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third order comes from a new customer in China, the Lingyang Group.
“These new orders continue a very robust order rate for our ASF furnaces,” said Tom Gutierrez, GT Solar’s president and CEO. “The interest shown by new market entrants and existing sapphire producers for our ASF systems has surpassed our expectations and is a testament to the confidence customers have for our proven ability to quickly ramp to high volume, low-cost manufacturing with leading edge crystal growth technology to meet the market demand for high quality sapphire material.”
GT Solar says its crystallisation process technology and global support resources offer customers a path to productive and profitable sapphire manufacturing operations with high levels of throughput and a greater return on their investment.
GT Solar to sue ARC Energy
GT Solar says that ARC and two of its employees have used trade secrets relating to GT Crystal Systems’ technology for manufacturing sapphire crystals, as a means of entering the sapphire crystallisation equipment business.
GT Solar International subsidiaries, GT Crystal Systems, LLC and GT Solar Hong Kong, Limited have filed a lawsuit in the Hillsborough County Superior Court (Southern District) in New Hampshire against Advanced RenewableEnergy Company, LLC (ARC).
The firms also plan to sue Kedar Gupta, ARC’s Chief Executive Officer and Chandra Khattak, an ARC employee, for the misappropriation of trade secrets relating to sapphire crystallisation processes and equipment.
The complaint alleges that ARC and the named individuals misappropriated trade secrets relating to GT Crystal Systems’ technology for manufacturing sapphire crystals, as a means of entering the sapphire crystallisation equipment business. The complaint further alleges civil conspiracy, unfair competition, breach of contract and interference with contractual relations.
“We have an obligation to our shareholders to be
diligent about protecting our intellectual property,” said Hoil Kim, GT Solar’s General Counsel. “When we believe our intellectual property has been compromised, we will take the necessary action to protect our rights.”
Emcore enters agreement With Space Systems/Loral
The multi-year supply contract for its multi-junction compound semiconductor solar cells represents the second largest award in Emcore’s history.
Emcore Corporation, a provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fibre optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets, has entered into a long-term supply agreement with Space Systems/ Loral (SS/L).
The firm wll manufacture and deliver high-efficiency, multi-junction solar cells for Space Systems/Loral’s commercial satellite programs.
The multi-year contract represents the second largest award in Emcore’s history. The agreement is subject to certain terms and conditions, including a provision allowing SS/L to terminate the agreement for convenience. Production of the solar cells will take place at Emcore’s state-of-art manufacturing facilities located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
“Emcore has been a highly reliable partner in helping us deliver some of the world’s most powerful satellites to our customers,” said Vivian Mackintosh, Vice President of Materiel at Space Systems/Loral. “We can count on Emcore for the highest quality solar cells delivered on time and priced fairly.”
“We are extremely proud of Space Systems/ Loral’s choice of Emcore to supply multi-junction solar cells for all SS/L flight missions,” said Christopher Larocca, Chief Operating Officer of Emcore. “Emcore has delivered more than 800,000 solar cells to Space Systems/Loral over the past decade, and this agreement further strengthens our successful long-term relationship.”
Emcore is one of the world’s largest manufacturer October 2011
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