TAICHUNG, Taiwan, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
TSMC Solar Ltd. announced today that it has received both
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and International Electrotechnical
Commission's (IEC) certification for a wide range of its TS CIGS
series PV modules. Modules with nominal power of up to 130W are now
listed on the California Energy Commission's (CEC) list of
compliant PV modules.
"UL and IEC product certifications open the majority of the
world's solar markets to TSMC Solar products," said Ying-Chen Chao, President of TSMC Solar. "We are
also making rapid progress in acquiring the individual market and
special purpose certifications required to compete in solar markets
worldwide."
TS CIGS series modules have entered production this month, with
customer shipments to begin in April. The modules are produced at
TSMC Solar's highly automated manufacturing facility in Taichung,
Taiwan. Demonstrating its
commitment to best practices in quality and manufacturing
excellence, TSMC Solar has received ISO 9001 quality management
system certification.
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"Our team has done an outstanding job to rapidly achieve these
important milestones less than four months after completing tool
move-in," Mr. Chao emphasized. "TSMC Solar is pleased to have
third-party verification of its ability to leverage its parent
company's quarter century heritage of delivering technology
innovation, quality and manufacturing excellence."
About TSMC Solar
TSMC Solar Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (NYSE: TSM), the acknowledged
semiconductor dedicated foundry segment leader. TSMC's solar
business was founded in May 2009 and
is headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan, with regional sales offices in
Hamburg, Germany; San Jose, California and Boston, Massachusetts.
For more information, please go to
http://www.tsmc-solar.com.
Contacts
N. America
SolarNA@tsmc.com
+1-408-678-2816
Europe
SolarEU@tsmc.com
+49-(0)-40/80-80-745-40
International/Asia
SolarAsia@tsmc.com
+886-3-563-6688 Ext. 7825235