The Global Market for Sustainable Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing 2025-2035
The volume of electronics will continues to increase and the use of raw materials in the sector is expected to double by 2050. The amount of electronic waste has also almost doubled over the two decades and it is estimated that only 20% of this waste is collected efficiently. With over 55 million tonnes of electronic waste produced every year, the risk of harm to human and animal health as well as the environment is substantial. There is also considerable value squandered in discarded electronics. It is estimated that $60 billion worth of raw materials are lost every year as precious metals and re-useable materials are disposed of in landfill or incinerated. The use of plastics in electronics devices has significant environmental issues owing to poor biodegradability and additional cost for disposal after use. It is therefore essential to find an eco-friendly and biodegradable substrate.
Sustainable electronics and semiconductor manufacturing seeks to develop electronics products through economically-sound processes that minimize negative environmental impacts while conserving energy and natural resources. The goal is to make the lifecycle of electronic products more sustainable through energy efficiency, reducing waste, using recycled and non-toxic materials, and other eco-friendly practices.
Key principles of sustainable electronics manufacturing include:
Energy efficiency: Reducing energy consumption in production processes through technology, automation, and optimized practices.
Renewable energy: Utilization of renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and geothermal to power manufacturing facilities.
Waste reduction: Minimizing waste generation through improved materials utilization, recycling, and re-use.
Emissions reduction: Lowering air emissions, water discharges, and carbon footprint through abatement technologies and greener chemistries.
Resource conservation: Optimizing use of natural resources like water, minerals, and forestry through efficiency, closed-loop systems, and product circularity.
Eco-design- Designing products that are energy efficient, durable, non-toxic and recyclable.
Supply chain sustainability: Managing social and environmental impacts across the entire supply chain lifecycle; procurement and logistics to reduce environmental impact
The Global Market for Sustainable Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing 2025-2035 offers an in-depth analysis of the sustainable electronics landscape, providing strategic insights for businesses, investors, and technology leaders seeking to navigate the complex intersection of technological advancement and environmental responsibility.
Report contents include:
Analysis of global PCB and integrated circuit (IC) revenues
Emerging sustainable technologies and market trends
Advanced digital manufacturing techniques
Renewable energy integration
Innovative materials development
Circular economy strategies in electronics production
Sustainability Drivers and Challenges
Environmental impact mitigation
Regulatory compliance
Resource efficiency
Waste reduction strategies
Sustainable Manufacturing Processes
Closed-loop manufacturing models
Advanced robotics and automation
AI and machine learning analytics
Internet of Things (IoT) integration
Additive manufacturing techniques
Material Innovation
Bio-based materials
Recycled and advanced chemical recycling approaches
Biodegradable substrates
Green and lead-free soldering technologies
Sustainable substrate development
Semiconductor and PCB Transformation
Sustainable integrated circuit manufacturing
Flexible and printed electronics
Eco-friendly patterning and metallization
Advanced oxidation methods
Water management in semiconductor production
Market Projections and Revenue Analysis
Global PCB manufacturing (2018-2035)
Sustainable PCB market segments
Sustainable integrated circuit revenues
Substrate type market penetration
Company Profiles. In-depth analyses of 50+ companies providing green materials, equipment, and manufacturing services. Companies profiled include DP Patterning, Elephantech, Infineon Technologies, Jiva Materials, Samsung, Syenta, and Tactotek. Additional information on bio-based battery, conductive ink, green & lead-free solder and halogen-free FR4, data center sustainability companies.
Data Center Sustainability
Green Energy Solutions
Carbon Reduction Strategies
Recycling Technologies
End-of-Life Electronics Management
Regulatory and Certification Landscape
Global sustainability regulations
Emerging certification standards
Compliance strategies for electronics manufacturers
The Global Market for Sustainable Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing 2025-2035 provides a strategic roadmap for technological transformation. As the world increasingly demands environmentally responsible technology solutions, this report provides the critical insights needed to lead, innovate, and succeed in the sustainable electronics ecosystem.
