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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.

Leveraging predictive modeling and other efficiency-enhancing innovations, Digital Twins promise to optimize semiconductor design, manufacturing processes and equipment maintenance while improving overall operational efficiency.

With fab operation optimization a critical part of the chip industry's challenge push to reach net zero emissions, the Fab Management Forum gathered industry experts to explore best practices for semiconductor manufacturers to follow.

The new cooperation between Taiwan and the U.S. on cybersecurity standards promises to elevate the profile of Taiwan’s suppliers in the global semiconductor supply chain. The two regions’ collaboration on international cybersecurity policy is an important step forward.

The greatest opportunities to get more women into the construction industry are with craft professions, where the percentage of participation is much lower than professional staff. Women make up 47% of the total workforce but only 4% of the craft workforce.

Day two of SEMICON Europa featured The Future of Work, an enlightening session that explored the significance of inclusive leadership in fostering a diverse and sustainable workforce. Speakers addressed pressing industry issues such as the global talent shortage.

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 Cybersecurity consortium, launched at SEMICON West in July, has established key priorities in its mission to develop and promote a standards-based, industry-wide approach to improve cybersecurity and accelerate implementation of actionable solutions.

Electronics industry experts and researchers will offer insights into ALD trends and adoption at Beneq ALD TechDay at SEMICON Europa 2023, Nov. 14-17 in Munich, Germany.

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.