Direct Wafer Technology

Current wafer manufacturing is a multi-step, energy- and capital-intensive process that wastes 50% of the valuable silicon feedstock.

1366’s Direct Wafer technology forms a standard, 156mm multi-crystalline wafer directly from molten silicon in a semi-continuous, efficient, high-throughput process that eliminates silicon waste. The result is a more powerful, low-cost “kerfless” wafer that is environmentally friendly.

1366 sells Direct Wafers to cell manufacturers around the world.