Goodbye Mr (expensive and wasteful) Chips

Posted on 10 Feb 2022 by The Manufacturer

The Manufacturer’s Joe Bush speaks to Ken Williamson, COO of PragmatIC Semiconductor, a manufacturer of ultra-thin, flexible and low-cost integrated circuits (ICs) to find out more about the company’s alternative approach to manufacturing.

From TVs to mobile phones, almost everything we own in the modern world contains a silicon chip. Despite this convenience, the environmental impact of these devices depends on how they are manufactured. So, is there a better, more eco-friendly way? Why does silicon chip production have such a significant environmental impact? KW: Fundamentally the silicon…

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