SEMI International Standards
TASK FORCE ORGANIZATION FORM (TFOF)
Date Prepared: 11/21/2011
Revised (if Applicable): 03/07/2012

Name of Task Force (TF): PV Package Performance Task Force

Global Technical Committee: Photovoltaic
Originating Technical Committee Region: Taiwan


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1. Charter: (State the objective of the proposed TF.)
The objective is to develop technical standard criteria related to PV wafer, cell and module package performance.

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2. Scope: (Define the specific activities that the TF will conduct.)
The activities of the task force will result in the development of industry standards where equipment suppliers, wafer/cell manufacturers, module makers and other involved parties can find conformity, in any technical field of PV wafer/cell/module package performance.
Initial work will focus on:
- Providing common criteria to evaluate the performance on PV wafer, cell and module package due to the mechanical loading during shipping

Future work may include:
Stating basic test system requirements
Developing testing procedure
Developing PV wafer, cell and module package protect requirement
Defining sample report and data formats
Performance criteria of all packaging previously not defined in the industry

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3. Formal linkages with TFs in other Regions/Locales: (Show each associated TF and its parent global technical committee; indicate nature of relationship – global TF, observer TF, etc.)
EU PV Committee
NA PV Committee
Japan PV Materials Committee

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4. Formation Date:(TF formed on)

Task Force formed on: 03/08/2012
Task Force approved by Committee/GCS on: 03/08/2012

5. Comments
None.