Semiconductor Manufacturing Carbon Model

Addressing Carbon Emissions in the Semiconductor Industry: A Two-Part Challenge

As demands for semiconductor technology continue to increase, so do the impacts of the semiconductor industry on the environment. As the climate crisis intensifies, the semiconductor industry faces a two-part problem:

1. Design greener processes and technologies to reduce carbon emissions.
2. Reduce carbon emissions from existing facilities.

Figure 1: Examining a wafer fab's average electricity usage. TechInsights, 2023

The TechInsights Semiconductor Manufacturing Carbon Model, the first of its kind, brings together the equipment, processes, and manufacturing steps for Logic, DRAM and NAND into one model for leading 300mm wafer fabs.

• Electric usage and carbon emissions for the electricity supplier.
• Fossil Fuel gas combustion on-site, primarily natural gas.
• Process chemicals emissions on-site.

TechInsights provides the detailed modeling and benchmarking that foundries and IDMs need to support key decisions—from site selection to carbon emission mitigation strategies—and that foundry customers need to evaluate the impact of their chosen foundry partner.

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