Solaicx is developing breakthrough manufacturing technology yielding low-cost, high-efficiency silicon wafers for the photovoltaic (PV) industry.   By designing and building equipment optimized for the high volume, continuous manufacture of high-performance, single crystal silicon ingots, Solaicx creates significant competitive advantages, in terms of cost and quality, which are then passed through the value chain of the entire silicon-based solar cell manufacturing market.

The resulting single crystal wafers are manufactured and sold to meet the growing demands of the photovoltaic industry's major solar cell and module manufacturers, helping to further satisfy rapidly expanding end-user demand currently growing by 35 percent per year.   Because the Solaicx system is designed for very high volume materials handling, as opposed to traditional precision semiconductor manufacturing that has been used to service the photovoltaic industry's silicon wafer needs in the past, Solaicx can allow far better utilization of raw silicon feedstock at significantly lower cost within the supply chain.  

Moreover, because Solaicx focuses solely on the specific needs of its photovoltaic customers, the company is able to optimize its system's configurations and performance to flexibly produce final wafer product within sharply reduced cycle times.   The enhanced electrical performance of each Solaicx wafer allows solar cell manufacturers to create higher efficiency cells without any material increase in wafer cost, thereby ultimately reducing the overall cost of solar electricity for the end user.

Solaicx's advanced team of photovoltaic industry pioneers and semiconductor wafer manufacturing experts collectively possess over 250 years of experience in improving cost and efficiencies within the silicon wafer manufacturing market, and offer the company unique competitive advantages in terms of technological advancement and real world commercialization expertise.   This competitive advantage will ultimately help our customers, suppliers, end users and government partners in meeting the needs of the rapidly expanding global alternative energy market.