PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2008--Veeco Instruments
Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), announced today the introduction of its
FastFlex(TM) line of Web Coating Systems ideally suited for
manufacturing CIGS solar cells (those using copper, indium, gallium
and selenium). Veeco's advanced FastFlex web deposition platform
offers high throughput and excellent performance for flexible thin
film solar cell production, contributing to a lower cost of ownership,
due to its high quantity of deposition zones in a compact footprint.
Piero Sferlazzo, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Veeco Solar
Equipment, commented, "Veeco now provides comprehensive, fully
integrated manufacturing solutions for the Moly, CIGS and TCO
layers--enabling customers to achieve full-scale commercialization of
flexible solar cells. Our CIGS systems can be tailored to our
customers' requirements and help drive down their cost per watt."
According to Dr. Sferlazzo, "Veeco is the industry's only thin
film deposition equipment supplier that provides production-proven
thermal sources integrated into a CIGS web coating system. This
differentiation allows our FastFlex platform to provide CIGS customers
with an excellent, high-throughput deposition solution as they move
from R&D to production." Veeco's FastFlex systems offer superior
material utilization, excellent thickness uniformity, and the ability
to process web widths up to 350mm with an architecture that supports
widths of 1m or more for metal as well as polyimide substrates.
About Veeco's FastFlex Platform:
The FastFlex platform consists of three systems - one for the
Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) utilizing reactive sputtering, one
for metal deposition with sputtering (the Molybdenum layer), and one
for the CIGS layer, integrating Veeco's proven PV-Series(TM) Thermal
Deposition Sources. To help deliver high throughput, the FastFlex
system features flexible architecture that can be configured to
specific needs, with a choice of rotary or planar magnetron cathode
assemblies, loading and maintenance requirements, and more.
About Veeco
Veeco Instruments Inc. manufactures enabling solutions for
customers in the HB-LED, solar, data storage, semiconductor,
scientific research and industrial markets. We have leading technology
positions in our three businesses: LED & Solar Process Equipment, Data
Storage
Process Equipment, and Metrology Instruments. Veeco's
manufacturing and engineering facilities are located in New York, New
Jersey, California, Colorado, Arizona, Massachusetts and Minnesota.
Global sales and service offices are located throughout the U.S.,
Europe, Japan and APAC. http://www.veeco.com/
To the extent that this news release discusses expectations or
otherwise makes statements about the future, such statements are
forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
statements made. These factors include the risks discussed in the
Business Description and Management's Discussion and Analysis sections
of Veeco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007 and in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current
reports on Form 8-K and press releases. Veeco does not undertake any
obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future
events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
CONTACT: Veeco Instruments Inc.
Investors:
Deb Wasser, 1-516-677-0200 x 1472
SVP Investor Relations
or
Trade Media:
Fran Brennen, 1-516-677-0200 x1222
Senior Director of Marcom
SOURCE: Veeco Instruments Inc.