Eller is current Schott’s vice president of operations inNorth America, and a veteran of the German conglomerate’s pharmaceutical andlighting & imaging divisions.
“[Eller’s]tracking record in building and running modern, efficient, high-volumebusinesses makes him a critical addition as we increase production rates andprepare to break ground on our 250MW facility,” says 1366 chief executive Frank van Mierlo.
The comapny will within “six to nine months” announce the locationof its planned 250MW wafer factory in the US, van Mierlo says.
1366 saysthe production machines at its existing 25MW pilot factory in Bedford,Massachusetts are now capable of running at a rate of 2,000 wafers per furnace per day.
