March 22 was World Water Day, a perfect excuse to reflect on water use in semiconductor manufacturing. What industry leaders...
Has your company achieved any accidental sustainability wins? I’m talking about decisions you make not because of a desire to...
Awards and rewards can motivate behavior. An obvious example is online gaming, where players earn stars, points, or access to...
You may be familiar with the concept of Design for Manufacturing or Design for Manufacturability. I suspect that many 3D...
I host online discussions about sustainable manufacturing. During one of these events in October that included participants from the 3D...
Does your company publish an annual report that includes not only financial data but also data on the company’s impact...
Advances in packaging can improve yield and reduce cost. Can they also reduce the environmental footprint of an electronic device?...
It is encouraging that SEMI is paying more attention to environmental issues. As Dean Freeman reported, SEMICON West devoted an entire...
Household hazardous waste includes quite a few products that are related to cleaning. In the list that I compiled for...
My last post here asked the question, are your products toxic? Perhaps I should have said your products are toxic....
Do you know how many individual elements and chemical compounds are required to make a circuit board? I don’t. There...
Today is Earth Day, April 22. What’s so special about Earth Day? Shouldn’t we care about our planet every day?...
We are in year three of a global pandemic that has changed our perspective on health, the economy, and inequality....
I find it encouraging that SEMI is stepping up its efforts to help the semiconductor industry become more environmentally responsible....
It’s a great time to be selling secondhand or refurbished goods. Individuals wanting to adopt greener lifestyles often turn to...
In a fully circular economy, nothing becomes waste. That includes all the components and materials inside smartphones, laptops, and other...
Of all the natural resources that manufacturing consumes, fresh water is the one where demand might outstrip supply. The concept...
Semiconductor manufacturing involves many “chemicals of concern,” or compounds that are hazardous to human health and the environment. The hazardous...
Sustainability should start in the design phase. When engineers consider environmental impact during product design, they may be able to...
Someone once asked me if the circular economy requires a specific type of currency. Let’s clear up some basic misconceptions....