- INTRODUCTION
- Sustainable electronics & semiconductor manufacturing
- Table Sustainability Index Benchmarking.
- Drivers for sustainable electronics
- Table Key factors driving adoption of green electronics.
- Environmental Impacts of Electronics Manufacturing
- E-Waste Generation
- Carbon Emissions
- Resource Utilization
- Waste Minimization
- Table Key circular economy strategies for electronics.
- Supply Chain Impacts
- New opportunities from sustainable electronics
- Regulations
- Table Regulations pertaining to sustainable electronics.
- Certifications
- Powering sustainable electronics (Bio-based batteries)
- Table Companies developing bio-based batteries for application in sustainable electronics.
- Bioplastics in injection moulded electronics parts
- Sustainable electronics & semiconductor manufacturing
- SUSTAINABLE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING
- Conventional electronics manufacturing
- Benefits of Sustainable Electronics manufacturing
- Table Benefits of Green Electronics Manufacturing
- Challenges in adopting Sustainable Electronics manufacturing
- Table Challenges in adopting Sustainable Electronics manufacturing.
- Approaches
- Closed-Loop Manufacturing
- Digital Manufacturing
- Renewable Energy Usage
- Table Major chipmakers' renewable energy road maps.
- Energy Efficiency
- Table Energy efficiency in sustainable electronics manufacturing.
- Materials Efficiency
- Sustainable Chemistry
- Recycled Materials
- Table Recycling and Reuse Initiatives in Sustainable Electronics.
- Table Composition of plastic waste streams.
- Table Comparison of mechanical and advanced chemical recycling.
- Table Example chemically recycled plastic products.
- Bio-Based Materials
- Table Bio-based and non-toxic materials in sustainable electronics.
- Greening the Supply Chain
- Key focus areas
- Table Key focus areas for enabling greener and ethically responsible electronics supply chains.
- Sustainability activities from major electronics brands
- Table Sustainability programs and disclosure from major electronics brands
- Key challenges
- Use of digital technologies
- Key focus areas
- SUSTAINABLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) MANUFACTURING
- Conventional PCB manufacturing
- Table PCB manufacturing process.
- Table Challenges in PCB manufacturing.
- Trends in PCBs
- High-Speed PCBs
- Flexible PCBs
- 3D Printed PCBs
- Table 3D PCB manufacturing.
- Sustainable PCBs
- Reconciling sustainability with performance
- Table Comparison of some sustainable PCB alternatives against conventional options in terms of key performance factors.
- Sustainable supply chains
- Table Sustainable PCB supply chain.
- Sustainability in PCB manufacturing
- Table Key areas where the PCB industry can improve sustainability.
- Sustainable cleaning of PCBs
- Design of PCBs for sustainability
- Table PCB Design Options and Sustainability.
- Table Improving sustainability of PCB design.
- Table PCB design options for sustainability.
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Additive manufacturing
- Table Sustainability benefits and challenges associated with 3D printing
- In-mold elctronics (IME)
- Materials
- Low-energy epoxy resins
- Metal cores
- Recycled laminates
- Conductive inks
- Table Conductive ink producers.
- Green and lead-free solder
- Table Green and lead-free solder companies.
- Table Biodegradable substrates for PCBs.
- Table Overview of mycelium fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
- Table Application of lignin in composites.
- Table Properties of lignins and their applications.
- Table Properties of flexible electronics]cellulose nanofiber film (nanopaper).
- Table Companies developing cellulose nanofibers for electronics.
- Table Commercially available PHAs.
- Biobased inks
- Substrates
- Halogen-free FR4
- Table Main limitations of the FR4 material system used for manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCBs).
- Table Halogen-free FR4 companies.
- Glass substrates
- Ceramic substrates
- Metal-core PCBs
- Biobased PCBs
- Table Bioplastics for PCBs.
- Table Properties of biobased PCBs.
- Table Applications of flexible (bio) polyimide PCBs.
- Paper-based PCBs
- PCBs without solder mask
- Thinner dielectrics
- Recycled plastic substrates
- Flexible substrates
- Polyimide alternatives
- Halogen-free FR4
- Sustainable patterning and metallization in electronics manufacturing
- Introduction
- Table Sustainability in Patterning and Metallization Processes.
