半导体是现代计算机、信息技术和通信产品的基础,我们的产品在先进的制造过程、运输系统、医疗保健设备、建筑控制、能源生产设备和其他经济部门也无处不在。因此,半导体是提高能源效率和降低能源消耗的关键技术。简而言之,半导体是应对全球气候变化和促进经济增长的关键组成部分。
根据美国委员会的节能经济委员会(Aceee)的一项研究,通过整个技术的技术通过了整个经济中的显着节省。Moreover, the study found that if new policies accelerated adoption of these technologies by just one percentage point per year, electricity demand in 2030 could be 1.2 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) lower than the Department of Energy’s reference case, a scenario that had already assumed substantial savings from implementation of semiconductor enabled efficiency applications compared to “frozen efficiency” case that posited continued reliance on today’s technologies.