$20 M Solar Order

Coherent Inc. has secured multiple orders totaling more than $20 million from crystalline silicon solar cell manufacturers for laser-based process tools. Three months after the release of its Equinox and Aethon products, the laser-based solutions provider’s deliveries are scheduled for completion in the first half of calendar 2010. The tools are the latest addition to the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company’s portfolio of laser and laser-based systems for photovoltaic production processes.