General Plasma, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website, dedicated to provide information about General Plasma’s expanding list of vacuum thin film deposition products and systems, including: ion sources for etching and cleaning, magnetrons for sputtering, custom systems or complete turnkey large area PECVD solutions.

The site will be continually updated with new products, technological breakthroughs and industry events. General Plasma is committed to providing cutting edge technology, educating customers and delivering solutions for their thin film coating needs. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us via the contact form.

Dr. Mark George, General Plasma’s Director of Technology has been selected to give a poster presentation at the 33rd IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference in San Diego. The presentation, titled “Silicon Nitride ARC Thin Films, by New Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Source Technology”, will be displayed in the Randall Ballroom in the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego.

For more information about the conference, please click here.

General Plasma’s new thin film development laboratory has been completed! New development capabilities include, three development thin film process tools, two class 100 clean rooms, continuous alarm monitoring gas bunkers, gas scrubber. Thin film characterization equipment has also been upgraded to include a phase shift microscope, Hall mobility analyzer, four point probe, UV-VIS-IS spectrometer, taber abrader and optical microscope. For more information, please click here.

Magnet packs prototypes were shipped to a customers for evaluation today.

General Plasma will be at the following conferences and trade shows:

• SVC Techcon
  April 21-22, Chicago Illinois
• 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
  May 11-16, San Diego, California
• Intersolar 2008 (Europe)
  June 12-14, Munich Germany
• Intersolar 2008/Semicon West
  July 15-17, San Francisco California
• SPIE: Solar Energy + Applications 2008
  August 10-14, San Diego CA
• 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference & Exhibition
  September 1-5, Valencia Spain
• AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition
  October 19-24, Boston Massachusetts
• PV Tech Milan
  November 25, Milan, Italy

Visit us in booth 1132-1134 to learn about our advanced sources, custom systems, and SiN:H deposition equipment for silicon solar cells. General Plasma is developing a new, “disruptive” PECVD source technology initially targetted at the SiN:H market. Solar cell makers and others that need SiN:H coating systems capable of high deposition rates and long intervals between maintenance will want to hear about this. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago.

John Madocks, CEO and Dr. Mark George, Director of Technology, will present an important paper on silicon nitride deposition for solar cells at the SVC Techcon in Chicago. Their talk, “Hydrogenated SiN for Anti-Reflection and Passivation of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells by New PECVD Source” is scheduled for Wednesday morning at 11:30 am in room CT-7. This new process, developed by GPI, is far more efficient than conventional processes and sets a new standard for efficiency and mean time between maintenance.

The Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AZRISE) has invited John Madocks, CEO of GPI, to talk about the role of vacuum coating technology in solar energy. In his talk, scheduled for April 19th in Tucson, Madocks will explain how vacuum coating technology enables the fabrication of crystalline silicon and thin-film solar cells. AZRISE is affiliated with the University of Arizona and is dedicated to promoting solar energy in Arizona.

In September, General Plasma will introduce a new process for SiNx anti-reflection coating at the European PV Solar Energy Conference in Valencia, Spain. Based on General Plasma’s patented technology, this new disruptive process delivers order-of-magnitude improvements in deposition rate, electricity consumption, cost effectiveness and MTBM cycles.

General Plasma makes the cover of the Arizona Daily Star business section! http://www.azstarnet.com/business/206684.php