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From the Director SEMICON Japan December 3–5 Chiba, Japan SEMICON Korea January 20–22 Seoul, Korea
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From the Director
Top 7 EHS Issues: (More)
Moving ForwardBy Bob Akins It is an honor to serve as the incoming chairman of the SEMI International Board of Directors. Stan Myers and I agree that an important focus for SEMI this year will be the extension of the work that's been done to address sustainability. Jerry Coder, past chairman of the SEMI Board, identified the imperative for our association to build upon and strengthen the Global Care principles that promote environmental, health and safety (EHS) leadership in the industry... (More)
Intel's EHS Focus on Reducing Absolute Environmental Footprint At the SEMI Global Care Executive luncheon held at SEMICON West on July 15, Brian Krzanich (VP of Intel) described the advancements made by Intel in EHS performance over the last several years. The driving force behind the efforts, said Krzanich, was Intel's desire not only to reduce their environmental impact on a normalized scale, but to reduce the company's overall footprint on an absolute scale even as it grows... (More)
PV Industry Struggles With EHS Challenges PV industry representatives from throughout Asia met at PV Power Taiwan on September 10, 2008 to discuss the growing challenges in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS). The PV industry has experienced tremendous growth over the past five years, creating enormous pressures on EHS needs and practices in the industry... (More) Silane Safety Seminar for the PV Industry In the past several years, PV and FPD manufacturers have significantly expanded the use of Silane gas. Recently, significant incidents have occurred with the use of Silane, highlighting the need to reinforce safe handling procedures. In co-sponsorship with SEMI, SSA Europe is organizing a Silane Safety Seminar on November 5 in Leuven, Belgium... (More)
REACH Webcast Archives Available For the past year, SEMI, ISMI, ESIA, and SESHA have been collaborating to exchange information across the semiconductor industry supply chains for EU REACH regulatory compliance. As part of this process, SEMI hosted an informational webcast on Tuesday, September 30, focusing on the potential impacts of REACH Regulations on Articles, including semiconductor manufacturing equipment and semiconductor devices / products... (More) SEMI Members Invited to Participate in ISMI REACH Meeting ISMI is hosting a REACH Meeting on Tuesday, October 21 (in Austin, Texas, USA) to discuss industry-wide action plans for REACH compliance. As part of the industry supply chain, SEMI member companies, including chemicals and equipment suppliers, are invited to participate in order to ensure common understanding of REACH applicability and identify approaches for REACH comformance...(More) Events Calendar ISMI Symposium October 22–23, Austin, Texas SEMICON Japan December 3–5, Chiba, Japan
January 20–22; Seoul, Korea For a full calendar of events, click here. |
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