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'''Twin Creeks Technologies''' was a [[California]]-based American technology company which claimed to develop cheaper manufacturing equipment for the production of solar modules, [[sensors]], [[Light-emitting diode|LEDs]] and other [[solid state|solid-state]] devices. It had 76 employees in a pilot production plant in [[Mississippi]] and approximately 30 employees at a development site in [[San Jose, California]]. The company raised $93 million including $27.7 million provided by Mississippi taxpayers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clark |first=Don |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/03/13/startup-pushes-skinny-flexible-silicon-for-solar/ |title=Startup Pushes Skinny, Flexible Silicon for Solar - Digits - WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> Twin Creeks Technology folded in mid-November 2012 selling assets to [[GT Advanced Technologies]] of [[Nashua, New Hampshire]]. The new owners of the assets have no intention of continuing the Mississippi manufacturing operation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Associated Press |url=http://www.wlox.com/story/20220865/solar-firm-that-got-26m-in-miss-loans-is-closing |title=Solar firm that got $26M in Miss. loans is closing |publisher=wlox.com |date=2012-11-30 |accessdate=2012-11-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203050335/http://www.wlox.com/story/20220865/solar-firm-that-got-26m-in-miss-loans-is-closing |archivedate=2012-12-03 |df= }}</ref> |
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==Dealings with Mississippi== |
==Dealings with Mississippi== |
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An agreement with the state of Mississippi was for them to provide a loan to Twin Creeks Technologies of up to $50 million, where Twin Creeks Technologies would pay no interest for 20 years, in exchange for which the company planned to hire 500 people to work at their manufacturing facility in Senatobia, Mississippi or invest 132 million |
An agreement with the state of Mississippi was for them to provide a loan to Twin Creeks Technologies of up to $50 million, where Twin Creeks Technologies would pay no interest for 20 years, in exchange for which the company planned to hire 500 people to work at their manufacturing facility in [[Senatobia, Mississippi]] or invest $132 million, as well as the requirement that they be in commercial production by December 31. |
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The state of Mississippi has filed an unsuccessful lawsuit to block the company from a 10 million |
The state of Mississippi has filed an unsuccessful lawsuit to block the company from a $10 million sale of its patents to [[GT Advanced Technologies]], Inc. Silicon Valley Bank received $7 million from that sale, which the state also tried unsuccessfully to block.<ref name="commercialappeal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/nov/30/mississippi-lawsuit-twin-creeks-tried-to-deceive/?CID=happeningnow |title=Mississippi lawsuit: Twin Creeks tried to deceive state |publisher=The Commercial Appeal |date= |accessdate=2012-12-01}}</ref> |
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The state is seeking $23.7 million in addition to damages from alleged fraud, and also punitive damages.<ref name="commercialappeal1"/> |
The state is seeking $23.7 million in addition to damages from alleged fraud, and also punitive damages.<ref name="commercialappeal1"/> |
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==Notable inventions== |
==Notable inventions== |
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Twin Creeks Technologies invented an [[ion cannon]] they called ''Hyperion'' which is capable of slicing [[crystalline silicon]] layers 20 |
Twin Creeks Technologies invented an [[Particle-beam weapon|ion cannon]] they called ''Hyperion'' which is capable of slicing [[crystalline silicon]] layers 20 micrometers thick, instead of the usual 200-micrometer-thick [[solar cell]]s most produced. This is predicted to be able to produce solar cells for less than half the cost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/122231-solar-panels-made-with-ion-cannon-are-cheap-enough-to-challenge-fossil-fuels |title=Solar panel made with ion cannon is cheap enough to challenge fossil fuels |publisher=ExtremeTech |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> CEO Siva Sivaram has stated that the company can now produce solar cells for about 40 cents per watt, which is half the cost of the cheapest solar cells available by others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/news/427198/startup-aims-to-cut-the-cost-of-solar-cells-in/ |title=Startup Aims to Cut the Cost of Solar Cells in Half |publisher=Technology Review |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> |
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=== U.S. Patents === |
=== U.S. Patents === |
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Twin Creeks Technologies was a California-based American technology company which claimed to develop cheaper manufacturing equipment for the production of solar modules, sensors, LEDs and other solid-state devices. It had 76 employees in a pilot production plant in Mississippi and approximately 30 employees at a development site in San Jose, California. The company raised $93 million including $27.7 million provided by Mississippi taxpayers.[1] Twin Creeks Technology folded in mid-November 2012 selling assets to GT Advanced Technologies of Nashua, New Hampshire. The new owners of the assets have no intention of continuing the Mississippi manufacturing operation.[2]
Dealings with Mississippi
An agreement with the state of Mississippi was for them to provide a loan to Twin Creeks Technologies of up to $50 million, where Twin Creeks Technologies would pay no interest for 20 years, in exchange for which the company planned to hire 500 people to work at their manufacturing facility in Senatobia, Mississippi or invest $132 million, as well as the requirement that they be in commercial production by December 31.
The state of Mississippi has filed an unsuccessful lawsuit to block the company from a $10 million sale of its patents to GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. Silicon Valley Bank received $7 million from that sale, which the state also tried unsuccessfully to block.[3]
The state is seeking $23.7 million in addition to damages from alleged fraud, and also punitive damages.[3]
Notable inventions
Twin Creeks Technologies invented an ion cannon they called Hyperion which is capable of slicing crystalline silicon layers 20 micrometers thick, instead of the usual 200-micrometer-thick solar cells most produced. This is predicted to be able to produce solar cells for less than half the cost.[4] CEO Siva Sivaram has stated that the company can now produce solar cells for about 40 cents per watt, which is half the cost of the cheapest solar cells available by others.[5]
U.S. Patents
Twin Creeks Technologies, Inc. was issued 32 U.S. Patents for their technology.[6]
References
- ^ Clark, Don (2012-03-13). "Startup Pushes Skinny, Flexible Silicon for Solar - Digits - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ Associated Press (2012-11-30). "Solar firm that got $26M in Miss. loans is closing". wlox.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Mississippi lawsuit: Twin Creeks tried to deceive state". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ "Solar panel made with ion cannon is cheap enough to challenge fossil fuels". ExtremeTech. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "Startup Aims to Cut the Cost of Solar Cells in Half". Technology Review. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "List of U.S. Patents issued to Twin Creeks Technologies, Inc". 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-26.