Researchers from Zhejiang University in China have investigated the impact of impurities and defects on the performance of solar cells built with mono cast silicon (CM-Si) wafers and have found that ...

Reducing defects on the wafer edge, bevel, and backside is becoming essential as the complexity of developing leading-edge chips continue to increase, and where a single flaw can have costly ...

India almost doubled its imports of silicon wafers from China in 2023, highlighting India's expansion in solar cells and modules amid rising dependence on China's materials. According to the General ...

Research from the Chin-Yi University of Technology in Taiwan revealed a novel heater design in the Czochralski silicon crystal growth process that can control and decrease oxygen concentration without ...

Detecting macro-defects early in the wafer processing flow is vital for yield and process improvement, and it is driving innovations in both inspection techniques and wafer test map analysis. At the ...

Trina Solar has again extended its international footprint with the production of 210mm monocrystalline silicon wafers in Vietnam, the first of these rolling off the production line in the city of ...