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growth and commercial success as the company transitions from a start-up developer to revenue generating company.”
Chris Shannon, QuantaSol’s CEO said, “Ian joins the company at an exciting time as we ready ourselves for volume production and our first commercial product launch. His track record in driving international businesses, experience with Uniphase and time in Silicon Valley gives Ian the perfect CV to help guide QuantaSol through the next stage of its development.
“I’m personally very proud to have someone with such a credible international reputation in the photonics market joining us as chairman,” he added.
Jenks has previously served on the Boards of a wide range of technology companies including Altitun, CoreOptics, Crystal Photonics, Digilens, Novalux, Oplink, Symmorphix, Zolo Technologies, and currently Intune Networks.
He has also fulfilled the role of President of the Laser and Fiber Optic groups of Uniphase Inc. (now JDS Uniphase) where he was responsible for the management of business operations in the United States, England, Switzerland and The Netherlands. He has also been a general partner with VC firm Crescendo ventures.
QuantaSol’s solar cells are focused on the terrestrial application of CPV systems and utilize unique quantum well technology to ‘tune’ cells to absorb and convert more available light for maximum energy harvesting and efficiency gains. Following continual development to achieve ultra high efficient multi-junction cells, the company is driving toward volume production and its first product launch later this year.
Newport’s SinguLYS Precision Stages are Very Low Maintenance
The single-axis stages and bridge configuration are ideal for thin film photovoltaic scribing, and wafer processing.
Newport Corporation, a global provider of laser and photonic products is marketing its SinguLYS family of single-axis air bearing stages. The new stage and
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The SinguLYS S-370 stage is manufactured from silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic components, similar to Newport’s popular DynamYX and HybrYX stage product families. The body’s extremely rigid and compact footprint with 3-point mounting allows this stage to be used in tight spaces typically reserved for mechanical bearing designs without the need for large, lapped mounting surfaces to maintain precise trajectory.
The lightweight carriage features integrated pressure-vacuum air bearings which are guided by a precisely-lapped SiC body. Newport’s new high precision stage is ideal for tasks with very high duty-cycles that require low angular deviation, tight velocity regulation, and high cleanliness standards.
The SinguLYS B-1200 air bearing bridge features a proprietary ceramic beam that is 3 times lighter than steel and offers triple the stiffness of granite. When used to replace a steel or granite-based design in an existing or next-generation tool, the properties of the B-1200 can improve acceleration and decrease settling times, which increases throughput and accuracy with minimal system redesign.
The lightweight and rigid pressure-vacuum air bearing carriage accommodates high (10kg) cantilevered payloads with 2.5G acceleration and, unlike stages using mechanical bearings, minimizes contamination to the substrate below. Applications for Newport’s B-1200 include Gen 8-11 flat panel display inspection, thin film photovoltaic scribing, and wafer processing.
bridge configurations are claimed to combine high performance with modularity, making them ideal for single axis, split XY, and gantry applications.
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