US geopolitical worries, largely focused on rivalry with China, have given permission for the federal government to offer an overt industrial policy for semiconductor manufacturing. The US has embarked on a massively state funded program […]
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Carbon Fixation
It is common practice for companies in the electronics sector to publish annual environmental reports. These reports can be very enlightening. After all, they represent a story about a given company in a situation in […]
Rebound Bites Google
Google’s new environmental report for 2024 is out and it makes some remarkable disclosures. Both The Register (Mann 2024) and The Guardian (Milmo 2024) have reported on the 48 percent rise in Google’s carbon output […]
Interview on CBC’s ‘On the Go’
A short interview about semiconductor manufacturing and the climate emergency. The audio is here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-47-on-the-go/clip/16064904-semiconductors-climate-change The[…]
"The electronics sector is so symbolic of what’s going on in the world. It’s a very narrow aperture that allows you to see a very broad field of problems." See Tech's Toll.
Climate change puts global semiconductor manufacturing at risk.
Can the industry cope? Josh Lepawsky, Memorial University of Newfoundland Semiconductors are the basic building blocks of microchips. These technological marvels are in everything from lightbulbs and toothbrushes to cars, trains and planes, not to mention […]
No Electronics without semiconductors and no semiconductors without water
Without semiconductors there are no electronics and without sufficient water, there are no semiconductors. New research published in iScience provides a global analysis of semiconductor manufacturing locations and the projected future water stress they are […]
Electronic Planet Research Lab 