French semiconductor maker Soitec will locate a new solar power factory in Rancho Bernardo and bring 450 new jobs to the area, according to two sources involved with the transaction.
The deal between Soitec and Sony Electronics Inc. for Sony’s former Vaio laptop production plant at 16550 Via Esprillo was not quite final, according to a Sony Electronics spokesman and a Cushman & Wakefield broker who listed the property. But Soitec sent invitations to local clean tech entrepreneurs and scholars in the clean tech industry for a dedication on Dec. 16. The exact location was withheld until a later date.
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