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SEMI PV Group announces worldwide PV equipment data collection program in collaboration with Yole Developpement
SEMI PV Group today announced the addition of the Photovoltaic (PV) Equipment Data Collection Program to its market research portfolio for members.. The program, a partnership between SEMI PV Group and Yole Developpement, will generate a quarterly PV equipment book-to-bill report to provide subscribers with timely and credible global information on the rapidly expanding PV equipment market.
Currently, the PV Group and Yole are recruiting PV equipment manufacturers to take part in the program, and the program will focus on an initial list of suggested categories *. In addition to equipment used in the manufacturing of cells and modules, the categories also include equipment used in the manufacturing of ingots, wafers, and polysilicon .Each category will consist of data aggregated from a minimum of three companies. The final category list will be determined by participant interest.
“SEMI has been a longstanding and credible voice in providing market statistics for the semiconductor manufacturing industry to its membership, as well as the journalist community,” said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. “Because such a large percentage of our members also serve the PV industry, this new data collection program is a logical fit within our existing offerings, ensuring a complete global snapshot of the PV equipment segment.”
“We have long enjoyed a strong relationship with SEMI, and have worked together in the past to provide market information on the MEMS and Nanotechnology programs, so we are pleased to be collaborating on the PV program,” said Jean-Christophe Eloy, founder of Yole Developpement. “I believe this collaboration fills in an obvious gap by providing up to date and accurate information on the PV equipment industry.”
The inaugural report will be issued in May, and will contain bookings and billing data from Q1 2009. Subsequent reports will be issued quarterly in August, November and February, and will be available for a subscription fee, with a discount for SEMI/ PV Group members.
Currently, the PV Group and Yole are recruiting PV equipment manufacturers to take part in the program, and the program will focus on an initial list of suggested categories *. In addition to equipment used in the manufacturing of cells and modules, the categories also include equipment used in the manufacturing of ingots, wafers, and polysilicon .Each category will consist of data aggregated from a minimum of three companies. The final category list will be determined by participant interest.
“SEMI has been a longstanding and credible voice in providing market statistics for the semiconductor manufacturing industry to its membership, as well as the journalist community,” said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. “Because such a large percentage of our members also serve the PV industry, this new data collection program is a logical fit within our existing offerings, ensuring a complete global snapshot of the PV equipment segment.”
“We have long enjoyed a strong relationship with SEMI, and have worked together in the past to provide market information on the MEMS and Nanotechnology programs, so we are pleased to be collaborating on the PV program,” said Jean-Christophe Eloy, founder of Yole Developpement. “I believe this collaboration fills in an obvious gap by providing up to date and accurate information on the PV equipment industry.”
The inaugural report will be issued in May, and will contain bookings and billing data from Q1 2009. Subsequent reports will be issued quarterly in August, November and February, and will be available for a subscription fee, with a discount for SEMI/ PV Group members.
