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Applied Materials wins special project environmental award from Acterra |
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Jun 08, 2007 at 01:54 PM |
 Acterra, a Silicon Valley not-for-profit environmental organization, has awarded Applied Materials its 'Susanne Wilson Award for Pollution Prevention/Resources Conservation: Special Project' for its energy efficient semiconductor equipment design program, which involves all products in energy reduction goals.
"We are honored to be recognized for our energy efficient product design program," said Mike Splinter, president and CEO of Applied Materials. "Our greatest potential for improving the way people live is through our products and services. Today, we are designing products not only to maximize their functionality, but also to conserve natural resources and, in the case of solar, to generate clean energy."
Acterra judges noted that in a recent new product launch, Applied had been able to reduce energy usage by 37 percent compared to a previous model.
Applied Materials said that it incorporates a wide range of environmental strategies when designing tools. Strategies include consideration of the environmental impact of the company's products and establishing energy reduction goals; validation control which documents the performance of products against established goals; internal training with a focus on reducing operating energy costs and designing for energy efficiency; outreach to customers and other equipment suppliers to develop industry guidelines for measuring and reporting energy consumption; and joint efforts with key suppliers to improve the efficiency of components.
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