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Amtech unit gets US$500,000 Dutch government grant for solar R&D projects

Published: 23:23 22 Oct 2009 AEDT

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Amtech Systems Inc (NASDAQ: ASYS), a supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, said its its solar subsidiary Tempress Systems received a US$500,000 technology grant from the Dutch government for solar research and development.


The grant will be used for developing a process method to improve solar energy conversion efficiency rate.


Amtech president and CEO JS Whang said: “We continue to be optimistic about the long-term growth opportunities in the solar market and our ability to capture that growth by offering multiple solar production tools and becoming a technology turnkey product supplier.”

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