2012
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| July |
Unveiled ultra-thin, high-performance silicon solar cell at Intersolar |
May
|
Series C financing |
2011
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| September |
Awarded U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot award with partner Owens Corning |
| August |
Signed MOU with Senai Hi-Tech Park in Malaysia for high-volume manufacturing site |
January
|
Successfully completed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) PV Incubator award |
2010
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| April |
Awarded a license agreement with Imec |
February
|
Successfully transitioned to Phase II of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) PV Incubator award |
2009
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November
|
Awarded a co-exclusive license agreement with Max Planck Innovation GmbH |
August
|
Launched pilot development fab in Milpitas, California |
June
|
Michael Wingert hired as CEO |
2008
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| September |
Granted U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) award under PV Incubator program |
July
|
Series B financing |
January
|
Moved to the current site in Milpitas and started pilot fab construction |
2007
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November
|
Changed name to Solexel Inc. from Soltaix LLC |
November
|
Granted U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) award under the Solar America Initiative |
May
|
Granted United States National Science Foundation (NSF) award |
May
|
Series A financing |
February
|
Incorporated under the name Soltaix |
2005-2006
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| Mehrdad Moslehi founded Soltaix LLC and developed the foundation technology and core intellectual property |
