Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced its founding membership in the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) of SEMI.
President and CEO Mary Puma commented, “Axcelis is proud to announce that we have joined the global Semiconductor Climate Consortium, as a Founding Member, bolstering our own sustainability work with the power of the semiconductor ecosystem. As a leading supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, Axcelis promotes progressive action towards climate change through collaboration with SCC member companies’ joint knowledge and innovative technologies.”
“I applaud Axcelis for its commitment to become a founding member of the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) and for its continued support of global sustainability efforts,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI President and CEO. “Individually, SEMI member companies have made tremendous strides on sustainability, but we need to pool industry resources to solve the difficult decarbonization challenges and to meet tracking and reporting requirements across the value chain. The SCC members look forward to defining and prioritizing sustainability goals and to harness the collective energy of the global semiconductor supply chain to create solutions.”