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Semiconductor Sustainability Efforts Need Collaboration
During the recent Applied Materials/SEMI Sustainability Forum, panelists touched on the fact that the big drivers of electronics — Apple,...
Trymax Moves to a New Green Manufacturing Facility
NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS – November 8, 2021. Trymax Semiconductor Equipment BV (Trymax), a global leader in plasma solutions for semiconductor...
Veeco Releases Sustainability Report
PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Nov. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) today released its second Sustainability Report, highlighting...
CEA-Leti Looks to Move the Semiconductor Sustainability Needle
Sustainability is rapidly taking center stage in most industries; the electronics and semiconductors space included. The major players in the...
Sustainability 101: Water Management – Global Problem, Local Solutions
Of all the natural resources that manufacturing consumes, fresh water is the one where demand might outstrip supply. The concept...
Semiconductor Sustainability From the Venture Capital Perspective
The sustainability wave in the tech space is gaining momentum. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft have all set very...
Sustainability 101: Chemicals of Concern – Beyond RoHS
Semiconductor manufacturing involves many “chemicals of concern,” or compounds that are hazardous to human health and the environment. The hazardous...
A Look at Semiconductor Equipment Supplier Sustainability Efforts
Most semiconductor equipment companies have been focused on sustainability programs longer than most other industries. In part, some of the...
Sustainability 101, The Product Lifecycle: Sustainability and the Supply Chain
Sustainability should start in the design phase. When engineers consider environmental impact during product design, they may be able to...
Sustainability in the Semiconductor Fab and Sub-Fab
Building a state-of-the-art integrated circuit takes a lot of resources. Water, energy, chemicals, gases, and silicon wafers are just a...
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Bitcoin Mining and Other HPC Applications
Can semiconductors help with reducing the carbon footprint of bitcoin mining and other high-performance computing (HPC) applications? Can the overall...
Sustainability 101: Circular Economy, Part I –What is Zero Waste?
Someone once asked me if the circular economy requires a specific type of currency. Let’s clear up some basic misconceptions....
Achieving Carbon Neutral Computing
According to the Wall Street Journal, (WSJ) the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing that public companies be required...
Sustainability 101: Sustainability Reporting Standards and Trends
You have probably heard that what gets measured is what matters. That is the idea behind sustainability reporting. Companies that...
Sustainability 101: GHG Emissions – Definitions and Scopes
Welcome to Sustainability 101. The purpose of this blog post series is to define what we mean when we mention...
ASE Kaohsiung Achieves 20 million Tons of Water Savings Milestone in Line with its Water Management Strategy
Kaohsiung, Taiwan. May 10, 2021. ASE understands the vulnerability of water disruption to its operations and as such, is leading...
Developing Water Resilience Strategies for a Secure and Sustainable Future
Taiwan, an island dotted with scenic mountains and lakes, is facing its worst drought in decades. Not a single typhoon... What You Need to Know About Sustainability in Semiconductors
While the global spotlight is shining on the importance of sustainability in semiconductors, the concept itself is not new. As...
