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To: Michael Latas who wrote (4104)	10/9/1999 7:33:00 PM
From: Allen Bucholski	Respond to of 8393

Mike,I don't know. I would like to quote from the October 8,1998 news release. Their was no time table given. (xxx) a $1.9 million cost-shared contract to develop and demonstrate a high-rate thin-film deposition process to further reduce photo-voltaic (PV) manufacturing costs. Revenues under these contracts will be recognized quarterly as the work is performed. (xxx) The second contract calls for ECD to further develop and demonstrate the use of very high frequence (VHF)plasmas to make its proprietary amorphous silicon based triple junction solar cells at high deposition rates. The goal of the contract is to demonstrate that high stable efficiency multi-junction solar cells can be made at deposition rates three times faster than those typically used in solar module production. Successful implementation of the VHF deposition process in manufacturing lines is expected to increase throughput and decrease cost. The process will be particularly significant as ECD's manufacturing venture,United Solar, moves into higher volume production. (xxx) Allen