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Amkor’s Science-Based Net-Zero Targets Approved by SBTi
Amkor Technology, Inc., a leading semiconductor packaging and test service provider, announced today that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)...
Sustainability is Busting Out all Over!
When prepping for this month’s sustainability blog, the song, June is Busting Out All Over, from Rogers and Hammerstein’s Carousel,...
Sustainability 101: PFAS-Free Filters
Fluoropolymers are excellent materials for filters. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), the same polymer used in Teflon coatings, is inert, stable, hydrophobic, and...
Will AI be Powered by Renewables? Maybe, But Not for Long
Earth Day has passed. Companies’ ESP/social responsibility reports are beginning to appear and they have been commenting on their progress...
Sustainability 101: Rethinking Sustainable Materials
The materials we use to make products are usually chosen with performance as the highest priority, followed by cost. Performance...
SEMI Releases Report on Maturity of Semiconductor Sector Corporate Climate Disclosures
MILPITAS, Calif. — May 8, 2024 — SEMI today released the report A Rising Tide: Building a Climate-Resilient Semiconductor Value Chain that spotlights...
SEMI Kicks off Year Three of the SCC and Startups for Sustainability
It is popular for mainstream media to publicize different industry’s energy consumption and environmental habits. The semiconductor industry is not...
Sustainability 101: Refuse, Reduce, Repair, Refurbish, Rework
The Hierarchy of the Re’s You are probably familiar with the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle.” You may have heard that...
Brewer Science Earns GreenCircle Certification for Zero Waste to Landfill for Ninth Consecutive Year
Brewer Science is the first and only company in the semiconductor industry with GreenCircle Certification Rolla, Mo.– April 3, 2024–Brewer...
Electronics Recycling: There’s Gold in Those Old Electronic Gadgets!
When you replace your PC with an AI-enabled one, will you make sure your old device goes into an electronics...
Sustainablity 101: Build a Better ESD Bag
When I worked for Advanced Packaging magazine in the early 2000s, we sometimes got pitches from companies that made cardboard...
What the Ski and Semiconductor Industries Have in Common
From November to April for the past seven years, I have spent a considerable amount of time on the snow...Are We Moving Fast Enough on Semiconductor Sustainability?
We continue to deal with a paradox: semiconductor chips are necessary to support digitalization and society’s transition to lower carbon...
Brewer Science Presents the Future of Water Quality Monitoring at CES 2024
Advancing the future of drinking water sensing for real-time detection of contaminants, such as lead, using printed sensors Las Vegas,...
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...
Sustainability 101: Strategies for Equipment Suppliers
For our industry to fully embrace environmental sustainability, we need the entire supply chain involved. The industry giants can make...
Getting Every Semiconductor Company to Net Zero
My sustainability news feed has been filled with articles regarding COP 28, and news of successes and failures regarding the...
Sustainability 101: A Closer Look at E-waste
Recovering Noble Metals Apple made an audacious announcement in 2017, publicly stating a goal to eliminate mined rare earth elements...
