"Rudolph Technologies Inc. (Flanders, N.J.), which specializes in process characterization solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, has made its way into photovoltaics fabs with Discover Solar, a fab management software tool designed to help PV manufacturers increase cell efficiency and reduce costs.

Reengineered for the PV industry from the company's Discover Enterprise, the software provides comprehensive analysis of process performance information to improve energy conversion efficiency of solar cells. It also enables process engineers to monitor the health of a complete production line and quickly identify tool and subcomponent problems or incoming material issues."

-Aaron Hand, Executive Editor, Electronic Media -- Semiconductor International

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