| COMPANY: | Solexant Corp. |
| HEADQUARTERS: | San Jose, CA |
| SIZE OF COMPANY: | 20-49 employees |
| INDUSTRY: | Electronics and semiconductors |
| PRIMARY PRODUCT LINE: | Ultrathin-film inorganic solar PV cells and modules |
| NAME OF PROJECT: | Nanocrystal Solar Cells and Modules |
| PROJECT OBJECTIVE: | To reduce the installed cost of solar energy while making solar manufacturing significantly less capital-intensive |
| TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED: | SolidWorks, Rockwell Automation PLCs, Dell network server and wireless network |
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ROI: | Cells, at 1 micron thick, are 200 times thinner than traditional solar cells, reducing material costs; eliminated the need for expensive clean rooms and high-tech machinery; processing speed is 10 times faster than the competition; capital equipment costs were one-third those of traditional silicon solar technologies and less than one-half those of the thin-film leader; reduced the cost of solar to 50 cents per watt |