Energy Efficiency Pledge from Manufacturers

What is happening? The Department of Energy has pledges from 21 companies & organizations that they will ” …increase the energy efficiency of semiconductors by a factor of 1,000 over the next two decades”

Why is this important? ” Since 2010, however, overall semiconductor energy use has doubled every three years, and by 2030, if this rate of increase continues, semiconductors could consume nearly 20% of planetary energy production.”

How will this be important? “The EES2 pledge includes support for a 20-year effort, initially led by DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), to create a Semiconductor EES2 Roadmap that will provide concrete metrics and recommendations to guide RDD&D of the U.S semiconductor industry to increase energy efficiency and position the United States as a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing and innovation.”

DOE | Department of Energy Announces Pledges from 21 Organizations to Increase the Energy Efficiency of Semiconductors and Bolster American Manufacturing