The chip industry's dirty little secret: It's very dirty

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : New technology used for making high-end chips requires even more energy and therefore is an even greater potential source of carbon emissions.
58% : That's why in November 2022, just a few months after the CHIPS Act was signed, the semiconductor industry formed a new group with 60 founding members that aims to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
57% : Since the CHIPS Act was enacted, a number of chipmakers have committed billions of dollars to building new plants.
57% : It's no surprise that the industry has rallied behind the CHIPS Act.
50% : And the CHIPS Act, with all of its incentives to build bigger and faster, is making it more critical for chipmakers to act, including reducing the use of chemicals that contribute to greenhouse gases.

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