POWERLASE Introduces New High Power Laser For Display Manufacture & Solar Cell Processing
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World leading laser innovator expands into solar cell marketplace
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POWERLASE range now addresses all thin-film patterning applications on commonly used substrates including solar cells
POWERLASE Ltd, manufacturers of the world’s most powerful nanosecond Q-switched, diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) lasers, today announced the introduction of a new range of green lasers: the Starlase 100G and Starlase 200G. The new lasers have been designed for specific applications including solar cell processing and AMOLED flat-panel display manufacture.
Developed in collaboration with POWERLASE customers, the 100G and 200G lasers build on POWERLASE success in the flat panel display industry. The Rapid Laser Patterning technique developed to process thin film coatings on plasma television screens has been extended and developed for application in solar cell manufacturing.
Additionally, the new laser is well suited for poly-silicon annealing (also known as green laser annealing, or GLA) - a process used in the manufacture of AMOLED (active matrix organic light emitting diodes) displays. The lasers are also uniquely suited to the processing of hard materials, such as poly-crystalline diamond. With this latest release, the POWERLASE Starlase range now addresses a multitude of applications on commonly used substrates including those used in the manufacture of solar cells.
With high average powers of 100 Watts and 200 Watts respectively at a wavelength of 532 nm, the new lasers boast the same nanosecond duration pulses as the rest of the Starlase range. Uniquely in the range, the 200G contains two independently controllable oscillators that can be triggered to tailor the profile of the output pulses. This is particularly useful in applications such as poly-silicon annealing where longer pulse durations are required for long crystal growth. The output beam of both the 100G and 200G can also be homogenised to provide top hat or thin-line profiles.
Company comments
Les Lockwood, Executive Director at POWERLASE, comments “New technology development at POWERLASE is driven solely by customer requirements and we are confident these new lasers will enable us to break ground in new markets. We’ve seen great success in the Korean FPD marketplace, and are now adapting our technology to meet the needs of growing markets including solar cell processing and AMOLED manufacture.”
About Powerlase
POWERLASE Limited is an innovative, independent, high power Laser Company, focused on Diode Pumped Solid State (DPSS) lasers developed for industrial applications primarily for use in the materials processing and microelectronics markets for flat panel displays, microelectronics, automotive and aerospace sectors.
POWERLASE is supported by venture capital from MTI Partners, Deutsche Venture Capital, DJF Esprit LLP, Alice Ventures and FNI Venture Capital.
POWERLASE Limited is ranked as the third fastest growing venture capital-backed company in the UK in the Daily Telegraph 2007 Business Growth Rankings and 21st fastest growing private technology company in the UK by The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 Rankings.
In 2008 POWERLASE was awarded the Queen’s Award for International Trade. The company also recently won The Manufacturer Award for Best Design and Innovation 2007 for the company’s work in the development of laser systems for the manufacture of Flat-Panel Displays, Manufacturer of the Year at the Elektra Awards.
For further information
Please contact Simon Hilliard or Blaise Hammond at Racepoint UK
Tel: +44 (0) 208 752 3217
simon.hilliard@racepointgroup.com