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Aurora Announces Completion of Key Milestones and Second Beta Site for its Novel Insight(TM) Software Product
North Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 15, 2020) -  Aurora Solar Te...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aurora Announces Completion of Key Milestones and Second Beta Site for its Novel Insight(TM) Software ProductNorth Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 15, 2020) -  Aurora Solar Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ACU) (the \"Company\") provides a comprehensive review and update on the development of its InsightTM data science product for solar cell production yield optimization. The Insight product is being designed as an innovative platform to maximize solar cell manufacturing yield and extend Aurora's business to include software solutions capable of generating a recurring revenue stream. The Company has completed key milestones in the development of the Insight product including:1) Development of proprietary algorithms to \"mine\" the end-of-line data         2) Addition of a new end-of-line test that increases the resolution and accuracy of Insight's analysis         3) Development and testing of wafer path tracking tools         4) Extensive field testing and refinement of the technologySince 2018, successive versions of the technology have been tested and applied within the production facility of one of Aurora's long-standing customers. Recently a second customer trial site has been added for further testing and qualification.Insight - Aurora's data science product for top-quality solar cell production Aurora's InsightTM is a novel product using proprietary algorithms to evaluate the large volumes of data collected during solar cell fabrication. The product evaluates these data to inform the manufacturer - in real time - how well its production equipment is performing, where problems may be occurring, or where yield might be improved, with potential benefits in the millions of dollars per plant. Aurora has been developing Insight with the cooperation of two lead customers and our research partners since 2018, and the initial version of this product is now planned for introduction in the second half of 2020.Quality variations in the complex solar cell fabrication processes reduce plant yield and throughputA solar cell manufacturing plant contains an extensive set of specialized equipment to process raw silicon wafers into finished cells. This equipment includes raw material testing stations, w...