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To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (5)	3/2/2007 12:15:34 PM
From: Jim Oravetz	Respond to of 912

Intel vet named president of First Solar By Colleen Taylor -- 3/1/2007 Electronic News First Solar Inc. announced today that Bruce Sohn has joined the Phoenix, Ariz.-based photovoltaic (PV) module maker as president. Sohn was formerly a senior executive at Intel Corp., and has served on the board of directors of First Solar since 2003. He will report to Mike Ahearn, First Solar's CEO. "Bruce's extensive experience managing large organizations, growing operations and replicating factories will significantly strengthen our team," Ahearn said in a statement. "We have benefited greatly from Bruce's advice and guidance as a board member and we are honored that he has accepted our offer to increase his role by joining First Solar." During his 24 years at Intel, Sohn played a leadership role in developing and manufacturing leading-edge semiconductor technology. He served as an integral part of the start-up team at five fabs, acted as program manager for Intel's conversion to 300mm wafers, and managed two of Intel's largest fabs. Sohn is a materials science and engineering graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a senior member of the IEEE. He has been a guest lecturer at MIT, Stanford and other universities. Favorable light has certainly been shining on First Solar in recent months. In November, the company set its planned initial public offering (IPO) at 17.5 million shares for an estimated price of $18 per share in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. At the time, First Solar said it expected to receive net proceeds of as much as $267.1 million from the IPO.

To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (5)	5/10/2007 9:19:18 AM
From: Jim Oravetz	Respond to of 912

Semi_OT: Ascent Solar working toward 20% thin film photovoltaic efficiency By Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior Editor -- 5/9/2007 Electronic News Littleton, Colo.-based thin-film photovoltaic module maker Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. said today it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to develop a flexible thin film tandem solar cell with the goal of demonstrating thin film photovoltaic efficiencies of 20 percent, which is higher than other technologies manufactured so far. According to the company, tandem solar cells are a combination of two cells stacked atop one another, with the top and bottom cells gathering energy from separate parts of the solar spectrum. Tandem cells require two solar cells that not only have the desired electrical and optical properties, but must also share compatible manufacturing processes. The program will be performed under a phase one Small Business Innovative Research contract. Dr. Joseph Armstrong, VP and CTO of Ascent noted in a statement, “This important Air Force program builds upon significant work already performed by Ascent Solar personnel in the area of wide bandgap thin-film photovoltaic technology.” “In particular, this program will demonstrate the ability to make solar cells using a new material system that has the potential to serve as the top cell of a new and innovative tandem solar cell configuration on which Ascent Solar has been working,” he continued. “It’s like putting two efficient technologies in a hybrid car, each with its own strengths, but performing better together than either one individually. We are delighted that the U.S. Air Force selected Ascent Solar to work with it in this exciting and promising technology area,” Armstrong added.