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NXP ponders on converting wafer fab to solar facility

Posted: 04 Mar 2010

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Keywords: wafer fab solar cell power management

[Summary of tips] NXP BV is pondering on converting a 6-inch wafer fab at Nijmegen, The Netherlands, to solar cell manufacture. As per CEO Rick Clemmer, the company is not interested in making solar cells itself but is interested in bringing a partner onto its Nijmegen site. NXP is active in power semiconductors and power management for solar po......

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Related Terms

What is a fab?
Informal term for a semiconductor fabrication facility or manufacturing plant.

What is a wafer?
The base unit of chipmaking. A thin circular slice of a semiconducting material, such as pure silicon, on which an IC can be formed.

What are solar panels?
Solar panels are solar photovoltaic modules/arrays that use solar cells to convert light from the sun into electricity. The term is sometimes used to refer to solar thermal collectors that use the sun's energy to heat water or other fluids.

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