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Cyrium Opens Hong Kong Office & Appoints GM for Asia
The III-V multi-junction solar cell provider has named semiconductor veteran Nelson Fan as General Manager for Asia.
Cyrium Technologies, a developer and supplier of concentrating III-V photovoltaic (CPV) cells, has announced the opening of an office in the Hong Kong SAR, China.
Cyrium has also named Nelson Fan General Manager of its Asian operations. Fan is an 18-year veteran of the semiconductor industry, who most recently was the research and development director at Traxon Technologies, of Hong Kong.
Previously he had been a company founder and VP of engineering at CT Electronics in Hong Kong and before that held positions as general manager Hong Kong manufacturing and VP of packaging development at the Hong Kong factory of ASAT Holdings, a subcontract semiconductor assembly and test company. Fan is also the holder of a series of U.S. patents for QFN package as well as numerous other semiconductor packaging related patents.
“Cyrium is fortunate to have attracted Nelson to our team. He is an executive with demonstrated technical talent and superior management skills,” said Harry Rozakis CEO and President of Cyrium. “Having recently installed Cyrium QDEC solar cells in a major CPV installation in eastern China, Nelson’s appointment represents the continued expansion of our efforts in China and Asia.”
Fan’s position is designed to allow him to focus on working with Cyrium’s supply chain, pursuing technology options and supporting Chinese and other Asian customers.
“Nelson’s technical qualifications will make him an invaluable person to expand our business in Asia as he will be able to help design and implement solutions that work both for Cyrium and our customers,” Rozakis said.
Cyrium Technologies, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, is a fabless developer and supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) cells for the terrestrial solar energy market. Its patented nano-technology significantly increases photovoltaic solar cell performance at high concentration; the firm has achieved cell efficiencies of greater than 40%. Cyrium’s QDEC (quantum dot enhanced cell) product line is designed to deliver the highest possible conversion efficiencies which in turn enable CPV systems companies to achieve the lowest levelised cost of energy (LCOE).
