TAICHUNG, April 28, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- TSMC Solar Ltd. today announced confirmation by TUV
SUD that its latest commercial-sized (1.09 m2) CIGS champion C2
module has achieved 16.5% module total area efficiency. This
improves on TSMC Solar's previous record of 15.7% set in 2013. The
module was produced using the current manufacturing equipment and
materials at the company's manufacturing facility in Taichung,
Taiwan.
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"We continue to prove our ability to develop record-setting
process improvements in full-size modules. By bringing past
innovations to mass production, our current production line
efficiency has improved to an average 14.7% module efficiency",
said Chia-Hsiang Chen, President of
TSMC Solar.
TSMC Solar also announced the introduction of its new TS-CIGS
Series Model C2 HV module with nameplate power spanning
150W -- 165W. Certified by UL for 1000 volt system operation,
the high-reliability modules have a double-glass module design and
are produced with 100% electroluminescence (EL) quality
screening.
"Our tariff-free Model C2 HV modules are designed for the North
America MW-scale market, delivering high energy yield, low system
costs and high reliability," said
Marc Spaulding, TSMC Solar Worldwide
Sales & Marketing VP.
About TSMC Solar
TSMC Solar Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (NYSE: TSM), the acknowledged
semiconductor dedicated foundry segment leader with market
capitalization exceeding $110
billion. TSMC's solar business was founded in May 2009 and is headquartered in Taichung,
Taiwan with regional sales offices
in Hamburg, Germany and
San Jose, California.
For more information please go to www.tsmc-solar.com
Contacts
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SOURCE TSMC Solar Ltd.