12 Jul 2026
SEMI Strategic Materials Conference (SMC) 2026
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SEMI Arizona & Texas Chapters Fall Outlook 2024
Join us for an insightful exploration of the semiconductor industry's pivotal role in advancing sustainability and achieving net zero emissions.
Type of Event
Virtual Event
Our Participation
Sponsor
13 Nov 2024
Intro
- This forum will bring together leading experts, industry pioneers, and sustainability advocates across the electronic supply chain to discuss innovative strategies, emerging technologies, and collaborative efforts driving the semiconductor sector toward a greener future.
- At the forum, experts will discuss various topics on the current industry perspective of sustainability in the semiconductor industry, cutting-edge innovative technologies, real-world examples of successful sustainability initiatives within the semiconductor sector, collaborative solutions to drive meaningful change and achieve collective sustainability goals and gain insights into future trends and strategies that will influence the semiconductor industry's path to net zero.
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Opening Remarks
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Andrea Valencia
Chair, SEMI Texas Chapter
Welcome & Opening Remarks
13 Nov 2024 - FROM 9:00 TO 9:05 UTC-07:00
Our participation
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Richard Stephenson, Ph.D
Dallas Site Director
Striving Toward Sustainability and the First Steps Along the Path to Net Zero
13 Nov 2024 - FROM 9:40 TO 9:55 UTC-06:00
Abstract
In the quest for a sustainable future, every initiative must be rooted in strategies that create tangible value. Beyond direct emissions from our operations (Scope 1), there are additional categories of emissions that pose some of the most impactful and complex challenges on the journey to net zero. Scope 2 includes indirect emissions from purchased energy, Scope 3 encompasses all other indirect emissions in our value chain, and Scope 4 involves emissions reductions achieved through our products and services. These categories offer substantial economic benefits but require close collaboration with suppliers and customers to streamline requirements, enhance goods flow, and secure accurate, timely data.
At EMD Electronics, our recent efforts have focused on increasing our capacity to recycle plastics and metals, improving water-use efficiency and conservation, and reducing energy consumption. By driving atomic-level innovation through Materials Intelligence™, we are also developing future pathways to lower carbon intensity through innovation, such as enhancing product designs and adopting advanced technologies to generate power and minimize or eliminate significant waste streams.
To ensure that our sustainability goals align with economic practices, we emphasize collaboration across the entire value chain. Addressing complex environmental challenges requires transparent dialogue, data exchange, and collaborative partnerships. How can we transform these collaborations into industry-wide standards? What innovative approaches will drive us toward a more sustainable future? Join this session to discover actionable strategies, explore pioneering solutions, and contribute to setting new benchmarks for a greener tomorrow.
Closing Remarks
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Andrea Valencia
Chair, SEMI Texas Chapter
Closing Remarks
13 Nov 2024 - FROM 10:40 TO 10:45 UTC-07:00
Investing in a Sustainable Semiconductor Future
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Semiconductor companies large and small talk about achieving climate neutrality by 2030. That sounds like a great goal. But merely achieving that goal won’t solve the emissions problem. How we get there matters.
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