The research collaboration team consists of Tempress, Solland Solar, The Energy Research Centre of The Netherlands (ECN) and a chemical company.

As part of this research collaboration, Tempress will provide its solar diffusion expertise, along with its conveyor furnace manufacturing experience, and is expected to retain worldwide manufacturing and marketing rights to the new conveyor furnace.

J Whang, president and CEO of Amtech Systems, said: We believe that expanding our product offerings to include in-line diffusion furnace systems along with our proven batch diffusion furnace systems will provide significant additional growth opportunities for us within the rapidly growing solar market.