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Semiconductor Sustainability at IEDM 2023

The Semiconductor industry has been ramping up its focus on sustainability for the past three to four years. Strong sustainability efforts have been in place for ST Microelectronics and Intel since 2011 and have trickled down to their suppliers through a sustainability focus on the supply chain. When Apple and...

Collaboration in Sustainability is the Word

SEMI has fully embraced sustainability.  Starting slow pre-COVID, they have ramped up and become a significant force in the industry. The organization spearheaded the Semiconductor Climate Consortia, of which 84 members are working cooperatively to encourage collaboration in sustainability and move the industry towards net zero somewhere between 2030 and...

Will Startups for Semiconductor Sustainability Help Reduce Our Carbon Footprint?

There is no shortage of topics for someone writing about sustainability in May. April went from having Earth Day to being earth month, with sustainability press releases on nearly a daily basis. A significant number of companies use April and May as their release dates for company responsibility reports with...

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Sustainability 101: Accidental Sustainability Wins

Has your company achieved any accidental sustainability wins? I’m talking about decisions you make not because of a desire to be environmentally responsible. The outcome just happens to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, decrease energy consumption, conserve water, or create less waste. Recently, I have come across five examples of accidental...

Sustainability 101: Five Reasons to Publish Sustainability Reports

Does your company publish an annual report that includes not only financial data but also data on the company’s impact on society? It might be called an integrated report, a sustainability report, or an ESG report. The answer, increasingly, is yes. Why are more companies writing and publishing these reports?...

Sustainability at SEMICON West: Design, Processing, and Collaboration

It is encouraging that SEMI is paying more attention to environmental issues. As Dean Freeman reported, SEMICON West devoted an entire day to the topic at its Sustainability Summit, led by Bhat. There was also a Materials and Sustainability panel discussion the previous day. I gave a talk called “How to...

What’s Happening in the World of Sustainability

The last month has been an interesting time in the world of sustainability. First, the SEC released its estimates on costs for reporting on climate change, and a document for review on suggested reporting standards. The S&P Dow Jones index removed Tesla from its top 10 ESG index, The Davos...

Sustainability 101: SEMI Initiatives and the Need for Industry-Wide Action

I find it encouraging that SEMI is stepping up its efforts to help the semiconductor industry become more environmentally responsible. There have been technology roadmaps in this industry for as long as I can remember. Now we’re talking about sustainability roadmaps and standardized reporting processes. On March 18, I attended...

How Are Logic and Memory Makers Addressing Sustainability?

Addressing sustainability issues is a hot topic in the semiconductor industry, especially since Bloomberg highlighted that the industry’s carbon footprint is growing at a rapid clip while the auto industry’s carbon footprint has declined over the same period. However, the article only calls out GM as the automaker of reference....

ASE Wins Sustainability Award

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE) announced today that it has received the 3D InCites 2021 Sustainability Award. This inaugural award honors exemplary achievement in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy use, water use, and waste to landfill and recognizes the long-term, stringent sustainability goals put in place for the decade...