1. Japan PV Automation Committee Liaison Report
June 9, Europe 2011
München, Germany
Venue, Location, Date

2. Leadership Committee Co-chairs Terry Asakawa /Tokyo Electron
PV Automation Committee representative to the JRSC
GCS voting member
Emi Ishikawa /Atelier Ishikawa

3. Current Committee Structure
Japan PV Automation Committee
Terry Asakawa /Tokyo Electron
Emi Ishikawa /Atelier Ishikawa
PV EIS TF
Takashi Murakami /Tokyo Electron
Makoto Ishikawa /Nisshinbo Mechatronics
PV Transport Carrier TF
Koji Ohyama /Dainichi Shoji
Shuichi Inoue /Miraial

4. Meeting Information Last Meeting Next Meeting
April 12, 2011 at SEMI Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Next Meeting
July 21, 2011 at SEMI Japan, Tokyo, Japan

5. Task Force Updates PV-Equipment I/F Specification Task Force
PV Transport Carrier Task Force
Venue, Location, Date

6. PV-Equipment I/F Specification Task Force 1/3: TF Operation
Leader
Takashi Murakami /TEL
Makoto Ishikawa /Nisshinbo Mechatronics
Charter
Equipment communication interface for photovoltaic (PV) production systems
Liaison part of European PV-EIS Task Force
Proposing formation of a “Global TF”
The TF agreed on proposing formation of a “Global TF” with the EU counterpart to collaboratively work on documents and achieve better consensus prior to issuance of the ballot.
The proposal was presented and endorsed at JA committee meeting in Dec
The EU PV EIS TF members has not reached consensus yet.

7. PV-Equipment I/F Specification Task Force 2/3: Doc. #4804
Submitted Doc. #4804, “New Standard: Specification for Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Photovoltaic Fabrication System” for Cycle 4.
Focuses on Horizontal Communication between equipment.
Material and Material Data Transfer, and General Data Transfer
Had face-to-face meeting and multiple teleconferences with EU TF to draft the document.
JA and EU agreed to split data definition and media interface out from Doc. #4804 to incorporate them into its subordinate standards.
The voting results will be adjudicated at the Japan PV Automation Committee meeting on July 21, 2011.

8. PV-Equipment I/F Specification Task Force 3/3: Subordinate Standards to Doc. #4804
2 SNARFs approved
Doc. #5222, New Subordinate Standard: Data Definition Specifications for a Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Larger Sized Substrate Oriented Photovoltaic Fabrication System to Doc. #4804 “Specification for a Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Photovoltaic Fabrication System”
Doc. #5223, New Subordinate Standard: Media Interface Specifications for a Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Larger Sized Substrate Oriented Photovoltaic Fabrication System to Doc. #4804 “Specification for a Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Photovoltaic Fabrication System”

9. PV Transport Carrier Task Force
Leader
Koji Ohyama /Dainichi Shoji
Shuichi Inoue /Miraial
Charter
To promote standardization of transport carriers used for the photovoltaic production processes.
Scope
Plans, based on the gathered requirements, to specify the following topics for transport entities:
Mechanical interface to equipment load port (ground plate)
Material handling interface
Mechanical interface to transport system (manual (e.g., PGV) or automated (e.g., Conveyer belt))
ID System requirements
Adapters to handle smaller wafer sizes
TF intends to function as a liaison and provide inputs to EU TF.

10. Danke schön! For more information, please contact:
Akiko Yamamoto, SEMI Japan

11. Backup
Venue, Location, Date

12. Specified by Document #4804
Subordinate Standards to Doc. #4804
PV Application Specific Part
(Data Definition)
JA: “Data Definition Specifications for a Horizontal Communication Between Equipment for Larger sized substrate oriented Photovoltaic Fabrication System" to Doc. #4804
EU: "Data Definition specifications for a Horizontal Communication between equipment for crystalline photovoltaic fabrication system" to Doc. #4804
Common Part of Functionalities
(HC Main Body)
Specified by Document #4804
PV Application Specific Part
(Media Interface)
JA: “Media Interface Specifications for a Horizontal Communication Between Equipment for Larger sized substrate oriented Photovoltaic Fabrication System" to Doc. #4804
EU: "Profibus implementation specification for a Horizontal Communication between equipment for crystalline photovoltaic fabrication system" to Doc. #4804 12