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ulum Vitae
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Pier Enrico ZANI
Pier Enrico
E
ZAN
NI
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ers.com
Sex Ma
ale | Date of birth
b 16/02/19
945 | Nationaliity Italian
Semico
onductor and electronic
e
industry expert: photovoltaic ssolar cells and
d high power
semicon
nductors.
JOB APPLIED
A
FO
OR
Senior industry
i
expe
ert in technology and design
n of productio
on line of:
• high power semiconductors manufacturing
m
g and related electronics ap
pplication
(loccomotives, me
etro rolling miills, etc..)
• pho
otovoltaic sola
ar cells manuffacturing facto
ories and rela
ated applicatio
ons in outdoor
sysstems
Special experience: reliability analysis of
„ photovoltaicc solar cells and moduless realised bo
oth with multi-mono crysttalline
silicon and thin
t film depos
sition systemss (amorphouss silicon, CIGS
S, CIG and CdTe)
C
„ high-power semiconducttors compone
ents and rela
ated applicatio
ons in traction
n and
power conversion system
ms
WORK EXPERIENC
CE
2012 – no
ow
CTO VIISPA srl (silve
er printing sola
ar paste)
2008 – no
ow
ERRANIASOLIS srl (pv mo
odules)
CTO FE
2007 – no
ow
nder of PZCO
ONVERTERS srl
Consulttant and Foun
2001 – 200
07
Founde
er and Genera
al Manager off POSEICO S.p.A.
S
1979 – 198
87
Ansaldo
o SpA: Manag
ger of Photov
voltaic Activity
1978 – 200
01
Ansaldo
o SpA: Manag
ger of Semico
onductors Unit
1970 - 197
78
Ansaldo
o SpA: High Power
P
Semico
onductor Tech
hnical Respon
nsibility
ED
DUCATION AND
A
TRAININ
NG
196
69
U
of Genoa
G
- Italy
Doctor in Physics – University
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ulum Vitae
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e with First na
ame(s) Surname(s)
The the
esis was dealing with Solid State Physics, condensed
d matter at low
w temperature
e,
includin
ng all technolo
ogies related to
t that range of
o temperaturres (supercon
nductivity, vaccuum,
cryostatt, resistivity an
nd thermome
etry measurem
ments). I subssequently spe
ecialized in
electron
nics and semiiconductor tec
chnologies for the large are
ea semicondu
uctors sector.
From 197
70
While working
w
in Anssaldo, I took part
p in many management
m
courses and R&D program
ms.
I was le
eader of manyy R&D progra
ams with Italian Universitiess, Italian Minis
stry of Researrch
and with
h EU Photovo
oltaic and Transportation programs.
PERS
SONAL SKILL
LS
Mother tongu
ue
Italian
Other languages
UNDERSTAN
NDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
G
Lisstening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spo
oken production
English
exxcellent
excellent
excelllent
excellent
excellen
nt
Germa
an
fair
fair
faiir
fair
fair
French
fair
Span
nish
fair
Com
mmunication skills
O
Organisational
/ managerial skills
▪ good communication
c
skills gained th
hrough my expe
erience as sale
es manager
ple
. leadersship of a group of 60-100 peop
Job-related skills
c
of quality control pro
ocesses (curren
ntly responsible
e for quality aud
dit)
▪ good command
Other skills
Driving licencce
▪ Reliability and durability issues
▪B
ADDITIONAL
L INFORMATIO
ON
Projeccts
Perriod
1986
6-1989
1991-1993
BRITE progra
am), managed
d by Dr. Zani ffor Ansaldo or
o Poseico:
European Projects (B
Project
f
silico
on /heatsink
Basicc research into fabricating
assem
mblies in high power
p
semiconductor devices
on destructive test
t method, ba
ased
Development of a no
opy, for process monitoring off
on accoustic microsco
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Main partner
Marco
oni Electron Dev
vices, Hirst
Resea
arch Center, etc
c.
GPS P
Plessey, LNAM
M, Bertin,
DIBE-- Genoa Univerrsity, etc.
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ulum Vitae
1994
4-1997
1996
6-1998
2001-2003
powe
er semiconducto
or device manu
ufacture
COMRADE (Comprressed Reliability Determinatio
on)
SDRA (Reliabiliity of advanced
d high power
RAPS
semicconductors use
ed in railway tra
action)
HIMR
RATE ( High tem
mperature IGBT
T and MOSFET
T
modu
ules for railway traction and au
utomotive appliccation)
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Bertin,, etc.
