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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. Read more >>

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. Read more >>

In recognition of his contributions to the fields of greenhouse gases reduction and commitment to efficiency in Toshiba’s daily operations, Atsutoshi Nishida, President and CEO of Toshiba Corporation, has been honored with the Akira Inoue Award for Environmental, Health and Safety Excellence. The award, which is presented by SEMI annually, aims to honor those in the industry who have displayed an outstanding achievement in raising awareness of environmental issues in their day-to-day work. Read more >>

Philip Naughton, Freescale Semiconductor Inc. Assignee at SEMATECH, Austin, Texas, USA Read more >>

Mike Yurconic, Intel Technology Development EHS (TD EHS), Locationa Read more >>

Scott Stewart, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497, USA Read more >>