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ESIA AT THE GREEN WEEK 2009
Commissioner Dimas visits ESIA stand
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Semiconductors: Enabling energy efficiency
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03/02/10 NEW
Semiconductors confirmed as 2nd most R&D intensive industry in Europe
02/03/10 New
European Semiconductor sales in January 2010
16/11/09 New
SICAS:FAB CAPACITY AND UTILISATION FOR THE 3RD QUARTER OF 2009
30/09/09 New
'Industry is ready to play its role' : Industry welcomes today's
EU Communication on key enabling technologies
24/09/09
Global Customs Experts Meet to Curb Semiconductor Counterfeiting
15/09/09
ESIA Newsletter -Semiconductor Europe- September 2009
21/05/09
WSC Joint Statement
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08/04/09
ENABLING A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT EUROPE
27/03/09
IMEC TOUR WITH EU OFFICIALS
ENABLING SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN 21ST CENTURY EUROPE
10/11/08 -
LAUNCH OF ESIA'S 2008 COMPETITIVENESS REPORT
Perfluorinated Compounds (PFC gases)
PFCs are used in semiconductor fabrication plants because they provide a uniquely effective process performance when etching and are a safer, more reliable source of fluorine, which is required for cleaning certain deposition process chambers. Manufacturers of semiconductor devices have been able to reduce PFC emissions by taking a number of actions including process optimization, use of alternative chemicals, employment of alternative manufacturing processes and improved abatement systems. However, the use of PFC gases in these processes is crucial to the production of semiconductor devices, as there are no effective substitutes outside the fluorinated chemistries that could be used effectively.
2007
ESIA 2006 Intermediate Report on reduction of PFC emissions from European semiconductor manufacturing
The EECA-ESIA goal is to reduce by 2010 the ABSOLUTE PFC emissions of the European industry by 10% below the baseline year of emissions in 1995. If no progressive action and investments had been undertaken by the European industry to reduce emissions, these would have increased significantly more than 1995 levels under a business as usual scenario.
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19/05/2005
Semiconductor manufacturers reduce PFC emissions
The world’s semiconductor manufacturers are on track to achieve their goal of reducing atmospheric emissions of perfluorocompounds (PFCs) to 10 percent below baseline levels by 2010, according to the World Semiconductor Council (WSC). PFCs have been identified as global warming gases.
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