Ideal Energy (Shanghai) Sunflower
理想万里晖半导体设备（上海）股份有限公司
Shanghai maker of PECVD, PVD and wet-process tools for solar cell lines, with an HJT laboratory in Lingang for trial runs. You get the most useful quote by sending a defined cell stack and the film results you need.
Supplier at a glance
- Location
- Shanghai, Shanghai
- Equipment listed here
- Deposition systems · Texturing equipment
- Equipment families
- PECVD, PVD and wet-process tools for cell production, plus an R&D PECVD. [1]
- Sites
- Shanghai head office and R&D centre, Taixing production base, Hefei automation base. [1]
- PECVD RF options
- 13.56 MHz or 40.68 MHz. [3]
- Wet-line wafer formats
- 182R–210R. Send your own wafer drawing and thickness with the enquiry. [5]
- Profile sources
- 8 named sources; source list
Company scope
What the company makes
Ideal Energy builds the deposition and wet-chemistry tools that sit in the middle of a solar cell line. The registered company is 理想万里晖半导体设备（上海）股份有限公司, and the English name Ideal Energy (Shanghai) Sunflower comes from the logo on its own website. Its introduction covers development, manufacture, sales and technical support for three production families: wet processing, PECVD and PVD. A fourth offering is R&D equipment tied to the company's HJT laboratory.
The company names HJT, TOPCon, BC and perovskite-tandem cells as applications. Each of those cell types runs its own layers and recipes, so start by naming your architecture and ask which family and configuration Ideal Energy proposes for it. The catalogue sells separate tools for separate steps. Plan the full line around your own process.
Headquarters and the R&D centre are in Shanghai. Production is listed in Taixing, Jiangsu, and automation in Hefei, Anhui. The contact page gives addresses in Kangqiao and Lingang, Shanghai, and one in Taixing, with no separate Hefei address. Telephone details in the older site footer differ from the contact page, so send enquiries through the contact page.
Each family has its own design features. On the PECVD side, Ideal Energy shows large plasma chambers holding wafers in several layers, fast transfer under vacuum and a choice of 13.56 or 40.68 MHz RF. The PVD page covers large-diameter target tubes, a strong magnetic field at the target surface, separately adjusted atmosphere zones, cold traps and a closed carrier return. The wet page lists 182R–210R wafers, configurable tanks and a hard split between acid and alkaline regions. Full machine dimensions, recipes and measured throughput are missing from all three pages, and some older detail images on the site no longer display. Ask for a current specification sheet for the configuration you want.
The PECVD page also cites client cell-efficiency records for HJT, HBC and tandem cells, credited to outside test institutes. If those numbers matter to your decision, ask for the institute reports and the test conditions. A record lab cell shows what a process can reach. Your contract should still set average efficiency, yield and output for your own line.
Government records add some history. In August 2023 the Lingang management committee published a proposed project list that names the current Chinese company. A June 2023 Lingang visit report describes a PECVD equipment business with R&D and production work under way. Both describe the company as it was in 2023. For current certificates or site capacity, ask Ideal Energy directly.
Equipment portfolio
Start with the actual equipment
The entries below cover selected products and series from this manufacturer. Ask for the full catalogue if your project needs other models.
Ideal Energy PV PECVD equipment family →
Ideal Energy's PV PECVD tools deposit cell layers in large multilayer plasma chambers with a dual-vacuum design and rapid transfer under vacuum. RF can be 13.56 MHz or 40.68 MHz, and the plasma is described as stabilising quickly. Quote it with your… [3]
Specifications & selection questions →Ideal Energy PV sputtering equipment family →
Ideal Energy's PV sputtering tools use large-span, large-diameter target tubes with a stated use period of more than 30 days, and magnetic rods giving over 1300 gauss at the target surface. Zoned atmosphere control, cold traps and a closed carrier return manage… [4]
Specifications & selection questions →Ideal Energy PV wafer wet-process family →
Ideal Energy's PV wet-process line handles 182R–210R wafers with a customisable number, layout and function of tanks. Acid and alkaline regions are hard-separated, robots move wafers between them, circulation runs on a variable-frequency drive and alkaline exhaust ducts have hot-water cleaning. Quote… [5]
Specifications & selection questions →Ideal Energy R&D PECVD and HJT demonstration offering →
Ideal Energy offers an R&D PECVD and HJT trial work at its Lingang process laboratory, which runs an HJT experimental line. The company says the R&D chamber matches its production chamber, so a recipe can move straight to volume. Agree the trial… [6]
Specifications & selection questions →Equipment by process step
Which Ideal Energy tool fits each cell process step
Wet processing
Configurable tanks, separate acid and alkaline regions and controlled circulation. Tell Ideal Energy your wafer size and thickness, bath sequence, chemicals and the surface you need, and it can size the tank layout around them. [5]
PECVD deposition
Chamber design, vacuum transfer and RF choice suit plasma-deposited layers. List each layer, the gases, the film properties and how long wafers may be exposed, because HJT, TOPCon and BC cells each need their own recipe. [3]
PVD sputtering
Target tubes, magnetic and atmosphere controls and carrier moisture handling. Name the target materials and the film stack you plan to run, and make measured film results the acceptance basis. [4]
Lab trials
The Lingang laboratory runs demonstrations. Agree the samples, the measurements and who owns scale-up before the trial. Some of the lab's instruments come from other makers. [6]
Company locations
Who handles sales, production, automation and service
Shanghai head office and sales
Kangqiao and Lingang addresses appear on the contact page, along with a sales contact. Head office and R&D sit in Shanghai. Ask which legal entity will sign your contract and who your project contact is. [1][2]
