First Solar, Inc. is a solar technology company, which engages in the provision of solar modules. The company is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and currently employs 6,700 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-11-17. The firm manufactures and sells PV solar modules with a semiconductor technology, which provides an alternative to conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules. The firm operates through two segments: Modules Business and Other. Its Modules Business segment is involved in the designing, manufacturing, and selling of CdTe solar modules, which convert sunlight into electricity. Third-party customers of the modules business segment include developers and operators of systems, utilities, independent power producers, commercial and industrial companies, and other system owners. The firm's products include the Series 7 Module and Series 6 Plus module. The firm has its manufacturing locations in Malaysia, the United States and Vietnam. Its subsidiaries include First Solar Development, LLC, First Solar FE Holdings Pte. Ltd., and First Solar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.