Featured in Contactless prowess – 06-2011

Portraying development from a product point of view

Interview: With increasing importance being placed on optical inspection in the bid to raise quality, the systems that are already in the market are offering more. pv magazine spoke with KLA-Tencor ICOS Divisions Senior Marketing Director, Pieter Vandewalle, on what the inspection and metrology tools supplier has on its plate and in the works.

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pv magazine

31 May 2011

Which in-line optical inspection systems does ICOS offer? KLA-Tencor’s ICOS Division was a pioneer in automated optical inspection of PV wafers and cells. The first generation of the tool was released in the year 2001; the latest generation is the ICOS PVI-6, which is currently holding the market leading position. The inline optical inspection module …

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