APPLIEDBACCINI®CELLSYSTEMSPoweringthec-SiRoadmapACCELErATINgPArITYgrIDTOToreachgridparityandexpandsolarPVworldwide,theindustrymustcontinuetodrivedownmodulecostperwatt.Inthepast,theselearningcurveimprovementshavecomefromoptimizationofconventionalprocesses,andincreasingscale.Weareatamajorinflectionpointwherefuturecostreductionmustcomefromdeliveringhigherefficiencycellstructuresathighyield,andatveryhighfactoryoutputs.SOLArPVPOwErShIfT:Source:NavigantConsultingCumulativeInstallations(GW)AverageModuleSalesPrice($/W)10-410110010-310-210-1100101102103SystemPriceAvg.ModulePricePVLearningCurve2Scalingnewcellprocesses,suchasdoubleprintingandselectiveemitter,willdemandmajoradvancesinthequality,accuracyandprecisionofscreenprinting,andgreaterlevelsofprocesscontrolautomation.Nextgenerationcelldesignswillutilizeentirelynewprocesstechnologies,requiringcellmanufacturingplatformsthatareextendiblewithreducedcapitaloutlay.AppliedBacciniisenablingthesenewtechnologieswithintegratedplatformandprocesssolutionsthatdeliverhighyieldandthroughputinvolumemanufacturing.ADVANCINGSCALEANDTECHNOLOGYSIMULTANEOUSLYATTACkINGCOSTpErwATTCrYSTALLINESILICONCELLEVOLUTIONBulksiliconrepresents30%ofthecostofasolarcell–itsmostexpensivecomponent.Tominimizecost,theindustrymustreducewaferbreakage,whilemovingtoeverthinnersiliconwafers.AppliedBaccinihasahistoryofinnovationinsoftwaferhandling,whichgreatlyreduceswaferbreakageathighmanufacturingthroughputs.Inaddition,silverpasteconsumptionrepresentsnearly50%ofcellmetallizationcost.Byenablingdoubleprintingprocesses,AppliedBacciniishelpingtoreducepastecostsbyupto30%.Increasingfactorymegawattoutputhasamajorimpactonreducingcostperwatt.Thisrequiresprocessingcellsatveryhighnetthroughputs,withoutsacrificingyield.Advancesinhardwarearchitectureandfactoryautomationwillbeneededtomaximizethroughputsathighyield.AppliedBacciniisdrivinginnovationsinprintheaddesign,platformarchitecture,waferhandlingandfactoryautomationsoftwareinordertoincreasenetthroughputthatwillenablelowestoverallcostforcellmanufacturers.MAP™YieldMetrologyGEN2GEN1CRYSTALLINESILICONCELLEVOLUTIONModuleEciency(%)2010201120122013ConventionalCellSelectiveEmitter(SE)ShallowEmitter2-SidePassivationBackContactDoublePrint(DP)GEN1.5IncreasingcellefficiencyisthebiggestleverforreducingthecostofsolarPV.Everypercentagepointincreaseincellefficiencytranslatesdirectlyintoa10centreductionincostperwatt.Thehighercellefficiencyalsoreducesthepanelarearequiredtogenerateagivensolaroutput,loweringbalance-of-systemcost.IncreasingCellEfficiencyReducingMaterialCostScalingThroughputToachievetheseefficiencyadvances,theindustrywillundergoaseriesofmajortechnologytransitionsincelldesignoverthenextseveralyears.Producingthesenewcelltechnologiesathighyieldcanonlybeaccomplishedwithafundamentalanddramaticshiftinmanufacturingcapabilities.1%EffICIENCY=10¢/wATTINTEGRATEDCELLMANUFACTURINGSYSTEMSExTENDINGTHEpOSSIbILITIESSCREENpRINTINGTEChNoLoGY,CoNTINUoUSLYRE-DEFINEDScreenprintingisthemethodofchoiceforcrystallinesilicon(c-Si)cellmanufacturing,refinedoverdecadesandproventodelivertheworld’smostefficient,costeffectivecells.Fromtheindustry’sinfancy,AppliedBacciniCellSystemshaspioneeredacontinuousstreamofadvancesinscreenprintingtechnologyandprocessautomation.Ourinnovationhascatalyzedmajorincreasesinfactoryscaleandcellefficiency,andhassignificantlydrivendowncostperwatt.Buttoday,assolarenergyispoisedtoleapfrom“boutique”to“mainstream”status,furtherlargescalecostperwattreductionsrequirefundamentalchangesinthewaysolarcellcapacityiscreated.Byextendinga40-yearlegacyofscreenprintinginnovationintonewareas,weareprovidingafullrangeofcellmanufacturingplatformstomeeteverymarketneed.4ArANGEOfprODUCTIONprOVENpLATfOrMSrOTArYLINESOfTLINETheindustry’sfirstrotarytablebasedplatformProvenindustryworkhorsefor180μmwafersHigestcapitalproductivityforconventionalcellsHighnetthroughputwithoutsacrificingyieldIncreasedprintqualityExtendibilitytonewcelltechnologiesHandling120μmwafersathighyieldReal-timeprocessmonitoringandcontrolMarketleaderfor180μmwafersBreakthroughinsoftwaferhandlingLowestCoOforconventionalcellprocessesNEwrEQUIrEMENTSPrecisionAlignmentEnhancedPastesOptimizedScreensCustomerSpecificApplicationsProvenProcessesAdvancedProcessControlESATToTEChNoLoGYTECHNOLOGYEVOLUTIONSCALEAppliedBacciniplatformsarecomplementedbyEsattointegratedprocesssolutions,asuiteofcapabilitiesoptimizedtoreducecostandrisk,andspeedtime-to-market.Esattofacilitatesthecreationofoverlappedpatternsonc-Siwaferswithveryhighlevelsofprecisioninamanufacturingenvironment.Suchhighprecisionisinstrumentalinimplementingadvancedcellstructuressuchasdoubleprintingandselectiveemitter.Fromourpositionastheindustryleader,AppliedBacciniisuniquelyempoweredtoconveneanecosystemofpartnerstomeetEsattoTechnology™EnablingAdvancedCellStructurescustomerspecificapplications.Wehavea40-yearlegacyofknow-howandrelationshipsthathelpsmanufacturersextendthelifecycleandcapabilitiesofexistingsystems.Esattodelivers:•Advancedvisionsystems•Proprietarysoftwarealgorithmsforhighprecisionprintali