Where does the energy come from to power your facilities? Even if your company claims to be 100% renewable energy,...
My blog post for November is about supply chains and sustainability. I’ll get to that, but first, I want to...
If you read my blog posts or follow me on LinkedIn, you probably know that I’m passionate about the intersection...
What do you know about the Federal Trade Commission’s “Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims,” also known as...
We need governments, companies, and communities worldwide to cooperate if we want to build a more circular and more equitable...
Lofty sustainability goals like becoming carbon neutral by a specific date or committing to science-based targets for greenhouse gas emissions...
Fluoropolymers are excellent materials for filters. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), the same polymer used in Teflon coatings, is inert, stable, hydrophobic, and...
The materials we use to make products are usually chosen with performance as the highest priority, followed by cost. Performance...
The Hierarchy of the Re’s You are probably familiar with the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle.” You may have heard that...
When I worked for Advanced Packaging magazine in the early 2000s, we sometimes got pitches from companies that made cardboard...
We continue to deal with a paradox: semiconductor chips are necessary to support digitalization and society’s transition to lower carbon...
For our industry to fully embrace environmental sustainability, we need the entire supply chain involved. The industry giants can make...
Recovering Noble Metals Apple made an audacious announcement in 2017, publicly stating a goal to eliminate mined rare earth elements...
In evaluating companies for the 3D InCites Sustainability Award, we consider progress on four of the UN Sustainable Development Goals...
2024 marks the fourth year I will serve on the 3D InCites Sustainability Award judging panel. We want to recognize...
Those of you who have been in the advanced packaging world for 20 years or more may recall the tremendous...
If you are familiar with B Corp certification, you probably associate B Corps with consumer brands like Patagonia or Ben...
In June, the GreenBiz Circularity conference came to Seattle. With the conference site about 15 miles from me, I had...
The idea of semiconductor manufacturing becoming a trillion-dollar industry is astounding, exciting, or worrisome, depending on your viewpoint. Growth in...
The quick answer to the question; “Is the semiconductor industry becoming more sustainable?” is “yes and no.” There is undoubtedly...
