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Currently, SEMI has close to 2,000 member companies, about 20% of which are active in the photovoltaic sector. These companies form a community called PVGroup  \u2013 a community that addresses opportunities and obstacles collectively, bringing low&#45;cost PV technology and sustainable clean energy to the world. SEMI is supporting this segment by expanding our key competencies  \u2013 shows, standards, advocacy, and market research \u2013 into this new space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many readers will equate SEMI with the SEMICON trade shows around the world, business and technical conferences, EHS and advocacy initiatives and, most of all, industry standards. Currently, SEMI has close to 2,000 member companies, about 20% of which are active in the photovoltaic sector. 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