SEMI International Standards
Standards Locale: Japan
Committee: Automation Technology
Place of Meeting: SEMI Japan office, Tokyo
Date of Meeting: 09/25/2014
Meeting End Date: 09/25/2014
Recording SEMI Standards Staff: Chie Yanagisawa
CER Posted to Web: 10/03/2014


Leadership Changes
None.

Committee Structure Changes
None.

Ballot Results

Document #
Document Title
Committee Action
A&R Forms for Approved Ballots
5697ALine Item Revisions to SEMI PV35-0414, Specification for Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Photovoltaic Fabrication System --5697A_ProceduralReview_0.2.pdf5697A_ProceduralReview_0.2.pdf
Line Item 1Byte order on communication line is not specified precisely but recommended as endian, and it causes mismatch between different equipment suppliers. This Standard shall specify valuable data and define how to align data, but shall not define byte order. Byte order shall be defined by PV35.1. Accordingly, delete section7.3.5.Passed as balloted --
5698ALine Item Revision to SEMI PV35.1-0114, Media Interface Specifications for A Horizontal Communication between Equipment --5698A_ProceduralReview_0.2.pdf5698A_ProceduralReview_0.2.pdf
Line Item 1The definition how to connect and maintain sessions of TCP are not specified. Revise the following items accordingly.Passed as balloted --


Ratification Ballot Results
None.

Activities Approved by the GCS between meetings of TC Chapter meeting
None.

Authorized Activities
None.

Authorized Ballots
None.

SNARF(s) Granted a One-Year Extension
None.

SNARF(s) Cancelled
None.

Standard(s) to receive Inactive Status
None.

Special Announcements of the Committee (Workshops, Programs, etc.)
The Revised TFOF and Revised SNARFs were approved by GCS on September 24, 2014
  • TFOF for Global Equipment Interface Specification (EIS) TF
  • #5697 SNARF for Line Item Revisions to SEMI PV35-0114, “Specification for Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Photovoltaic Fabrication System”
  • #5698 SNARF for Line Item Revisions to SEMI PV35.1-0114, “Media Interface Specifications for a Horizontal Communication between Equipment”

Next Meeting
The next Japan TC Chapter of Automation Technology Global TC meeting will be held on December 9, 2014 at SEMI Japan office in Tokyo, Japan.