White Paper
Managing PFAS in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Due to accelerating regulatory, legal, customer and supply chain risks, the semiconductor industry is facing a complex challenge as essential users of PFAS.
In this white paper, learn how understanding the exposures, sources, and varying importance of PFAS helps semiconductor companies make risk-informed, high-impact abatement decisions.
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Understand Risks, Navigate Next Steps
Often called “forever chemicals”, polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) aren’t incidental to semiconductor production; they’re engineered into it - and most cannot be replaced on any near-term timeline. With PFAS treatment and waste management across the sector projected to require tens of billions in annual investment, semiconductor manufacturers need to know where and how to start.
Inside the White Paper
About PFAS and Semiconductors
Learn what PFAS are, why they’re used, why they’re a concern, and why they’re inseparable from semiconductors (for now).
4 Pressures for PFAS Action
See the converging forces that are making PFAS management for semiconductors a current business issue, regardless of PFAS regulations.
Why the Semiconductor Challenge is Unique
Understand how tools and frameworks developed for other PFAS-based applications don't always translate directly to semiconductor fabrication.
A Framework for Action
Explore our experts’ decision-making framework for addressing PFAS in semiconductors – for the short-, mid-, and long-term.