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Progress in Sustainability has become one of SEMI’s key focus points in supporting its members. It was initiated with a series of keynotes at SEMICON West in 2019, followed by the formation of the SEMI Sustainability Initiative, to help bring focus to the Startups for Sustainability venture capital programs. And...
Report Highlights Ongoing Commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance Goals PLAINVIEW, N.Y., March 21, 2023 – Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) today released its latest Sustainability Report highlighting the company’s continued progress towards environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. This Sustainability Report, reflecting 2022 data, demonstrates our ongoing commitment to...
Lam also extends focus on global impact by joining the United Nations Global Compact FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 12, 2022 – Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced it has been recognized for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance with its inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America (DJSI North...
This summer, the temperature reached 111°F in Silicon Valley, where I live. This historical record unmistakably brought home the “inconvenient truth”: global warming is upon us, for real – not in the future, but right here, right now. It is incumbent on each and every one of us, in society...
During the recent Applied Materials/SEMI Sustainability Forum, panelists touched on the fact that the big drivers of electronics — Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Facebook — are looking to cut carbon emissions across their supply chains. From a semiconductor perspective, this would include the energy and greenhouse gases used in...
Sustainability should start in the design phase. When engineers consider environmental impact during product design, they may be able to avoid toxic materials, reduce solvent and water use, improve energy efficiency during manufacturing, and make it easier to recover components at the end of the product’s life. But a design...
Welcome to Sustainability 101. The purpose of this blog post series is to define what we mean when we mention sustainability and reach a shared understanding of common terms. The series will cover: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—Definitions and scopes Sustainability reporting—standards and trends Circular economy, part I—What is zero waste?...
While the global spotlight is shining on the importance of sustainability in semiconductors, the concept itself is not new. As early as 2003, when the European Union adopted the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, semiconductor manufacturing companies started to become more aware of their impact on the environment and launched...
While I am very dedicated to my role as a blogger for the semiconductor industry, there is one thing to which I am more dedicated: A good night’s sleep. So for the Live days of ISS Europe 2021, I only attended the panel discussions that were scheduled at 7 am...
As part of our annual 3D InCites Awards program, we decided this year to turn the spotlight on two areas that we think are critical for the future of society: sustainable semiconductor manufacturing and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These topics are so important that we chose to have the...
