As advanced semiconductor processes rapidly transition from 28nm to 3nm and 2nm nodes, more frequent chemical cleaning procedures are driving an increase in demand for liquid chemical waste treatment. Techzone Chairman Chen Li-Li said that semiconductor companies are currently pursuing two major approaches in response to ESG requirements: first, establishing outsourced waste treatment channels; and second, building in-house zero-waste centers to process waste within their own facilities. Both approaches involve close cooperation with Techzone.

Sino-American Silicon (SAS) Products’ Sunrise is expanding its integrated smart energy business as artificial intelligence (AI) and data center demand for high-performance computing drives higher electricity demand worldwide. The company said its combined offering could help global firms secure greener, more resilient power supplies while meeting net-zero, RE100, and supply-chain carbon goals.

Taiwanese lithium-iron phosphate cathode maker Aleees is changing course after winning a major US order, moving away from licensing its technology and toward in-house production. The shift reflects tighter US supply-chain demands, rising demand from energy storage and artificial intelligence data centers, and growing competition among non-Chinese suppliers globally.

Tata Electronics, the Indian contract manufacturer that assembles iPhones and supplies other global technology companies, has confirmed a cybersecurity incident after the extortion group World Leaks published more than 630 gigabytes of data taken from the company’s systems. The cache, posted on the group’s dark-web leak site, contains 204,341 files and folders drawn from Tata Electronics’ internal file servers.