Tokyo Electron completes deal to buy Oerlikon Solar

The CFh250m ($270m) deal, unveiled in March, will see Tokyo Electron establish a third core business, on top of the production equipment it supplies to makers of semiconductors and flat-panel displays.

Tokyo Electron has had a joint development deal for thin-film PV with Sharp since 2008, and since 2009 it has acted as Oerlikon Solar’s marketing and sales agent in Asia.

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