- Table Main patterning and metallization steps in PCB fabrication and sustainable options.
- Issues with sustainability
- Table Sustainability issues with conventional metallization processes.
- Regeneration and reuse of etching chemicals
- Transition from Wet to Dry phase patterning
- Print-and-plate
- Table Benefits of print-and-plate.
- Approaches
- Table Sustainable alternative options to standard plating resists used in printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication.
- Table Applications for laser induced forward transfer
- Table Copper versus silver inks in laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) for electronics fabrication.
- Table Approaches for in-situ oxidation prevention.
- Table Market readiness and maturity of different lead-free solders and electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) for electronics manufacturing.
- Table Advantages of green electroless plating.
- Table Sustainability for Patterning and Metallization Materials.
- Introduction
- Sustainable attachment and integration of components
- Conventional component attachment materials
- Table Comparison of component attachment materials.
- Table Comparison between sustainable and conventional component attachment materials for printed circuit boards
- Materials
- Table Comparison between the SMAs and SMPs.
- Table Comparison of conductive biopolymers versus conventional materials for printed circuit board fabrication.
- Processes
- Table Comparison of curing and reflow processes used for attaching components in electronics assembly.
- Table Low temperature solder alloys.
- Table Thermally sensitive substrate materials.
- Conventional component attachment materials
- Conventional PCB manufacturing
- SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
- IC manufacturing
- Table Limitations of existing IC production.
- Sustainable IC manufacturing
- Table Strategies for improving sustainability in integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing
- Wafer production
- Silicon
- Gallium nitride ICs
- Flexible ICs
- Fully printed organic ICs
- Oxidation methods
- Sustainable oxidation
- Table Comparison of oxidation methods and level of sustainability.
- Table Sustainability Index for the Oxidation Processes.
- Metal oxides
- Table Stage of commercialization for oxides.
- Recycling
- Thin gate oxide layers
- Substrate Oxidation
- Table Sustainable Oxidation Process Comparison.
- Solution-Based Manufacturing
- MOSFET Transistors
- Silicon on Insulator (SOI) and Manufacturing
- Table Wet and Dry Thermal Oxidation Comparison.
- Sustainable oxidation
- Patterning and doping
- Processes
- Table Alternative doping techniques.
- Photolithography
- Green solvents and chemicals
- Table Sustainability Index for Patterning.
- Processes
- Metallization
- Evaporation
- Plating
- Printing
- Physical vapour deposition (PVD)
- Table Sustainability Index for Metallization.
- Packaging
- Sustainable Semiconductor Packaging Technologies
- Table Sustainability Index for Interconnection Techniques.
- Glass interposer technology
- Table Organic Substrates.
- Sustainable Semiconductor Packaging Technologies
- Water management
- Overview
- Ultra pure water (UPW)
- Table UPW Specifications and Monitoring Methods.
- Semiconductor manufacturing water consumption
- Table Water Management Techniques.
- Water Reuse
- Table UPW Upgrades and Reuse.
- Table Water Management Companies.
- IC manufacturing
- END OF LIFE
- Legislation
- Hazardous waste
- Emissions
- Water Usage
- RECYCLING
- Mechanical recycling
- Table Metal content mg / Kg in Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) from waste desktop computers.
- Electro-Mechanical Separation
- Chemical Recycling
- Table Chemical recycling methods for handling electronic waste.
- Electrochemical Processes
- Table Electrochemical processes for recycling metals from electronic waste
- Thermal Recycling
- Table Thermal recycling processes for electronic waste.
- Green Certification
- PCB recycling
- Overview
- Metal recovery from PCB manufacturing
- Table Critical Semiconductor Materials and Recycling.
- Recyclable PCBs
- Excess electronic component inventory management
- Electronic waste management and reuse
- Table Waste Reduction Techniques.
- Mechanical recycling
- SUSTAINABILITY IN DATA CENTERS
- Overview
- Data center sustainability
- Table Data Center Sustainability Metrics.
