Applied Materials Charts a Course for Enabling a More Sustainable Company, Industry and World
July 21 2020 - 1:15PM
In a keynote address today at the 50th annual SEMICON West, Applied
Materials, Inc. president and CEO Gary Dickerson unveiled how the
company is expanding the scope of its environmental, social and
governance (ESG) commitments with a series of 10-year initiatives
that will be driven within the company and in collaboration with
suppliers, customers and the computing industry.
Furthering Applied’s new vision to “Make Possible a Better
Future,” Dickerson introduced a framework for generating positive
ESG impact at the company, in the industry and throughout the
world.
“I strongly believe our responsibility as leaders is to leave
the world in a better place,” said Gary Dickerson, president and
CEO. “At Applied Materials, making a positive contribution to the
community is at the foundation of our culture. I am excited to join
forces with our employees, suppliers, direct customers, and the
computing and electronics industries to Make Possible a Better
Future.”
A More Sustainable CompanyTo reduce the
environmental impact of its operations, Applied is announcing the
following goals: 100% renewable energy sourcing in the U.S. by 2022
and worldwide by 2030, and a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon
emissions by 2030. Applied also announced today that it signed a
power purchase agreement (PPA) with Apex Clean Energy, a key step
toward reaching its renewable energy targets. In addition, the
company committed to setting targets through the Science Based
Targets initiative (SBTi) and reporting in line with the
recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial
Disclosures (TCFD).
A More Sustainable IndustryApplied is driving
several initiatives with its customers and suppliers to promote
greater sustainability industry-wide. This includes improving the
eco-performance of its existing and new systems with hardware and
software upgrades that reduce energy use, chemical use and
cleanroom space requirements. As part of its new “ecoUP”
initiative, Applied announced a “3 by 30” goal for its
manufacturing systems: on a per-wafer basis, Applied targets a
30-percent reduction in equivalent energy consumption along with a
30-percent reduction in chemical consumption, and a 30 percent
increase in throughput density – which is the number of wafers
processed per square foot of cleanroom space – by 2030.
In addition, Applied today launched the SuCCESS2030 initiative
(Supply Chain Certification for Environmental and Social
Sustainability) aimed at creating a more sustainable and just
supply chain for semiconductor and display manufacturing.
SuCCESS2030 will optimize material and parts selection,
procurement, packaging, warehousing, transportation and recycling
to reduce energy and emissions and conserve resources. The program
also aims to promote ethics, human rights, diversity and inclusion
throughout the supply chain.
Customer Statements“As we move from a digital
age to an AI age, the semiconductor industry continues to enrich
lives and serve people around the world,” said TSMC CEO, Dr. C.C.
Wei. “At TSMC, green manufacturing is deeply embedded in our
culture. Applied Materials is a key member of this initiative, and
their work demonstrates how we can innovate together to reduce
emissions.”
“Memory and storage are essential to the growing data-driven
economy,” said Micron Technology Executive Vice President of Global
Operations Manish Bhatia. “Micron has set clear goals to advance
our environmental footprint in our operations to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, energy consumption, water use and waste management.
We are challenging our suppliers and technology partners to develop
more sustainable solutions – from facilities design and
construction, to efficient fab operations – and Applied Materials
has really stepped up.”
“The industry-leading SuCCESS2030 program being announced today
aligns with Intel’s 2030 corporate responsibility goals and is core
to building a responsible and sustainable end-to-end supply chain
for the future of semiconductors,” said Shaheen Dayal, Vice
President of Fab Technology Sourcing at Intel. “Together, we are
invested and share the growing sense of urgency to address broad
challenges no one can tackle alone and can only be solved by
collaborating across major organizations, industries, and
countries.”
A More Sustainable WorldOn a global scale, AI
has enormous promise to accelerate research in areas such as
climate change, disease prevention and public health, yet it also
consumes a growing amount of power. For AI to reach its true
potential, major advances in the power, performance, area-cost and
time-to-market (PPACt) of semiconductor devices are needed. Applied
is helping enable these advances with the industry’s largest and
broadest portfolio of technologies and products which spans
creating, shaping, modifying, analyzing and connecting structures
and devices. An example of this is Applied’s new Selective Tungsten
process technology that removes a critical bottleneck to continued
2D scaling in foundry-logic nodes.
“As we push deeper into the AI era, the world is growing ever
more reliant on semiconductors, and our promise to create a better
future for all has never been more dependent on our ability to work
collectively across our industry and the electronics ecosystem,”
said Dickerson. “We need to break down barriers, from Materials to
Systems™ and from Systems to Materials™, connecting dots in new
ways between system designers, developers, integrators, chipmakers,
and equipment and materials suppliers.”
About Applied Materials Applied Materials,
Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT) is the leader in materials engineering
solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced
display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at
atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to
transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials,
our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future.
Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.
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