DocumentCode
3301266
Title
Photovoltaics: From alternative energy to mature industry
Author
Steeman, Rob A.
Author_Institution
REC Cells Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore
fYear
2010
fDate
5-9 July 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
In this paper, an overview of the current status of the photovoltaic (PV) industry is presented. The main focus is on crystalline silicon PV, since this is the main technology in the market and has closest resemblance to the semiconductor industry.
Keywords
photovoltaic power systems; semiconductor device manufacture; alternative energy; crystalline silicon PV; photovoltaic industry; semiconductor industry; Bars; Costs; Crystallization; Manufacturing industries; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Semiconductor thin films; Silicon; Throughput; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA), 2010 17th IEEE International Symposium on the
Conference_Location
Singapore
ISSN
1946-1542
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5596-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPFA.2010.5532302
Filename
5532302
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