1. Europe SEMI Photovoltaic Committee Liaison Report
Updated October 18, 2011

2. Committee Leadership Co-Chairs Laszlo Fabry – Wacker Chemie
Hubert Aulich – PV Crystalox Solar

3. EU Photovoltaic Committee
C: Laszlo Fabry – Wacker Chemie
C: Hubert Aulich – PV Crystalox Solar
PV Silicon Materials TF
P. Wagner
Int’ PV Analytical Test Method TF
R. Hockett – Evans Analytical
PV Ribbon TF
C. Prischmann – Ulbrich

4. Meeting Information Last meeting Next meeting Oct 10-11, 2011
DAS Facility, Dresden, Germany
Next meeting
March 27-28, 2012
PV Fab Managers Forum
Berlin, Germany
Check for latest update

5. New SNARFs

6. Ballot Results Summary from Oct 11 meeting
Doc. 5226, Line Items Revision to PV , Specification for Virgin Silicon Feedstock Materials for Photovoltaic Applications
Approved and will be submitted for Audits and Reviews

7. Ballots for cycle
Doc. 5331, New Standard: Test Method for In-Line Measurement of Saw Marks on Pv Silicon Wafers by a Light Sectioning Technique
Doc. 5332, New Standard: Test Method for In-Line Measurement of Thickness and Thickness Variation of Silicon Wafers for PV Applications
Doc. 5334, Revision of SEMI PV , Guide for Specifying a Photovoltaic Connector Ribbon
Doc. 5335, Revision of SEMI PV , Guide for Testing Photovoltaic Connector Ribbon Characteristics

8. PV Silicon Materials TF (1)
Leader: Peter Wagner
Document 4805B, Specification For Virgin Silicon Feedstock Materials For Photovoltaic Applications
Published as PV
Charter of TF was recently modified by adding:
Develop new standardized test methods for PV Si Materials 8

9. PV Silicon Materials TF (2)
New SNARFs:
Doc New Standard: Test Method for In-Line Measurement of Micro Cracks of PV Silicon Wafers by Infrared Imaging
Doc New Standard: Test Method for In-Line Measurement of Waviness on PV Silicon Wafers by a Light Sectioning Technique
Ballots to be submitted in cycle
Doc New Standard: Test Method for In-Line Measurement of Saw Marks on PV Silicon Wafers by a Light Sectioning Technique
Doc New Standard: Test Method for In-Line Measurement of Thickness and Thickness Variation of Silicon Wafers for PV Applications

10. PV Ribbon TF Leader - Christian Prischmann/Ulbrich Current Activities:
Doc. 4800A, New Standard: Guide for Specifying a Photovoltaic Connector Ribbon
Published as PV
Doc. 4801, New Standard: Guide for Testing Photovoltaic Connector Ribbon Characteristics
Published as PV
Future work includes making minor revision to PV18 and PV19, and writing Ribbon Specification

11. Crystalline Technology and Manufacturing (CTM) Group
European group of eight crystalline solar cell manufacturers (Q-Cells, Deutsche Cell, Bosch Solar Energy, Schott Solar, Sovello, Sunways, SolarWatt and Solland) is working together within SEMI in a pre-competitive environment to address the technology challenges facing the photovoltaic industry, and recognizes the need for standards.
The priority of the CTM Group will be the definition of the development processes for raw materials, cell technology and cell manufacturing.
The CTM Group has established a crystalline solar cell technology roadmap up to the year 2020

12. Questions? Contact James Amano (jamano@semi.org)
Kevin Nguyen
New SEMI Europe Staff
Yan Guillou , SEMI Europe