Sieme
ens R&S,. Eupe
ec, ABB
R&S, Mittel, FS, SNC
CF, DB, etc
ens R&S, Fiat, Infineon,
I
Sieme
Ferrazz, Eletrovac, eu
upec, etc.
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ulum Vitae
Seleccted Publications
Replace
e with First na
ame(s) Surname(s)
High po
ower semicond
ductors:
Zani, P.E., Fasce, G. Ferla
a, S. Musumeci, “L’evoluzione
“
dei componenti di po
otenza: dal tiristore al MOS-GTO”” (Trad:
evices: from thyris
stors to MOS-GT
TO”) Giornate di sstudio “Lo stato dell’arte delle
“The evolution of power de
oni dell’elettronica
a nella trazione” Firenze,
F
(I), 1989
applicazio
etti, M. Portesine,; “High power se
emiconductor relia
ability evaluation based
Zani, P.E., F. Bifulco, F. Fasce, M. Pasquale
n vehicle failure analysis”,
a
5th ESR
REF European Symposium
S
on Re
eliability of Electro
ron Devices Failure
on traction
Physics and
a Analysis” , Gla
asgow (UK), 199
94.
W Nerozzi, M. Zavvarella, A. Camerra, M. Pasqualettti, M. Portesine, P
P. E. Zani, “Reliability of advanced
d high
Fratelli, W.
power sem
miconductor used
d in railway traction: the European
n Project RAPSD
DRA”, WCCR 97’- World Congresss on
Railway Research,
R
Firenze
e, 1997.
G Nicoletto, P. Co
ova, M. Portesine
e, M. Pasqualetti. P.E. Zani “Therm
mo-mechanical simulation
s
of a mu
ultichip
Pirondi, G.
Press-Packed IGBT” , MR
RS 97’ Power Sem
miconductor Mate
erial and Devicess, Boston (USA), 1997; also publisshed
S
Electronics Vol. 42, No.12, pp.2303-2307,
p
19
998
on Solid State
G Nicoletto, P. Co
ova, M. Portesine
e, M. Pasqualetti, P.E. Zani, A. Cam
mera, “FE-Modeling and physical testing
Pirondi, G.
og IGBTs for Press-Packin
ng” , MRS 98’ Pow
wer Semiconducctor Material and Devices, Boston (USA), 1998.
etti, M. Portesine,, P.E. Zani, G.Bottto, S. Tenconi, “E
Electrical and thermal
Camera, C.Crovetto, F.Fassce, M. Pasquale
ower press-packe
ed IGBT”, EPE 99’9 Power Electro
onics and Applica
ations, Lausanne
e
characterrization of High Po
(Switzerla
and), 1999.
Bianconi “Axial lifftime control in hig
gh
M. Portessine, P.E. Zani, P. Pampili. M. Marinelli, P.G. Fuochii, M. Lavalle, M. B
power devvices using proto
on irradiation tech
hnique” Silicon Workshop
W
, INFM ((Istituto Nazionale
e Fisica della Ma
ateria),
Genova; February
F
2001
a, R. Mosca, M. Portesine,
P
P. Pam
mpili, P.E. Zani, M. Bianconi, P. Co
ova, R. Menozzi “C
Characterization of
E. Gorbia
deep leve
el and simulation of the effect of life
etime reduction in
n proton irradiate
ed Si p-i-n diodes”” Silicon Worksho
op ,
INFM (Istiituto Nazionale Fisica
F
della Materiia), Genova; Feb
bruary 2002
ortesine, P. Pamp
pili, “Componenti elettronici di alta
a potenza ed alta affidabilità per sisstemi
P. E. Zanii, F. Fasce, M. Po
di trasportto: stato dell’arte 2003 ” Convegno
o AEI Elettronica di potenza nei siistemi di trasporto
o: Bologna; Marrzo
2003
Photovo
oltaic activity:
ASED THICK-FILM
M FRONT META
ALLIZATION OF SILICON SOLAR
R CELLS
1. Ag-BA
M. PRUD
DENZIATI, L. MOR
RO, B. MORTEN
N, F. SIROTTI
Departme
ent of Physics, Un
niversity of Mode
ena, Italy
L. SARDI
Ansaldo USE,
U
Genova, Ita
aly
(Received
d April 14, 1988; in
i final form June
e 10, 1988)
Active and
d Passive Elec. Comp.,
C
1989, Voll. 13, pp. 133-150
0
ECHNOLOGY FO
OR THE BACK M
METALLIZATION OF SOLAR
2. SOME FEATURES OF THICK FILM TE
CELLS
ONI
L. SARDI and S. BARGIO
G
(Italy)
Divisione Elettronica Indusstriale, Ansaldo, Genoa
C. CANALI
