AMAT’s Tempo Presto HC supports high-precision alignment and up to 11,000 half-cut wafers/hour throughput
The LW and Lab variants support flexible manufacturing, offering double-lane high-volume and single-lane R&D configurations
The platform family covers full and half-cut wafers up to 230 mm, enabling consistent print quality across cell formats
When it comes to the application of metallic pastes, screen printing remains the dominant metallization method. Current state-of-the-art lines use dual printing, separating the application of busbars and fingers through dedicated pastes and printers.
Applied Materials’ Baccini Cell Systems division offers one of the most established tool portfolios in this segment. The company’s latest addition is the Tempo Presto HC, launched in 2024. The system supports full and half-cut wafers up to 230 mm with a minimum thickness of 80 μm, and achieves high alignment precision using a hybrid optical–mechanical setup with one central and six peripheral cameras. The platform delivers a maximum throughput of 11,000 half-cut wafers per hour.
AMAT continues to offer 2 additional screen-printing platforms. The Tempo Presto LW, introduced in 2019, supports wafers up to G12 (230 mm) and features a double-lane configuration with a maximum gross throughput of 8,000 wafers/hour. The Tempo Presto Lab, launched in 2021, is designed for R&D environments, offering similar wafer size compatibility in a single-lane layout, with throughput up to 4,000 wafers/hour. Together, these systems provide a scalable set of options for both mass production and process development.