- Carbon reductions
- Table Data Center CO2 Emissions.
- Table Total Carbon Emissions Breakdown.
- Table Global Data Center Hyperscalers.
- Data center decarbonization
- Table PUE and CUE metrics.
- Table Data Center Equipment Sustainability.
- Data center company sustainability activities
- Table Data center companies sustainability activity.
- Data center sustainability
- Green Energy
- Data centers power consumption
- Table Power sources for data centers.
- Table Benchmarking electricity sources.
- Table Decarbonization of Power.
- Table Renewable Energy Activities of Hyperscalers.
- Table Cost Comparison of Renewable Sources.
- Microgrids
- Energy storage systems
- Solar
- Table Solar energy in data centers.
- Wind power
- Table Approaches to Wind-Powered Data Centers.
- Table Power Efficiency and Wind Turbine Models.
- Geothermal
- Table Enhanced Geothermal Systems.
- Table Geothermal Power for Data Centers.
- Nuclear
- Table SMR Projects.
- Fuel cells
- Table Fuel Cells for Data Centers.
- Batteries
- Table Battery Applications in Data Centers.
- Table Companies in Grid-scale Li-ion BESS.
- Data centers power consumption
- Improved Energy Efficiency
- Table System Power Consumption and Metrics.
- Thermal efficiency
- Table Cooling Methods Overview.
- IT efficiency
- Table Power Demand.
- Table Power Forecast 2013-2035.
- Table Carbon Emissions by Type.
- Table GHG Emissions – Storage.
- Electrical efficiency
- Carbon credits and CO2 offsetting
- CO2 emissions of data centers
- Carbon dioxide removal technology
- Table CDR Credit Prices.
- Table Carbon credits Price range.
- Low-carbon construction
- Table Cement Decarbonization Technologies.
- Table Decarbonization Technologies for Steel.
- Table Global Data Center Lifecycle CO2e Forecast.
- Table Carbon-Free Energy Savings Forecast for Data Centers.
- Table Carbon Credits Forecast to 2035.
- Companies
- Table Companies in sustainability for data centers
- Overview
- GLOBAL MARKET AND REVENUES 2018-2035
- Global PCB manufacturing industry
- PCB revenues
- Table Global PCB revenues 2018-2035 (billions USD), by substrate types.
- PCB revenues
- Sustainable PCBs
- Table Global sustainable PCB revenues 2018-2035, by type (millions USD).
- Sustainable ICs
- Table Global sustainable ICs revenues 2018-2035, by type (millions USD).
- Global PCB manufacturing industry
- COMPANY PROFILES
- AlixLabs AB
- AlmaScience
- Alpha Assembly Solutions
- Altana AG (Heliosonic GmbH)
- Arctic Biomaterials Oy
- Arkema S.A
- Arjowiggins Group
- Ballard Power Systems
- BeFC
- Bloom Energy
- Celus GmbH
- CondAlign AS
- DP Patterning AB
- ElectraMet
- Elephantech, Inc.
- Enlipsium
- Fairphone B.V.
- Fervo Energy
- Flexciton Limited
- Fluence
- Green Li-ion
- Green Mineral, Inc.
- Imec
- Infineon Technologies AG
- Intel
- In2tec
- IOTech Group Ltd
- Jiva Materials Ltd.
- Kieron Printing Technologies BV
- Luminovo GmbH
- Mint Innovation
- NanoOPS, Inc.
- Navitas Semiconductor
- NEU Battery Materials
- NuScale Power
- Oji Paper Company
- Table Oji Holdings CNF products.
- Plug Power
- Pragmatic Semiconductor
- PulpaTronics
- Rongna New Energy
- Sabic
- SAFI-Tech
- Sage Geosystems
- Samsung
- Soitec
- Stora Enso Oyj
- Sunray Scientific
- Syenta
- Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd. (SYTECH
- TactoTek Oy
- Toppan
- Toray Industries
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC)
- Verde Bioresins, Inc
- VTT
- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- Objectives of This Report
- REFERENCES
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