Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint

The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a major expansion driven by the seemingly insatiable demands of AI, the addition of more intelligence in transportation, and national security concerns, among many other things. What this expansion might mean for chip-making's carbon footprint? Can we make everything in our world smarter without worsening climate change? Lizzie Boakes is a lifecycle analyst at IMEC , the Belgium-based nanotech research organisation, and she speaks with senior editor Samuel K. Moore about her work on this problem.

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Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint is an episode from Fixing the Future by Stephen Cass.

This episode is 25:48 long.

This episode was published on Feb 7, 2024.

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