30 May 2011

Have spent the last 2-years mapping its carbon footprint, IC
manufacturer austriamicrosystems is targeting to become 100% carbon
neutral by 2015. The Austria-based firm said that it had already
achieved a 50% reduction of CO2 equivalents or 31,000 tons by the end of
2010 and expects CO2 emission equivalents to decline by more than 9,000
tons in 2011, by switching to 100% green electricity based mainly on
hydro-electric power sources. The compnay wants other semiconductor
firms to follow its example.
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13 July 2010

Five finalists have been listed for this year's SEMICON West,
Sustainable Technologies Award, which includes Applied Materials,
Edwards, Pall, Tokyo Electron and Verigy. The annual award recognizes
equipment, materials or services that have been introduced to the
marketplace in the last three years that can contribute to sustainable
improvement of the environment.
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18 February 2009

European nanoelectronics research center IMEC and the Semiconductor
Research Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up an
international collaboration aimed at the creation of novel,
environmentally friendly processes and materials for advanced
semiconductor manufacturing. The research will be conducted between
IMEC and the joint SRC/Sematech Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing, a well-established organization
known for its expertise in addressing strategic ESH-related research
challenges.
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