Voltaix Heavily Subsidized By The Accelerated Development Of Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry

Enhance semiconductor chips and solar cells of the leading providers of Voltaix announced that it has from Intel's global investment arm - Intel Capital was 12.5 million U.S. dollars of investment. This investment will accelerate the company's manufacturing capacity expansion.

Voltaix in the world's leading manufacturer of integrated circuit fab front-end semiconductor manufacturing process used by electronic chemicals and gases. The company is also in the supply of advanced photovoltaic cells used in the production of the CVD precursors of the market leaders.

"In the semiconductor device manufacturing to a new capacity of innovation is the key." Intel Senior Vice President and Intel Capital President Arvind Sodhani said, "we invest Voltaix, Intel Capital is part of the manufacturing strategy, the strategy is to promote integration Circuit manufacturing and its complementary cleantech, and other related areas of innovation, film photovoltaic is an example. "

According to Deutsche Bank estimates, the production of thin film photovoltaic cells in 2007 and 2010 will increase more than fourfold between. Yole Development research institute estimates that film PV market by the year 2015 will reach 6.7 billion U.S. dollars.

Source: SEMI Aug. 2, 2008

LDK Solar Invest 12 Billion Yuan To Expand Output Of 15,000 Tons Silicon Building Material Base

Jiangxi LDK Solar Co., Ltd. is focused on high-tech solar polysilicon materials, ingot and polysilicon film development, production, sales of high-tech photovoltaic enterprises, is currently the world's largest solar polysilicon film production enterprises. LDK Solar recently announced the adjustment of production capacity expansion programme, in 2008 the planning capacity of 800 MW to 1,100 MW, 1,600 MW from 2009 to 2000 MW. The end of this year, LDK Solar capacity is expected to become the world's first solar-polysilicon suppliers.

LDK Solar chairman Peng Xiaofeng in an interview with reporters, said, LDK goal is to become the world's economy, the biggest supplier of silicon solar cells, "We want to be a leader in this industry, not only in sales , But also in the market share of the absolute superiority. "

2007, LDK Solar company successfully listed in New York, the total amount of the financing of up to 469 million U.S. dollars, is three years in the United States to finance the maximum amount of Chinese enterprises. Just more than half of 2008, LDK Solar notice, will invest 12 billion yuan of new scale of 15,000 tons of silicon material production base. Currently SinoVideo already has more than 420 megawatts of polysilicon film production.

Source: 香港《文汇报》 Jul. 31, 2008