SEMI International Standards
Standards Locale: Japan
Committee: Photovoltaic (PV) - Automation
Place of Meeting: SEMI Japan Office
Date of Meeting: 06/27/2014
Meeting End Date: 06/27/2014
Recording SEMI Standards Staff: Chie Yanagisawa
CER Posted to Web: 07/15/2014


Leadership Changes

Group
Previous Leader
New Leader
PV Equipment I/F Specification TFTakashi Murakami (Tokyo Electron)Stepped down form co-leaders.
*Makoto Ishikawa (Nisshinbo Mechatronics) remains.


Committee Structure Changes
None.

Ballot Results

Document #
Document Title
Committee Action
A&R Forms for Approved Ballots
5697Line Item Revisions to SEMI PV35-0114, “Specification for Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Photovoltaic Fabrication System”Procedural-Review_5697_0.1a.pdfProcedural-Review_5697_0.1a.pdf
LI1In the Material Handoff Handshake State Model, relationship between the state Sf00 to Sf09 and the signals ST0 to STcomp is not aligned and causes a lot of misinterpretations. Also, Pause Takeover sequence for Slave Port is not specified in PAUSE sequence.Passed as balloted
LI2Byte order on communication line is not specified precisely but recommended as endian, and it causes mismatch between different equipment suppliers.Failed and to be returned to the task force
LI3In the sequence of Mode Resolution, the validation timing of received Material Data is not specified.Passed as balloted
LI4There is a miss-definition of trigger signal state in Table 13.Passed as balloted
5698Line Item Revisions to SEMI PV35.1-0114, “Media Interface Specifications for a Horizontal Communication between Equipment”Procedural-Review_5698_0.1a.pdfProcedural-Review_5698_0.1a.pdf
LI1The definition how to connect and maintain sessions of TCP are not specified.Failed and to be returned to the task force
LI2The definition of byte order on communication line is not defined. Passed with editorial changes
LI3Message extraction method from TCP data stream is not defined. Passed as balloted
LI4Careless mix up of two handshake signals in table 2.Passed as balloted


Ratification Ballot Results
None.

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

Authorized Activities
None.

Authorized Ballots

Document#
When
SC/TF/WG
Details
5697ACycle 5Global
PV EIS TF		Line Item Revisions to SEMI PV35-0114, “Specification for Horizontal Communication between Equipment for Photovoltaic Fabrication System”
5698ACycle 5Global
PV EIS TF		Line Item Revisions to SEMI PV35.1-0114, “Media Interface Specifications for a Horizontal Communication between Equipment”


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 Transformation of “Global PV Automation Technical Committee” to “Global Automation Technology Technical Committee” has been proposed by Global PV Automation Technical Committee Co-chairs.
    • This is a proposal to transform “Global PV Automation Technical Committee” to “Global Automation Technology (AT) Technical Committee” for more effective activities and better continuity of SEMI Standards.
    • Currently, participation to PV Automation Technical Committee is really low as the PV industry is not good, in addition, the automation technology is not so PV specific.
    • As the Standards developed by the committee are very generic, they have been under considerations of applications to other industries such as food or battery.
    • To ensure the continuity of SEMI Standards activity in this area, Japan and EU Chapters of “Global PV Automation Technical Committee” decided to transform the committee as “Global Automation Technology Technical Committee” which covers generic automation technologies.
    • Note: Accomplishment of this proposal should be finalized by ISC approval in July 2014.

Next Meeting
The Japan Chapter of Automation Technology TC, if it is approved by ISC, will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 13:30-17:00 at SEMI Japan office, Tokyo, Japan