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SEMI and Photovoltaic Manufacturing

The worldwide photovoltaic market is exploding. Recent estimates project the global solar photovoltaic market in excess of $7 billion, growing to over $16 billion in 2012. SEMI is actively involved in helping this market grow and become more profitable for our members. SEMI members and other companies serving this market have expressed a need for:

Information on new technologies and supply chain players
More activity at SEMI events to help support market growth
Additional international standards that help reduce costs

Please bookmark this page or return frequently to keep up with SEMI global activities in this area.

Upcoming Events

EUPVFMF08 AGENDA Modeled after the successful Semiconductor Fab Managers Forum, this event will attract executives and professionals from the European PV industry to meet and discuss topical issues of interest in the relentless drive towards world class, competitive manufacturing. More Info.
PVJapan 2008 - Reserve your booth today! Organized by SEMI and Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association, PVJapan 2008 is a comprehensive event dedicated to all segments of the global solar industry, with a special focus on Japan. The tradeshow and symposium will run from July 30 to August 1, 2008 in Tokyo. www.pvjapan.org

Recently Concluded Events

PV @ SEMICON Europa 2007 With over 90 PV exhibitors in a dedicated area and a full-day technical symposium, SEMICON Europa, October 9-11, 2007 in Stuttgart, Germany, is a can’t miss event focused on PV manufacturing. For more information, contact Eddy Blokken at Eblokken@semi.org.
Photovoltaic @ SEMICON West 2007 Keynote speakers, technical presentations and equipment and materials exhibits attracted more than 600 global visitors and 60 exhibitors focused on PV at SEMICON West 2007, July 17-19, 2007 in San Francisco, California.

Industry Standards

Join the SEMI PV Standards Committee

At the first SEMI Photovoltaic Committee meeting in early September 2006, executives from the PV industry gathered together to discuss where SEMI could contribute most to the growth of the PV industry. One of the major elements mentioned was the need for industry standards at the manufacturing equipment and materials level.
More information on SEMI international standards

Photovoltaic Standards: an Opportunity for Real Win-Win Collaboration!

The key challenge in PV is cost reduction—standardization can help drive down manufacturing costs as it has done in the semiconductor industry.
For more information

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