Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS), a supplier of production systems for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, announced it has received $9.5 million in follow-on solar orders from existing solar cell customers based in China and Taiwan.
Since the beginning of its 2008 fiscal year, October 1, 2007, Amtech said it has received solar orders totaling approximately $42 million, including this most recent order.
About Amtech Systems, Inc.
Amtech Systems, Inc. manufactures capital equipment, including silicon wafer handling automation, thermal processing equipment and related consumables used in fabricating solar cells and semiconductor devices. Semiconductors, or semiconductor chips, are fabricated on silicon wafer substrates, sliced from ingots, and are part of the circuitry, or electronic components, of many products including solar cells, computers, telecommunications devices, automotive products, consumer goods, and industrial automation and control systems.