Some months ago I was contacted by a journalist. Despite the interview, the story seems to have never run. Here’s what I was asked and how I responded. Journalist: Are products really designed to die […]
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Is Net Positive Water a Thing?
Semiconductors are the foundational building blocks of all computing devices–whether that’s an AI model, a car, a phone, or a cheap greeting card that lights up and sings a song. And making semiconductors needs lots […]
What is insignificant impact?
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 […]
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 […]
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