Solaicx Featured in Oregon Business Magazine News Article [Solaicx] has hired more than 50 people and is accepting applications for crystal growers and wire saw operators. Ford predicts the number of jobs will double by the end of the year as the company works out the kinks in its new process and gears up to meet demand. "The solar industry is a locomotive that has already left the station", he proclaims, "and it is accelerating".

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The Company: Solaicx has created an advanced manufacturing technology that yields low-cost, higher quality solar ingots and wafers optimized for photovoltaic applications. The company’s proprietary equipment is designed for the high volume, continuous production of superior-performance, single crystal silicon ingots that dramatically reduce manufacturing costs. Designed specifically for the photovoltaic industry, the Solaicx method sidesteps the inherent inefficiencies of the semiconductor manufacturing process, enabling efficiencies that translate into more affordable solar electricity.
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The Process: "Everybody else grows silicon ingots for the solar industry using production equipment that was designed for the semiconductor industry," said Solaicx co-founder John Sedgwick. "What we did was design unique, proprietary equipment that solves the wants and needs of solar industry. WATCH VIDEO ( EE Times)

About Making History : John Sedgwick wrote the following article for Solar Industry magazine: "In 2007, the solar industry eclipsed the semiconductor industry in terms of silicon demand for the first time in history.  As the solar industry continues to scale, hand-me-down silicon processing technologies from the semiconductor industry will no longer suffice. Instead, a fully scaled and cost competitive solar industry will require solar-specific solutions that focus on throughput and quality consistent with solar applications. " READ ARTICLE

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