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SunPower, a solar icon once valued in the billions, files for bankruptcy

The history of a homegrown solar giant Founded by Richard Swanson in Silicon Valley in 1985, SunPower first distinguished itself with world-record solar cell performance — a technical edge that Maxeon maintains today. When the firm faced financial problems in 2001, Rodgers, a Silicon Valley semiconductor legend and former classmate of Swanson’s, rescued the company with a check for $750,000. … Continue reading “SunPower, a solar icon once valued in the billions, files for bankruptcy”