equipment
Applied Materials Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT), the world's largest provider of equipment used to manufacture both solar photovoltaic panels and computer chips, has announced plans to purchase Gloucester, Mass.-based Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, a leading maker of ion-implantation systems—which are used to build the transistors for solar panels, long-lasting, energy-efficient LED technology and mobile device chips—for $4.9 billion.
Merrimack, New Hampshire-based GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR), a leading global provider of specialized equipment and technology for the solar power industry, has announced the availability of its Silane Production Package.





