The move is part of Kyocera's push to produce 1-gigawatt (GW) of solar cells per year globally by March 2013.
Solar module manufacturing will begin in San Diego at Kyocera's Balboa Avenue facility during the first half of 2010.
"The US is experiencing extraordinary growth in its adoption of solar electricity," says Steve Hill, president of Kyocera Solar.
Kyocera plans to double its production of solar cells in the two fiscal years from 2009 to 2011.
