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From the Director

Jong-Kap Kim of Hynix Semiconductor is the Recipient of the 2009 Akira Inoue Award

Call for Nominations for the 2010 Akira Inoue Award

PV Group Solar Policy Paper Timed with Copenhagen Talks on Climate Change

SOLARCON Korea EHS Workshop

SEMICON Korea Energy Conservation Workshop

Europe Considers Restricting Hazardous Substances in Semiconductor and Photovoltaic Manufacturing Equipment

SESHA PV Mini-Conference at SEMI Offices in San Jose

SESHA Semiconductor Symposium in Austin

Events Calendar

From the Director

Planning for 2010: Your Input Needed

We want to hear what topics matter to you, your company, your customers, and your supply chains. Please complete our online feedback form to provide your suggestions for environment, health, safety, sustainability and corporate social responsibility topics for SEMI to address next year.

We are also looking for speakers to provide their expertise on these EHS topics. There are opportunities to present at SEMI tradeshows, webcasts and committee/working group meetings. If you would like to volunteer to present on a specific topic, please let us know by completing the feedback form... (more)

Aaron Zude
Senior Director, SEMI EHS Division
azude@semi.org

Jong-Kap Kim of Hynix Semiconductor is the Recipient of the 2009 Akira Inoue Award
Dr. Jong-Kap Kim, chairman and CEO of Hynix Semiconductor, is the recipient of the 2009 Akira Inoue Award for outstanding achievement in EHS in the semiconductor industry. The SEMI award was presented on December 1 during the SEMICON Japan President's Reception... (More)

Call for Nominations for the 2010 Akira Inoue Award
If you know someone whose EHS achievements should be recognized by the semiconductor industry, please take the time to submit their name in consideration for this award... (More)

PV Group Solar Policy Paper Timed with Copenhagen Talks on Climate Change
By Dan Martin, SEMI PV Group
Coinciding with the Copenhagen global warming talks, the PV Group released a White Paper on solar policy and best practices in feed-in tariffs. This White Paper can help policy makers create effective policies to encourage solar power adoption... (More)

SOLARCON Korea Environmental, Health & Safety Workshop
This workshop is for personnel at PV manufacturing sites who work in: environmental protection, worker safety & health, process tool installation, process tool maintenance; specialty gas and chemical delivery systems, fire protection, building engineering, facilities, risk management, and insurance... (More)

SEMICON Korea Energy Conservation Workshop
The workshop's focus is to identify the drivers of energy conservation efforts, the obstacles for improving energy use in equipment and facilities, and the path for moving forward in industry efforts. This workshop will highlight where significant improvements in energy conservation can be made and identify the path to achieving those results... (More)

SESHA Photovoltaic Mini-Conference at SEMI Offices in San Jose
The Northern California chapter of SESHA is holding a mini-conference on Thursday, January 21 at the SEMI Headquarters in San Jose, California, USA... (More)

SESHA Semiconductor Symposium in Austin
In concert with the AIHA, the Texas Hill Country chapter of SESHA is holding a Symposium on February 11-12 in Austin, Texas, USA. The conference will cover various EHS issues for the semiconductor and related high-technology industries... (More)