ULVAC (ULtimate in VACuum) was founded in 1952 and has been dedicated to the advancement of vacuum processing technology since that time. It is an international corporation which designs, manufactures and markets equipment and materials for many industrial applications. In productive partnerships with their customers, ULVAC has pioneered innovative solutions to increasingly difficult materials and processing challenges. These valued international relationships have become powerful forces in the advancements of semiconductor, thin-film as well as display technologies and photovoltaic. All ULVAC products are available throughout the world and supported by local sales and service offices in Asia, Europe, America and Australia. For ULVAC the area of Photovoltaic is a special focal point. ULVAC is a leading equipment supplier for thin film solar cell manufacturing. By collaborating with the world largest thin film solar cell manufacturers from the early 1980s, ULVAC has accumulated extensive experience and knowledge on thin film solar cell technology. Over the years, ULVAC has developed and installed large numbers of reliable PECVD and PVD systems for solar cell mass production. The thin film solar cells manufactured on ULVAC equipment have demonstrated a lifetime over 20 years. Since October 2007 ULVAC provides their own pilot line that produces 1.400mm x 1.100mm solar modules. Thereby ULVAC is able to demonstrate amorphous and micro-morph (tandem) thin film technologies to their customers and gets the possibility to optimize own process technology as well as improve the productivity of the systems.