A green center debuts and everyone’s invited

By Hank Hogan

This isn’t the best of times for chipmakers, and even the biggest names are feeling the effects. Intel (Santa Clara, CA) announced early this year a halt to production at five older factories, one of which was the company’s last major manufacturing facility left in Silicon Valley. Given that, some might question the timing of the late January launch of the new Environment, Safety & Health (ESH) Technology Center by the International SEMATECH Manufacturing Consortium (ISMI; Austin, TX).

But Scott Kramer, vice president of manufacturing technology at SEMATECH, says delay isn’t an option. “These issues that we’re dealing with in manufacturing sustainability are urgent issues and they are current issues. They will not wait.”

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