Award Winner
The CleanTech Award
ISMI ESH Technology Centre
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he CleanTeach Award has been collaborative research organization including
given to ISMI ESH Technology chip manufacturers and equipment and material
Centre in recognition of their suppliers devoted to collectively finding and
efforts to improve green and clean technology implementing the most environmentally friendly
at an industry level and provide a competitive manufacturing processes and procedures. The
neutral zone to ensure these issues are centre is the follow on to the work that
addressed and solutions implemented sooner SEMATECH and ISMI have undertaken to
rather than later. promote energy and resource conservation,
Green manufacturing in the semiconductor assess and address the environmental impact of
industry has progressed from initial concerns semiconductor manufacturing; and advance
about the impact of semiconductor green building and process development.
manufacturing on the environment, to a focused The ESH Technology Centre builds on ISMI’s
approach on the entire manufacturing process commitment to drive sustainable and cost
with a view to improve the environmental effective manufacturing. The centre will continue
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impact as well as improving manufacturing to set industry direction for “green” solutions
outcomes. This shift to awareness of the that lead to greater productivity and reduced
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economic impact has being extremely important costs in semiconductor manufacturing. The
.eur in speeding green manufacturing concepts and centre will ensure manufacturing sustainability
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some of the credit for these industry changes by providing data-driven solutions and best
would go to the efforts of SEMATECH and ISMI practices. With access to a large network of
over the last twenty years. ESH professionals, the new centre will drive ESH
The International SEMATECH programs that promote energy and resource
Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) is a global conservation through technical evaluations and
consortium of the world’s major semiconductor demonstrations, and advance green
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manufacturers that currently conducts semiconductor operations and processes.
manufacturing related programs in ESH, next The ISMI draws together the world’s
generation factories, next wafer size, continuous semiconductor manufacturers to explore issues
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improvement, and metrology, all aimed at they would unlikely work on in their usual
improving productivity and lowering costs. The competitive environment. This neutral zone
efforts are directed towards improving current ensure the industry moves forward on protectin
manufacturing practices while preparing for the environment while maintaining
upcoming changes. Their efforts in green manufacturing competiveness. Research at the
technology solutions have led to ISMI ESH Technology Centre is focused on a
the recent launch of the number of areas including the following.
Environment, Safety & Health Protecting the environment through energy
(ESH) Technology Centre that conservation, efficient use of natural resources,
has been built in Austin, Texas. and pollution prevention. Ensuring a safe
The Centre will be dedicated to manufacturing environment through the
providing green technology development of processes, procedures, and
solutions that lead to reduced guidelines to protect the facilities and its
energy consumption, lower costs, and workers from harm. Protecting human health
greater productivity in semiconductor through evaluations of new and existing process
manufacturing. materials for harmful characteristics, and the
The ISMI ESH Technology Centre is development of guidelines for appropriate
the industry’s first world wide engineering and administrative controls.
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