The 7th Forum on the Science and Technology of Silicon Materials 2014, Hamamatsu

The fundamental policy of the forum is: (1) the promotion of the mutual cooperation between the people in the industry and the academia, (2) the education and stimulation of young scientists and engineers, and (3) the realization of face-to-face discussion on various issues concerning silicon materials at an international level. The forum has been playing an important role to transfer the fundamental knowledge to the new generations in the field of the science and technology of silicon materials. The scope of the Hamamatsu forum will be further extended from the original topics, i.e., growth technologies of bulk silicon, characterization and control of defects and impurities, gettering and wafer technologies, to the topics on high-power devices, photonics, and photovoltaic materials.