LDK Solar Certifies Wire Saws for High Volume Production of Solar Wafers

Xinyu City, China and Sunnyvale, USA - LDK Solar has qualified Applied Materials' HCT MaxEdge(TM) wire saws for volume production, certifying that the system has met all performance and quality specifications.

The successful completion of this factory acceptance testing (FAT) is part of the installation of more than 50 MaxEdge systems at LDK Solar that is due to be finished next month. The company selected Applied's MaxEdge wafering systems because of their industry-leading productivity and capability to produce advanced solar wafers in very high volumes. Company says this new generation of Applied's HCT wire saws has now proven it can deliver the repeatable high yields necessary to deliver superior quality, cost-effective wafers to our customers.

In addition, LDK has received excellent on-site support from Applied's engineers during our aggressive ramp.

Source: IWR Online, 22 Sep 2009