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SEMI Rising Tide Report

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 the maturity of the semiconductor value chain as it strives toward greater climate resilience and develops climate risk mitigation strategies. Led by the SEMI Sustainability Initiative Environmental Risk Mitigation and Reporting (ERMR)...

ESG

SEMI’s 2023 S3 Forum Shows Industry Collaboration

Sustainability and collaboration are two keywords that are being used in the semiconductor industry. On the chip and equipment development side, collaboration means perhaps more open and active co-opetition. But on the sustainability side of the semiconductor world, active collaboration started at a grassroots level. As the semiconductor and semiconductor...

Sustainability 101: Is PFAS Phase-Out like RoHS For the 2020s?

Those of you who have been in the advanced packaging world for 20 years or more may recall the tremendous challenges in replacing eutectic tin/lead (Sn/Pb) solder with lead-free alternatives. Pb is an excellent alloying element. Its low melting point and ductility are ideally suited for solder joints. Unfortunately, as...

Has Our Industry Become More Sustainable?

The quick answer to the question; “Is the semiconductor industry becoming more sustainable?” is “yes and no.” There is undoubtedly more talk about sustainability and environmental impact, especially from the larger companies in our industry. In 2022, SEMICON West devoted an entire day to the topic for the first time....

Net Zero

Lam Research’s Net Zero Journey Gains Momentum

At Lam, we view environmental, social, and governance programs (ESG) as a business imperative. We focus on improving our communities and the environment and strive to incorporate supportive actions into everything we do – from our operations and workplace practices to how we source our materials and design our products....

2023 3D InCites Award Winners

The Big Reveal: Who are the Winners of the 2023 3D InCites Awards?

This is by far my favorite blog post to write each year; the one where I get to announce the winners of the 3D InCites Awards. This year we had 36 nominees for 10 2023 3D InCites Awards categories, representing companies from around the world, all working to advance the...

SEMI Attends COP 27

SEMI Attends COP 27

COP 27 was held in the second and third week of November 2022. In the media, there was news of calls to accountability for promises made at COP 26, for which richer nations are still lagging. These included a $100 billion fund to assist smaller countries that are significantly impacted...

The Challenge of Getting to Zero Carbon Emissions

Getting to zero carbon emissions will be a significant challenge for the semiconductor industry. With the industry expected to grow at a 7.1% CAGR through 2026 according to IC Insights, and units reaching 1.15 trillion in 2021 according to the SIA, reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will...

2023 3D InCites Awards Winner Circle

2023 3D InCites Awards Winner Circle The 2023 3D InCites Awards program recognized industry-wide contributions in the development of heterogeneous integration and 3D technologies.  In 2021, we added two awards to recognize companies that demonstrate best practices in sustainable manufacturing efforts, as well as diversity equity and inclusion (DEI). Below are the...