Amtech Announces $22 Million in New Solar Orders in Fiscal Q1 Includes Significant Order for High Throughput Diffusion and PECVD Systems

Amtech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of production equipment and related supplies for the solar, semiconductor, and LED markets, today announced its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $22 million in new solar orders, of which approximately 50% is for its PECVD systems. The majority of the orders is from a top tier solar cell manufacturer in Asia and is expected to ship within the next six to nine months.

Fokko Pentinga, Chief Executive Officer of Amtech, commented, “We continue to work closely with current and future customers on their solar cell manufacturing needs and believe we are well positioned to bring high value to our customers through our product and technology offerings.  We are experiencing a healthy start to our fiscal 2016 year with the approximately $22 million in solar orders received to date.”