Staff Report SEMICON Taiwan 2012 SEMI Standards Staff Report SEMICON Taiwan 2012 Staff Report - SEMICON West 2012

SEMI Global 2012 Calendar of Events Event Name Event Details SOLARCON India September 3-5, 2012 Bangalore SEMICON Taiwan September 5-7, 2012 Taipei SEMICON Europa October 9-11, 2012 Dresden PE2012 – Plastic Electronics Exhibition and Conference SEMICON Japan PV Japan December 3-5, 2012 Chiba Staff Report - SEMICON West 2012

SEMI Global 2013 Calendar of Events (through early March) Event Name Event Details European 3D TSV Summit January 22-23, 2013 Grenoble, France ISS Europe 2013 (Industry Strategy Symposium) February 24-26, 2013 Milan, Italy 7th PV Fab Managers Forum March 10-12, 2013 Berlin, Germany Staff Report - SEMICON West 2012

NA Standards Fall 2012 Meetings October 29 – November 1 SEMI Headquarters in San Jose, California Staff Report - SEMICON West 2012

2012 Critical Dates for SEMI Standards Ballots No. Ballot Submission Due Date Voting Period Starts Voting Period Ends Cycle 1 January 3 January 17 February 16 Cycle 2 February 3 February 17 March 19 Cycle 3 April 13 April 27 May 29 Cycle 4 May 16 May 30 June 29 Cycle 5 July 27 August 10 September 11 Cycle 6 August 29 September 12 October 12 Cycle 7 October 8 October 22 November 21 Guide on How to Vote on Standards Ballots now available on the Standards website Staff Report - SEMICON West 2012

SEMI Standards Publications [1/3] June 2012 Cycle New Standards: 3 Revised Standards: 5 Reapproved Standards: 0 Withdrawn Standards: 0 Total SEMI Standards in portfolio: 845 Includes 83 Inactive Standards

SEMI Standards Publications [2/3] July 2012 Cycle New Standards: 6 Revised Standards: 6 Reapproved Standards: 4 Withdrawn Standards: 2 Staff Report - Spring 2012

SEMI Standards Publications [3/3] August 2012 Cycle New Standards: 0 Revised Standards: 16 Reapproved Standards: 7 Withdrawn Standards: 0 Total SEMI Standards in portfolio: 849 Includes 91 Inactive Standards

New Ballot Formatting Templates Updated 2010 versions to comply with Style Manual and Procedure Guide changes. Templates by Document subtypes are available, includes the mandatory sections for each type: http://downloads.semi.org/web/wstandards.nsf/templates Staff Report - October 6 2011

Style Manual and Compilation of Terms Version 5 published in August 2011 http://www.semi.org/en/sites/semi.org/files/Style%20Manual_Version%205_August%202011.pdf Major changes: Required sections information moved to the Procedure Guide; Notices updated. The Style Manual contains terminology formatting information; the Procedure Guide contains information about writing/attributing definitions. Compilation of Terms (COT) Updated and published after each publication cycle is completed: http://www.semi.org/Standards/StandardsPublications Contains all Abbreviations, Acronyms, Definitions and Symbols listed in the terminology section of Standards and Safety Guidelines. Staff Report - October 6 2011

Taiwan Members for ISC Audits and Reviews (A&R) Subcommittee The A&R SC conducts procedural review of all ballots approved by technical committees. Ballots must pass this procedural review prior to being published. The A&R SC typically has five two-week review periods per year. Regulations 5.4.4.2 Membership — The ISC A&R SC shall be composed of: c. From each locale having one or more local technical committees… up to one member for the first two technical committees or up to two members if there are three or more technical committees (voting). From such locales, the number of device-maker members shall not exceed the number of supplier members. Staff Report - August 2012

Document Development Path INDUSTRY NEEDS Technology Trends Suppliers Users Other Stakeholders Use Publishing Idea to Committee Procedural Review Authorize Activity Document Development Ballot Submission Ballot Voting /Tallying Ballot Adjudication Standards New Member Training

2012 Karel Urbanek Award The SEMI Standards Program’s most prestigious award Dr. Tzeng-Yow “Victor” Lin/ITRI Pioneer of SEMI Standards activity in Taiwan 8 Standards originated from Taiwan now published Committees highly active in FPD Metrology, 3DS-IC, and PV Procedural training now regularly held in Taiwan

Contact Staff if needed SEMI has switched web meeting services from MS Live Meeting to Citrix GoToMeeting GoToMeeting Contact Staff if needed The Power of Standards Meetings Staff Report - August 2012

Thank you Staff Report - SEMICON Taiwan 2012