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Aurora benchmarks production for major

Chinese solar cell manufacturer  

P roj ect affi rms the capabi l i ty and val ue of Aurora’s products to en a b l e be tte r diffusion ve ndor de cisions, tighte n bin distribution and improve ove rall ce ll ef f i c i en c i es

North Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 1, 2015 – Aurora Solar Technologies Inc. (“Aurora”), a leader in inline measurement and control technology for the photovoltaic manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce the completion of the company’s first benchmarking  project  in  China.  The  focus  of  the  project   was  to  characterize performance during the emitter diffusion process, a key step in determining the efficiency of finished solar cells. Diffusion furnaces from both a Chinese vendor and a European vendor were selected for benchmarking.  

During the benchmarking tests, emitter sheet resistance of the wafers from entire diffusion batches were measured using Aurora’s DecimaTM 3T.  The wafer position in each batch and the sheet resistance measurements were recorded by VeritasTM, which then provided a spatially-­â€resolved 3D map of the behaviour of the emitter diffusion process inside each furnace. This detailed information, analogous to an MRI or CT scan of the furnaces, provided unique information that can be used for optimization and control of this key process step. 

The project revealed marked variation patterns in each batch, with as much as 21

percent of all measurements falling outside of specification limits. 

“In contrast to common practice where only one to two percent of the wafers within

each diffusion batch are sampled, Aurora Solar Technologies has proven that with measurement of every wafer we provide our customers with detailed insight into the process that creates the emitter, the single most important manufacturing step that dictates the electrical efficiency of solar cells.  PV cell manufacturers have used the information provided by our products to make better diffusion vendor decisions, tighten bin distribution and improve overall cell efficiencies,” said Greg Ayres, Aurora’s Chief Operating Officer.

About Aurora:

Aurora Solar Technologies Inc. produces measurement  and control solutions which allow solar cell producers to improve manufacturing yield, lower costs, decrease waste and attain higher margins. Headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada, and founded by experienced leaders in process measurement, semiconductor manufacturing and industrial automation, the Company’s shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and trade under the symbol “ACU”. The Company was formerly “ACT Aurora Control Technologies”. For more information, Aurora’s website is located at www.aurorasolartech.com.

For further information or investor relations contact:

Michael Heaven, P.Eng., MBA Chairman & CEO

Aurora Solar Technologies Inc. Phone: +1 (778) 241-­â€5000

info@auroracontrol.com www.aurorasolartech.com

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