Matches for your search: "Sustainability "
SHANGHAI ─ February 27, 2024 ─ With China leading the global semiconductor industry in the production capacity expansion, SEMICON China 2024 is gearing up to host industry visionaries and leaders March 20-22 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre for insights into the latest developments, trends and innovations in areas critical to industry...
Revolutionary technology engineered by Atotech drives the zinc nickel plating industry towards sustainability by drastically reducing water consumption, waste, wastewater, and carbon footprint Berlin, Germany, July 28, 2023 – MKS Instruments announced the release of the Atotech CMA Closed-Loop System for alkaline zinc nickel plating. Certified by TÜV Rheinland, this...
Two interesting pieces of climate news emerged in the second week of January 2023. The first was a report in the Wall Street Journal about the cost of damage due to climate incidences. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week that weather-related disasters caused $165 billion of...
2022 is a turning point year for the semiconductor industry in more ways than one. While it is one of the biggest years ever from a capital expenditures/semiconductor equipment perspective, it is also the year when sustainability became a major focus of nearly every company in the industry. At SEMICON...
Today, Lam Research, a leader in semiconductor wafer fabrication technology, released its 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report. Driven by the Guiding Principle, ‘Act with Purpose for a better world,’ Lam was one of the first companies in the semiconductor industry to proactively set a 100 percent net zero...
My last post here asked the question, are your products toxic? Perhaps I should have said your products are toxic. What do you plan to do about that? Removing even one toxic compound from semiconductor manufacturing takes much longer than expected. Leaded or Unleaded? Lead in solder is an excellent...
Certain companies in the semiconductor industry have focused on sustainability for a significant period of time. ST Microelectronics and Intel have long records of focusing on water conservation and programs to reduce power. However, the Paris Accord and the recent article published in Bloomberg, accusing the semiconductor industry of having...
Semiconductor manufacturing involves many “chemicals of concern,” or compounds that are hazardous to human health and the environment. The hazardous compounds fall into several categories: Solvents—etchants, cleaners, and similar substances that are rinsed off the wafer Process chemicals—solids, liquids, or gases that undergo chemical reactions to form either sacrificial or...
According to the Wall Street Journal, (WSJ) the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing that public companies be required to disclose more information on what they are doing to combat climate change and the threats linked to climate change. According to the SEC, approximately 90% of companies in the...
In my day job in the winter, I work in the ski industry, which is working very hard on sustainability and becoming greener. On Earth Day, my inbox was filled with how companies that supply the ski industry are being sustainable, and more importantly are working to drive awareness in...
