3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

DESCRIPTION: As a Founding Member of the new Semiconductor Climate Consortium, Applied Materials is excited to work collaboratively with our industry peers to enable technologies that accelerate efforts towards a 1.5°C KEYWORDS: NASDAQ:AMAT, Net Zero, Applied Materials, climate, Semiconductor Climate Consortium, Chris Librie.

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GreenBiz

JULY 28, 2020

Semiconductor firm Applied Materials puts supply chain at center of new commitments. The broad semiconductor industry’s position to date, however, has been less transparent and less ambitious, with the highly visible exceptions of AMD, IBM and Intel. . Heather Clancy. Tue, 07/28/2020 - 02:00.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 15, 2023

Semiconductors are the unsung heroes of the technology world: parts manufactured from pure elements that work behind the scenes to power and connect everything from smartphones to cars.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 29, 2024

Three factors—supply chain security, sustainability, and subsidies—feature prominently as semiconductor companies expand into new countries or regions.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2023

Originially published on PR Newswire Schneider Electric , the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today launched Catalyze, a new partnership program aimed at accelerating access to renewable energy across the global semiconductor value chain.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Equipment recovery, planned maintenance, and parts management can increase semiconductor fabs’ equipment availability and efficiencies.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 27, 2023

Major semiconductor players have undertaken and announced US-based fab construction projects, and more are under consideration. Here’s a road map for moving ahead.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Semiconductor PFAS Consortium recently published a series of white papers on the uses of PFAS in the semiconductor industry.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 4, 2023

Supply-and-demand mismatches for semiconductors have generated production headaches across industries. Forward-looking companies are using artificial intelligence to optimize short-term procurement.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JUNE 10, 2022

As the semiconductor shortage persists, the automotive industry will likely benefit from new sourcing models and stronger bonds between OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and semiconductor suppliers.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Growing demand for semiconductors means industry emissions are likely to increase. Semiconductor companies are making sustainability commitments, but more is needed to achieve net zero.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 1, 2022

The global semiconductor industry is poised for a decade of growth and is projected to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Catalyze program, sponsored by Intel and Applied Materials and run by Schneider Electric, aims to accelerate renewable energy access across the global semiconductor supply chain.

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Utiliity Dive

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The program will be managed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy and will focus on improving semiconductors, which are essential components in controlling power generation and transmission.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 15, 2022

Semiconductor companies can take different paths to capture new opportunities as demand continues to outstrip supply.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Semiconductor companies are on the cusp of a decade of opportunity, but success will be predicated on the ability to attract and retain the best and brightest.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MARCH 30, 2022

One industrial company’s innovative response to the global semiconductor chip shortage proves to be a game changer for the manufacturing sector.

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3BL Media

MARCH 19, 2024

Yet, as silicon meets its phy physical limitations in higher-power, higher-temperature applications, the industry’s relentless pursuit of more efficient power systems has ushered in the wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors era. The global WBG semiconductors market reached $1.6 Higher voltages: With an electric breakdown field of 3.3

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2024

Edwards becomes a corporate sponsor for the Catalyze Program Edwards participation expands Catalyze program to Tier One and Tier Two suppliers within semiconductor value chain LOUISVILLE, Ky., We are immensely proud to join this ground-breaking initiative to help decarbonize the semiconductor value chain.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Under TSCA, … Continue reading EPA announces innovative effort to bring new chemicals used in electric vehicle, semiconductor, clean energy sectors to market.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Companies will need to cast a wider net, improve their employee value proposition, and get more out of their existing workforce.

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2024

Founded in 1967, Applied Materials is a leader in designing and manufacturing the machines that make semiconductors, which can be found in virtually all digital devices. The average electric vehicle contains about 6,000 semiconductors in it, which astounds even me.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 12, 2024

Cadence established its Taiwan office over 35 years ago and was the first EDA company supporting IC, semiconductor, and systems companies in Taiwan.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 24, 2024

Read the full story at The Verge. A new report warns that a boom in computer chip manufacturing in the US could fuel demand for dirty energy, despite companies’ environmental claims. The solution for manufacturers, surprisingly, might be to act more like other big tech companies chasing climate goals.

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2024

We're a global innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and www.keysight.com.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 22, 2024

Engineers have discovered a new way to manufacture solar cells using perovskite semiconductors. It could lead to lower-cost, more efficient systems for powering homes, cars, boats and drones.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The accelerating digital transformation of the economy is creating new levels of demand for semiconductors. As the chip shortages have demonstrated, semiconductors are more important to the world now than ever before. KEYWORDS: NASDAQ:AMAT, Applied Materials, Semiconductors, CDP, Chris Librie.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Semiconductors are the foundation of technology advancements that are transforming the global economy and can improve peoples’ lives in so many ways. By setting a 1.5°C-aligned Applied Materials has been reporting on social responsibility and environmental matters since 2005.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

AUGUST 23, 2022

A shortage of automotive chips has shut down OEM production lines. How can fabs rapidly increase wafer output as vehicle demand surges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2022

Early in 2022, we assessed the 15 categories defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to identify and inventory the primary sources of our Scope 3 emissions for our semiconductor products. This category comprises the combined total lifetime emissions from all Applied semiconductor equipment sold during a reporting year.

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3BL Media

APRIL 8, 2024

We're a global innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and www.keysight.com.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The need to compete for skilled labor could delay fab construction in the United States, but some new strategies may help accelerate progress.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 2, 2024

Researchers are using semiconductors to harvest and convert the sun's energy into high-energy compounds that have the potential to produce environmentally-friendly fuels.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2024

A powerful example is AMD developing “chiplets” - a revolutionary semiconductor design approach that embraces modular architecture. A case in point is Europe’s largest semiconductor company, STMicroelectronics. iv When sustainability is built into design, it can avoid the need to manage waste on the back end.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

OCTOBER 17, 2023

How can semiconductor players, automotive OEMs, and others create value amid disruption? Rising electric-vehicle adoption is boosting demand for crucial silicon carbide power electronics components.

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3BL Media

JULY 21, 2023

For the first time in my experience as a sustainability professional, I witnessed industry leaders coming to grips with an inherent contradiction: the promise of semiconductors marching toward becoming a $1 trillion market, while simultaneously creating a path to Net Zero carbon emissions. That’s what the playbook is all about.

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3BL Media

JULY 26, 2022

I enjoyed hosting a panel discussion with my colleague Nasreen Chopra, who leads the Systems Engineering Center of Excellence for Applied’s Semiconductor Products Group, and Betty Jiang, head of U.S. About 15% of Applied’s Scope 3 emissions for semiconductor products originate from supplier inputs. DESCRIPTION: by Sundeep Bajikar.

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