{"id":4655,"date":"2020-04-22T01:07:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T01:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/memory-for-a-better-life-explore-how-semiconductors-create-better-lives-for-humankind\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:03:10","slug":"memory-for-a-better-life-explore-how-semiconductors-create-better-lives-for-humankind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.skhynix.com\/en\/memory-for-a-better-life-explore-how-semiconductors-create-better-lives-for-humankind\/","title":{"rendered":"[Memory for a Better Life] Explore How Semiconductors Create Better Lives for Humankind"},"content":{"rendered":"

To greet the Earth Day, SK hynix is launching a new editorial series titled \u201cMemory for a Better Life\u201d, where we will look at how our technologies are shaping the world around us. The articles will show SK hynix\u2019s concern for environmental issues, how we take the initiative with social responsibility, and further display how we are committed to creating a better life for the humankind.<\/p>\n

SK hynix is continuing to implement its progressive environmental management agenda through a sustainable management strategy that will contribute to society and facilitate effective solutions for numerous social and environmental problems, as well as achieving financial growth in these areas.<\/p>\n

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Sustainability at SK hynix<\/h3>\n
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Semiconductor manufacturing plants require a significant amount of energy and water to run every day. One manufacturing plant can use \u201canywhere between 2 to 4 million gallons of very, very pure water\u2014we call it ultrapure water\u2014per day,\u201d according to IEEE Spectrum\u2019s report Engineers of the New Millennium: The Global Water Challenge Special Report*<\/span><\/a>. That is \u201croughly equivalent to the water usage of a city of maybe 40,000-50,000 people.\u201d This is why continuous contribution to environmental conservation is so important for companies in this industry.<\/p>\n

People like Technical Leader (TL) Lee Yong-Je at SK hynix\u2019s Environment Team are one of the experts in this area, he emphasizes, \u201cSemiconductors, which are rapidly increasing in demand due to the development of the fourth industry, require a large amount of chemicals and water for production.\u201d He also says, \u201cThis requires active efforts to reduce usage as well as ensure proper disposal of contaminants.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u25b2 Figure 1. SK hynix ECO-mark<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

From the establishment of our \u2018Green Product Team\u2019 in 2007 to our transition to phthalate-free products in 2015, SK hynix has always been focused on developing environment-friendly products with advanced technological competitiveness. Our commitment is shown on each product with a distinctive mark<\/a> of a sprout and green wings to represent the rebirth of nature and symbolize SK hynix\u2019s environmental management initiative. This \u201cECO-mark\u201d conveys our passion to contribute to customers and society with ecological practices, and environmental awareness down to each employee.<\/p>\n

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\u25b2 Chart 1. SK hynix Green Product History
\n(For more information, please check out \u201cEco-Friendly Policy and Product.\u201d)<\/p>\n

In fact, this year, SK hynix became the first Korean company to obtain the \u201cZero Waste to Landfill Validation<\/a>\u201d from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for all of its production sites across the world including Icheon and Cheongju sites in Korea, and Wuxi and Chongqing sites in China.<\/p>\n

We continue to make efforts to manufacture eco-friendly products for environmental conservation, aligning with environmental regulation, and developing the product for mass production. And this determination to minimize the secondhand effects that may occur to nature are monitored throughout the entirety of each product\u2019s life cycle \u2013 from production to abolition.<\/p>\n

SK hynix establishes internal environmental standards greater than what is required by law to not only preserve the earth\u2019s environment, but also to promote the industry to contribute as well to sustainable development. Our low-energy and low-carbon product process is designed for reducing the environmental stress adopted from the beginning of the product development, and therefore only uses those raw materials free from hazardous substances in production. Also, efforts are being made to regulate the additional disposal of hazardous substances by developing a substitute to do the same job even better and safer for the planet.<\/p>\n

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Looking ahead<\/h3>\n
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As one of the globally leading semiconductor manufacturers, SK hynix is determined on delivering its legacy of highly competitive products while seeking to create both economic and social value.<\/p>\n

To achieve this goal, in October 2018, SK hynix announced its \u201c2022 ECO Vision<\/a>\u201d with both medium and long-term goals to create social value through eco-friendly semiconductor manufacturing plant management globally. SK hynix will continue its endeavor to become a leading company taking part in conserving the environment and resolving ecological problems for the next generation through its pioneering environmental management.<\/p>\n

\u201cSK hynix established 2022 ECO Vision by reflecting on the characteristics of manufacturing semiconductor products rather than simply dealing with contaminants and implementing regulations,\u201d stated Lee Yong-Je. \u201cIn the future, 2022 ECO Vision will serve as a compass for environmental affairs and contribute to achieving happiness for stakeholders and local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this series, we will continue to introduce SK hynix\u2019s eco-friendly activities and define what that looks like through the lens of our company and the semiconductor industry as a whole. Our next article will go more into detail on SK hynix\u2019s internal efforts to be eco-friendly, and will introduce some of our eco-friendly practices that are related to 2022 ECO Vision. Until then, Happy Earth Day from SK hynix!<\/p>\n

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*\u201cEngineers of the New Millennium: The Global Water Challenge Special Report\u201d, Aug 2009, IEEE Spectrum.<\/p>\n

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