1. Japan PV Automation Committee Liaison Report
EU PV Automation Committee
March 27, 2012
Berlin, Germany

2. Leadership Committee Co-chairs Terry Asakawa /Tokyo Electron
PV Automation Committee representative to the JRSC
GCS voting member
Emi Ishikawa /Atelier Ishikawa
Makoto Ishikawa /Nisshinbo Mechatronics
JRSC appointed Makoto Ishikawa a co-chair as proposed by the Japan PV Automation Committee on Dec. 5, 2011.

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

4. Meeting /Event Information
Last Committee Meeting
December 5, 2011
SEMI Japan, Tokyo, Japan
The Workshop on “Horizontal Communication”
December 6, 2011 during PV Japan 2011
About 30 attendees
See
Next Committee Meeting
April 11, 2012

5. “Horizontal Communication” Promotion
JA PV Automation Committee and JA PV EIS TF made presentations in following meetings and a forum to promote “Horizontal Communication” standard to China and Korea
6th Feb.
China PV Committee Meeting
Liaison Report
8th Feb.
Korea I&C Committee Meeting
“Lilac Liaison Report”
20th March
International PV Standard Forum in SOLARCON China
Presentation

6. Task Force Updates Global PV-Equipment I/F Specification Task Force
PV Transport Carrier Task Force 6

7. Global PV-Equipment I/F Specification TF 1/3: TF Operation
Leadership
JA:
Takashi Murakami /Tokyo Electron
Makoto Ishikawa /Nisshinbo Mechatronics
EU:
Martin Zenning /Jonas & Redmann
Mathias Glaser /Manz Automation
Charter
Study and development of a suite of equipment communication interface related standards for photovoltaic (PV) production systems.
The study will lead to development of standards that are optimized to reduce costs with well-fit definitions and specifications to the requirement of real-world PV manufacturing operation.
Scope
Development of a suite of standards on communication interface between equipment or between equipment and factory for photovoltaic (PV) production systems.
“Global Task Force” since July 12, 2011
Decisions on ballots, SNARFs, etc. should be based on global consensus.

8. Global PV-Equipment I/F Specification TF 2/3: Doc. #4804 HC
Submitted Doc. #4804 HC, “New Standard: Specification for Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Photovoltaic Fabrication System” for Cycle 4, 2011.
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.
Failed committee review on July 21, 2011.
Drafting Doc. #4804A.
Expects to submit ballot for Cycle 3, 2012.

9. Global PV-Equipment I/F Specification TF 3/3: Subordinate Standards to Doc. #4804
2 SNARFs were approved at Japan PV Automation Committee meeting on April 12, 2011.
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”

10. (Application Specific)
Doc. #4804 HC and its Subordinate Standards
Data Definition
(Application Specific)
JA: Doc. #5222 “For Larger sized substrate”
EU: Doc. #5153 “For crystalline"
Doc. #4804 HC Main Body
(Common Part)
Media Interface
(Application Specific)
JA: Doc. #5223 “For Larger sized substrate”
EU: Doc. #5154 “For Profibus implementation for crystalline” 10

11. 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 to specify 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
Japan TF intends to function as a liaison part of EU TF.
There’s not been so much progress in the EU PV Transport Carrier TF.

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