A diffusion furnace at 1366 Tech's pilot lab. This piece of equipment, which uses phosphorous gas to treat the surface of silicon wafers, is typically used in solar manufacturing plants. The company, however, is developing its own manufacturing equipment to create what it calls a new "cell architecture."
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