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First Solar, Inc. is an American publicly traded manufacturer of solar panels. First Solar uses rigid thin-film modules for its solar panels, and produces CdTe panels using cadmium telluride (CdTe) as a semiconductor. The predecessor company, Solar Cells, Inc., was founded in 1990 by inventor Harold McMaster. In 1999, Solar Cells, Inc., was purchased by…
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TTTA extracted 81 structured relationships around First Solar. Examples in this analysis include First Solar → Formerly → First Solar Holdings, Inc. (1999–2006) and First Solar → Founded → 1999; 27 years ago (1999). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Solar | Formerly | First Solar Holdings, Inc. (1999–2006) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Founded | 1999; 27 years ago (1999) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Headquarters | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Industry | Photovoltaics | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Key people | Michael J. Ahearn (chairman) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Key people | Mark Widmar (CEO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Net income | US$1.5 billion (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Number of employees | 7,900 (2026) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Operating income | US$1.2 billion (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Revenue | US$5.2 billion (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Total assets | US$13.3 billion (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Total equity | US$9.5 billion (2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Traded as | Nasdaq: FSLR | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Traded as | S&P 500 component | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Type | Public | 1.00 | infobox |
| First Solar | Website | firstsolar.com | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around First Solar bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Solar, Mw and Modules. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For First Solar, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects First Solar with Installations. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around First Solar to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Technology, Measurement & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — First Solar · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout