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SMITH DAVID D
US137 patents
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SUNPOWER CORP
22 patentsUS7851698B2Dec 14, 2010
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions
SUNPOWER CORP57 citations99
US7812250B2Oct 12, 2010
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions
SUNPOWER CORP72 citations99
US9231145B2Jan 5, 2016
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions
SUNPOWER CORP26 citations98
US8975717B2Mar 10, 2015
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions
SUNPOWER CORP30 citations98
US7554031B2Jun 30, 2009
Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP110 citations98
US7135350B1Nov 14, 2006
Use of doped silicon dioxide in the fabrication of solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP166 citations96
US6998288B1Feb 14, 2006
Use of doped silicon dioxide in the fabrication of solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP212 citations96
US7786375B2Aug 31, 2010
Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP38 citations95
US9929298B2Mar 27, 2018
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions
SUNPOWER CORP6 citations93
US9666735B2May 30, 2017
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions
SUNPOWER CORP6 citations93
US9437763B2Sep 6, 2016
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions
SUNPOWER CORP8 citations93
US9196758B2Nov 24, 2015
Solar cell emitter region fabrication with differentiated p-type and n-type region architectures
SUNPOWER CORP34 citations93
US9087939B2Jul 21, 2015
Solar cell contact formation using laser ablation
SUNPOWER CORP21 citations93
US8785236B2Jul 22, 2014
Solar cell contact formation using laser ablation
SUNPOWER CORP23 citations93
US9263602B2Feb 16, 2016
Laser processing of solar cells with anti-reflective coating
SUNPOWER CORP18 citations92
US9147795B2Sep 29, 2015
Method of forming emitters for a back-contact solar cell
SUNPOWER CORP18 citations92
US9112066B2Aug 18, 2015
Method of fabricating a solar cell with a tunnel dielectric layer
SUNPOWER CORP18 citations92
US8912038B2Dec 16, 2014
Method of forming emitters for a back-contact solar cell
SUNPOWER CORP20 citations92
US8785233B2Jul 22, 2014
Solar cell emitter region fabrication using silicon nano-particles
SUNPOWER CORP18 citations92
US8709851B2Apr 29, 2014
Method of fabricating a solar cell with a tunnel dielectric layer
SUNPOWER CORP18 citations92
US8029683B2Oct 4, 2011
Etching of solar cell materials
SUNPOWER CORP19 citations91
US7455787B2Nov 25, 2008
Etching of solar cell materials
SUNPOWER CORP28 citations91
SMITH DAVID D
6 patentsUS8772894B2Jul 8, 2014
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions
SMITH DAVID D29 citations96
US8460963B2Jun 11, 2013
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions
SMITH DAVID D33 citations96
US9337369B2May 10, 2016
Solar cells with tunnel dielectrics
SMITH DAVID D22 citations92
US9263625B2Feb 16, 2016
Solar cell emitter region fabrication using ion implantation
SMITH DAVID D20 citations92
US8647911B2Feb 11, 2014
Backside contact solar cell with formed polysilicon doped regions
SMITH DAVID D22 citations92
US8242354B2Aug 14, 2012
Backside contact solar cell with formed polysilicon doped regions
SMITH DAVID D33 citations92
COUSINS PETER J
3 patentsUS8962373B2Feb 24, 2015
Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cell
COUSINS PETER J18 citations92
US8679889B2Mar 25, 2014
Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cell
COUSINS PETER J34 citations92
US8597970B2Dec 3, 2013
Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cell
COUSINS PETER J26 citations90
SWANSON RICHARD M
3 patentsUS9219173B2Dec 22, 2015
Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material
SWANSON RICHARD M22 citations91
US9054255B2Jun 9, 2015
Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material
SWANSON RICHARD M19 citations91
US9035167B2May 19, 2015
Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells
SWANSON RICHARD M18 citations91
AGFA CORP
2 patentsHARLEY GABRIEL
2 patentsRIM SEUNG BUM
2 patentsDOW CHEMICAL CO
2 patentsDE CEUSTER DENIS
1 patentMULLIGAN WILLIAM P
1 patentIBM
1 patentLOSCUTOFF PAUL
1 patentLI BO
1 patentBJ SERVICES CO
1 patentSHEPHERD MICHAEL
1 patentCISCO TECH INC
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