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The Swiss company VHF Technologies SA, better known under the brand name Flexcell, was founded in 2000 at the Ecole d’Ingénieurs du Canton de Neuchâtel in Le Locle. The aim was to create an industrial process for a technique for applying amorphous silicon by very high frequency (VHF) plasma deposition, developed at the Institute of Microtechnology (IMT) of the University of Neuchâtel.

The  unique technology makes it possible to use a thin, flexible plastic  instead of glass. In comparison with the production of traditional crystalline modules, the technology requires 300 times less semi conductor raw materials, resulting in high production volumes and low energy consumption.

Within the space of a few years, VHF Technologies SA has developed into a high tech photovoltaics company. In 2007, Flexcell became part of the German Q Cells AG group, a manufacturer of highly efficient solar cells made of mono and multicrystalline silicon.

Owing to its highly flexible PV foil, Flexcell is able to deliver innovative mobile solar chargers and to provide integrated solutions (Building Integrated Photovoltaics).