sustainability

Semiconductors are the foundation of all electronics and information technology that drive our modern world.

SEMI and the SEMI PFAS working group members have strengthened their advocacy efforts concerning policies governing the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Seeking to spur more green technology innovation for our industry, SEMI Startups for Sustainable Semiconductors launched the third year of the program by inviting startups, academics, and innovators with compelling ideas for advancing semiconductor industry sustainability to apply to participate.

Semiconductor Climate Consortium working groups provided updates on their work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the global chip value chain at the first SCC general meeting of 2024. In addition, Alaina Passavant of the Carbon Disclosure Project presented on emission reporting trends.

more than 10 Corporate Venture Capital firms from the semiconductor ecosystem have come together to establish Startups for Sustainable Semiconductors, a program for startup companies with sustainable innovations that can help advance the semiconductor industry in its journey to become greener.

Hosong Hwang, Head of the Environment Team at Samsung Electronics, provides an overview of Samsung’s new environmental strategy and delves into the sustainability journey of a globally renowned electronics company.

The SEMI PFAS Initiative will accelerate industry efforts to reduce PFAS dependency, mitigate PFAS-related semiconductor supply chain disruption, and encourage environmentally responsible risk management in cases where there are no alternatives to PFAS.

SEMI spoke with imec Lars-Ake Ragnarsson, Program Director Sustainable Technologies and Systems (SSTS), about the semiconductor industry challenges to reduce environmental impact and how industry leaders can collaborate to get to the net zero.

The finalists will be invited to present at the Sustainability Pavilion during SEMICON West on Thursday, July 13, as part of a startup-focused program.

Dr. Sondra Hellstrom of Bosch speaks to Tim Brosnihan of SEMI MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG) to preview her presentation on decarbonization at MEMS & Sensors Technical Congress (MSTC), May 23-24 at MIT in Cambridge Massachusetts.