Taixing production
Taixing is named as the production base and has its own address. Ask which tools are built there, where factory acceptance takes place and what the shipping and installation package covers. [1][2]
Hefei automation
The introduction names Hefei as the automation base, and the contact page lists no address for it. Ask who delivers the automation and who services it after start-up. [1][2]
Spares and service
Ideal Energy offers technical support, spare parts and after-sales service. Put response times, regional coverage, consumables, tooling support and change control into the order. [1]
Company and government sources
What each source tells a buyer
| Source | What it gives you | Ask Ideal Energy for |
|---|---|---|
| Company introduction | Equipment families and the role of each site. | 2026 capacity figures, current certificates and the recipe for your cell type. |
| PECVD, PVD and wet pages | Named design features and a few numeric values. | Full model specifications, film and cell results, and production yield. |
| R&D page | The HJT laboratory and its instrument list. | Which instruments it builds itself, and a scale-up plan. |
| 2023 Lingang proposed project list | The current Chinese company name on a 2023 list. | Whether any award still applies, and product certificates. |
| 2023 Lingang visit report | A PECVD business with R&D and production work in 2023. | Current site capacity and contract performance terms. |
The two Lingang pages date from 2023. The company pages were checked on 2026-10-11. [1][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Client cell results
How to use the client efficiency records in a quote
What the page cites
The PECVD page lists client HJT, HBC and tandem cell-efficiency records and credits them to outside test institutes. Ask Ideal Energy for the reports, the cell structures, how the samples were made and how they were measured. [3]
Enquiry checklist
What to send Ideal Energy with a request for quotation
Cell and materials
Cell architecture, wafer size, thickness and incoming condition, the planned film stack and material needs. Mark which steps already run in production and which need joint development. [1][5][3][4]
Tool selection
Choose wet, PECVD, PVD or R&D equipment. Ask for the model, chamber or tank set-up, automation, utilities and a full layout drawing. [5][3][4][6]
Acceptance targets
Film and surface results with test methods, the cell or module results that matter to you, and output and yield conditions. Ask for supplier trials with recorded inputs and settings. [3][4][5]
Responsibilities
Who owns the process, which site builds the tool and hosts FAT, installation and support, parts and consumables. Write down how lab-to-production changes get requalified. [1][2][6]
Project fit
Match the offering to your project
Cell makers choosing a PECVD, sputtering or wet-process configuration for a defined device stack.
R&D teams that want an HJT trial in Lingang with agreed samples and measurement duties.
Project buyers comparing production, lab and automation scope across several equipment suppliers.
Confirm before ordering
- Which legal entity signs the contract, and which site builds each tool.
- Full drawings, utilities, recipes, throughput figures and third-party test reports for your configuration.
- A current specification sheet, since some older detail images on the company site no longer display.
- A qualification plan for your cell architecture and for any move from lab chamber to production chamber.
Built from Ideal Energy's company, contact and four equipment pages plus two 2023 Lingang government pages; test reports, recipes and capacity figures come on request.
Certificates & approvals
Approvals on file
No factory audit or equipment certificate is on file for this manufacturer yet. Ask for current certificates, with their scope and validity, in your quotation request.
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Continue to sourcing requestBuyer questions
Does Ideal Energy build every instrument in its laboratory list?
No. The lab list includes named instruments from other sources. Ideal Energy's own products are its PECVD, PVD, wet-process and R&D PECVD tools. [6]
Will the client cell-efficiency records carry over to my new line?
Ask for the institute reports and their test conditions first. Then set your own device stack, test method, output and yield targets in the contract. [3]
If the R&D chamber matches production, can I skip scale-up checks?
Ideal Energy says processes transfer directly. Loading, automation and measured production results should still be checked on the production tool. [6]
Sources
Where this information comes from
The Chinese company name matches the website introduction and contact page, and the English name follows the site logo. Confirm the signing entity and building site with your quote.
Company facts come from the publications listed below, each with the date it was checked. The project-fit notes and enquiry checklist are our buying guidance.
- Company introduction ↗Ideal Energy website · Checked Checked 2026-10-11
Equipment families, site roles, leadership and client mentions.
- Company contact page ↗Ideal Energy website · Checked Checked 2026-10-11
Chinese company name, addresses and sales contact.
- PECVD equipment family ↗Ideal Energy product page · Checked Checked 2026-10-11
Chamber and RF features, client efficiency records.
- PVD equipment family ↗Ideal Energy product page · Checked Checked 2026-10-11
Targets, magnetic field, atmosphere zones and moisture control.
- Wet-process equipment family ↗Ideal Energy product page · Checked Checked 2026-10-11
Wafer formats, tank layout and acid/alkali separation.
- R&D equipment and laboratory ↗Ideal Energy product page · Checked Checked 2026-10-11
Lab equipment list and the chamber-transfer statement.
- Lingang 2022 proposed project list ↗Government page · Checked Checked 2026-10-11
Published 2023-08-10; proposed project list naming the company.
- Lingang visit to the PECVD business ↗Government page · Checked Checked 2026-10-11
Visit report dated 2023-06-19 on R&D and production work.
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