16 February 2011

CPV firm Cyrium opens Hong Kong Office and appoints general manager/Asia

Cyrium Technologies Inc of Ottawa, Canada, a fabless developer and supplier of III-V multi-junction concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells for the terrestrial solar energy market, has opened an office in the Hong Kong SAR, China, and named Nelson Fan as general manager of its Asian operations.

Fan is an 18-year veteran of the semiconductor industry, who most recently was R&D director at Traxon Technologies Ltd of Hong Kong. Previously he was a founder & VP of engineering at CT Electronics Ltd 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 subcontract semiconductor assembly & test firm ASAT Holdings Ltd. Fan is also the holder of a series of US patents for QFN packaging as well as many other semiconductor packaging related patents.

“He is an executive with demonstrated technical talent and superior management skills,” says CEO & president Harry Rozakis about Fan. “Having recently installed Cyrium QDEC [quantum dot enhanced cell] 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 says.

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