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(43) Date of publication: 13.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/33 (21) Application number: 06804437.9 (22) Date of filing: 26.10.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01L 21/04(2006.01) H01L 23/485(2006.01) H01L 31/0216(2006.01) H01L 31/042(2006.01) H01L 21/283(2006.01) H01L 29/41(2006.01) H01L 31/0352(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2006/001603 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/059551 (31.05.2007 Gazette 2007/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 24.11.2005 AU 2005906552 29.11.2005 AU 2005906662 (71) Applicants: NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED Sydney, NSW 2052 (AU) Suntech Power Co., Ltd. New Distrist Wuxi 214028 (CN)	(72) Inventors: WENHAM, Stuart, Ross UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052 (AU) SHI, Zhengrong c/o Suntech Power Co., Ltd. New District Wuxi 214028 (CN) MAI, Ly UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052 (AU) JI, JingJia c/o Suntech Power Co., Ltd. New District Wuxi 214028 (CN) (74) Representative: Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH  Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)