ettrotecnico, Univversità di Bari, Ba
ari (Italy)
Istituto Ele
P. DAVOL
LI and M. PRUDE
ENZIATI
Istituto di Fisica, Università
à di Modena, Mod
dena (Italy)
USA
V. VALBU
Istituto di Fisica, Università
à di Genova, Gen
noa (Italy)
d January 5, 1983
3; accepted Augu
ust 26, 1983)
(Received
Solar Cellls, 11 (1984) 51 – 67
3. MODU
ULI FOTOVOLTAIICI: DIAGRAMMA EMPIRICO DE
ELLA DURATA IN
N FUNZIONE DE
ELLA VARIAZION
NE
DELLA TE
EMPERATURA NEL
N CICLO GIORNO-NOTTE
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Pzconverrters and
FERRANIASOLIS srl 201
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4. EMPIR
RICAL DURABILITY DIAGRAM AS
S A FUNCTION OF
O THE TEMPE
ERATURE CHAN
NGE IN DAY-NIGHT
CYCLES
Pier Enricco Zani Ferraniassolis srl
o
on Poten
ntial damage in pv
p modules
5. P.I.D: overview
Pier Enricco Zani PZconve
erters srl
ot in C-Si solar ce
ells and related fa
ailure risk in modu
ule application
6. Hot spo
Pier Enricco Zani - Ferrania
asolis srl
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Ce
ertification:
I, the undersign
ned, certify tha
at to the bestt of my know
wledge and be
elief, these da
ata correctly d
describes me
e, my qualifica
ations
and
d my career in Ansaldo S.p.A.,
S
one off the world’s leading
l
integrrated electrom
mechanical e
engineering group, foundin
ng the
Hig
gh Power Sem
miconductor activity
a
with te
echnical resp
ponsibility. Up to 1978, I wa
as in charge of developing
g the technolo
ogy of
sem
miconductorss in Ansaldo
o and, from that date on, I had the
e full respon
nsibility of th
he Business Unit called Unità
Se
emiconduttori.
Sin
nce 1980, myy capabilities have covered
d all the technical aspects
s of the plant, from the ele
ectric enginee
ering (dimensiioning
and
d design of the
t PV arrayss and of inve
erters, section
ning of the pla
ant, grid conn
nection, dime
ensioning and
d design of battery
b
cha
argers and acccumulator arrrays) to the static
s
structure
es, the safety issues and te
esting.
In 1980 I design
ned and consstructed the firrst production
n line of photo
ovoltaic solar cells and mod
dules in Italy. The materiall used
wa
as mono and multi-crystalliine silicon wa
afer (squared 100x100 mm
m top dimensio
on at that time
e)
I was
w also involved in the de
esign, producttion and consstruction of se
everal photovvoltaic power plants. I designed and insstalled
the
e Volcano and
d Tremiti islan
nds pv system
ms and produ
uced and tes
sted the pv modules
m
(doub
ble glass) for the Himalaya
an K2
she
elter for Italian
n national ressearch centre CNR (Photo)).
I maintained
m
th
he full respon
nsibility (inclu
uding Qualityy Control and
d Safety) up to 2001, wh
hen, together with three other
ma
anagers, foun
nded a private
e company, PO
OSEICO S.p.A., maintainin
ng as core bu
usiness the H
High Power Se
emiconductorrs and
Ele
ectronic Comp
ponents.
In 2007 I left POSEICO
P
S.p
p.A to found and
a design the new phottovoltaic facto
ory of FERRA
ANIASOLIS srl
s (Messina group
g
Fin
nemme) and I am now Chie
ef Technologyy Officer.
Fro
om 2012 I am
a also Chie
ef Technologyy Officier of VISPA
V
srl (Fin
nemme and Vismunda
V
srl)), a brand ne
ew activity in Silver
pow
wder and scre
een-printing paste
p
for PV applications.
a
Him
malaya K2 (550
00 meter altitu
ude) shelter wiith pv modules
s made by dr. Pier Enrico Za
ani in Ansaldo
o, 1985
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