INSPIRE - Integrated Sustainable Production through Innovative Resource Efficiency

一个令人不安的事实是，电子行业是全球污染最严重的行业之一。半导体（“芯片制造”）正在超越汽车制造商，世界上最大的芯片生产商台积电（TSMC）现在生产的二氧化碳超过了通用汽车（GM），而英特尔正在迅速接近这一交叉门槛。制造业对二氧化碳的贡献远远超过使用，对于苹果iPhone来说，这几乎占其总碳足迹的80%，其中50%来自集成电路（IC或“芯片”）。PragmatIC正在投资4000万英镑建设一个新的大批量制造工厂，计划于2022年底投产。一旦完成，这将是英国第一家300毫米半导体工厂。INSPIRE提供了一个开发和展示新方法的机会，这些方法可以成为半导体行业的旗舰项目，并支持在英国和国际上实现净零制造过程。务实的目标是通过在当地安装和运营生产线来扩大全球生产规模。许多这些方法可以转移到主流的半导体和电子制造部门。INSPIRE（通过创新资源效率的综合可持续生产）侧重于脱碳、提高资源效率和提高生产力（所有这些都是内在联系的）。遍及PragmatIC制造系统的分布式传感器（现有的和额外的）生成的数据将用于以下方面：\*“智能”进水控制，包括与天气预报相关的雨水收集和储存\*通过可调的水处理优化进水质量，以满足“足够好”的质量\*通过现场处理和返回的废水回收\*用水/气体替代品替代有机溶剂，以减少VOC含量\*优化开发制造优化的机器学习方法INSPIRE项目符合智能互联工厂、互联和通用供应链以及适应性强、灵活的制造操作和技能的主题。该项目旨在通过减少废物的场外运输，减少自来水的使用，并在可能的情况下消除废物流中的挥发性有机化合物，每年将PragmatIC生产过程中的碳排放量减少600多万公斤二氧化碳。合作伙伴：PragmatIC （Lead）、DevTank、Hydrocell和苏伊士水务技术与解决方案。

An uncomfortable truth is that electronics is globally one of the most polluting industries. Semiconductors ("chip manufacturing") is overtaking automakers with the world's largest chip producer TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation) now producing more CO2 than GM (General Motors), and Intel rapidly approaching this crossover threshold.Manufacturing contributes far more to CO2 than use, for an Apple iPhone this is almost 80% of its total carbon footprint, \>50% of which is due to the integrated circuit (IC or "chip").PragmatIC is building a new high-volume manufacturing facility at an investment of \>£40Mn and scheduled to come online end of 2022\. Once complete this will be the UK's first 300mm semiconductor fab. INSPIRE presents an opportunity to develop and demonstrate new methodologies which can be a flagship project within the semiconductor industry and support a move to net zero manufacturing process both within the UK and internationally. PragmatIC aims to scale manufacturing globally through local installation and operation of manufacturing-lines sited next to demand. Many of these approaches can be transferred into the mainstream semiconductor and electronics manufacturing sectors.INSPIRE (Integrated Sustainable Production through Innovative Resource Efficiency) focuses on decarbonisation, improved resource efficiency and improved productivity (all intrinsically linked). Distributed sensors (both existing and additional) across PragmatIC's manufacturing system generate data which will be used as follows:\* "Smart" influent water control including rainwater capture and storage linked to weather forecast\* Optimising influent water quality to meet "good enough" quality through tuneable water treatment\* Effluent recovery through onsite treatment and return\* Replacement of organic solvents with aqueous/gaseous alternatives to reduce VOC content\* Optimisation of high-quality nitrogen quality and usage requirements\* Development of machine-learning approaches to manufacturing optimisationThe INSPIRE project fits with themes of smart connected factories, connected and versatile supply chains and adaptable, flexible manufacturing operations and skills.The project aims to reduce carbon emissions of PragmatIC's production process by over 6,000,000 kg CO2 per year, through reductions in offsite transportation in waste, minimisation of tap-water and, where possible, elimination of VOCs from waste-streams.Partners: PragmatIC (Lead), DevTank, Hydrocell & Suez Water Technologies and Solutions.