Sustainable Chip Initiatives

The challenge is enormous

IMEC, a nonprofit research organization that focuses on the semiconductor industry, recently gained an influential partner with its new sustainable chip initiative -- Apple. IMEC recently debuted its new Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems program that helps to reduce the carbon footprint of the semiconductor industry by analyzing and anticipating the environmental impacts of their manufacturing decisions.

"Many systems companies are carbon neutral today for their corporate footprints and have expressed the ambition to have their entire carbon footprint to net zero by 2030. They are very committed to achieving that goal, yet often lack the data to decipher the IC part end-to-end. That is where imec comes in. We have that data, and are ready to support the industry with all necessary insights, tools, instruments and numbers," says Luc Van den hove, CEO of IMEC. With the addition of Apple as its first partner, the brand hopes to attract more partners that can help make a positive effect on the environment.

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