center of our display and solar equipment technology efforts," said Mike Splinter, chairman and CEO of Applied Materials. "Applied has a 20-year history of success in Taiwan

DEK Solar will be bringing its newly-introduced PV3000 metallization line to this year's AsiaSolar Energy Photovoltaic Exhibition and Forum, being held at Shanghai Mart from 30th March - 1st April. In addition to providing an opportunity for visitors to see the line in action, the exhibition will also enable attendees to find out more about the company's innovative approach to service and support.

Being demonstrated at the show, DEK's PV3000 photovoltaic metallization solution optimises solar cell manufacturing productivity by deploying multiple print heads in parallel. The display will show visitors how, if one head halts for operator attention, the others will continue to print - virtually eliminating downtime. Delivering six-sigma repeatability for capabilit

Based on preliminary figures, Phoenix Solar AG, a leading photovoltaic system integrator listed on the TecDAX, generated consolidated revenues of EUR 473.0 million in the financial year 2009, which corresponds to the upper range of the corridor forecast for revenues (EUR 430 - 480 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came to EUR 12.2 million, which is also in line with guidance.

All in all, performance in the financial year 2009 was dominated by the German market (global market share of 40 - 50 percent), extremely volatile demand and an unexpectedly sharp downturn in the selling prices of photovoltaic systems. Moreover, business with photovoltaic power plants also su

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand "Yingli Solar," today announced a senior government delegation including Jiang Zemin, former President of China, Zeng Peiyan, former Vice Premier of China, and Zhang Guobao, Director of the National Energy Administration of China, visited Yingli Green Energy's headquarters in Baoding on March 5 and 6, 2010.

During the two-day tour, the delegation visited Yingli Green Energy's vertically-integrated manufacturing facilities, including the Company's state-of-the-art polysilicon manufacturing plant, Fine Sil

Screen printing leader DEK Solar has revealed a range of technologies designed to provide advanced support for specialist photovoltaic applications. In addition to the dedicated PV1200 and PV3000 solar platforms, DEK's specialist platforms meet the requirements of diverse PV challenges - from large-scale production to flexible or non-standard substrates.

As a global technology leader with a dominant market share in the screen printing sector for electronics circuit board assembly, DEK has been delivering leading-edge screen printing solutions for advanced technology applications for over 40 years. During this time, it has developed an extensive technology portfolio now proven in the field. Several of these established solutions are now finding significant appli

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