National Semiconductor and QC Solar Sign Sales Agreement to Manufacture, Market Intelligent PV Electronics

“We created our SolarMagic suite of products to provide solar array owners with an affordable means to increase the power output of their already costly installations,” said Mike Polacek, Senior Vice President, National Semiconductor. “Through our agreement with QC Solar, we will continue to honor this commitment and further drive down the price of harnessing energy from the sun.”

As part of the initial agreement between National and QC Solar, QC Solar developed an intelligent junction box that applied National’s proven distributed maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technology with QC Solar’s reliable and high performance solar electronics to dramatically increase energy harvest. QC Solar will manufacture and market two types of junction boxes in its SmartTrack line; one will feature integrated MPPT IC and diode pass protection and the other will offer independent MPPT IC.

National and QC Solar will demonstrate SolarMagic smart panel junction boxes at Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany, June 9-11, 2010. Visit National Semiconductor in Hall B5, Booth #429 and QC Solar in Hall C4, Booth #358.

“We are proud to partner with a recognized world leader in smart electronics to develop the comprehensive solar solutions our customers demand,” said Duan Zhenggang, CEO of QC Solar. “Together, we are incubating the intelligent PV innovations that will vastly expand the viability of clean energy worldwide.”