Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Driving forces Highlighted criteria & The application of advanced semiconductors has progressed dimension weights beyond traditional computing products to include the Internet Environmental Dimension..34% of Things, Artificial Intelligence, automotive applications, 5G, – Climate Strategy and high-performance computing. Cybersecurity is a strategic – Environmental Policy & priority that is increasing in importance, since security should Management Systems be included by design during chip R&D. The rate at which the – Operational Eco-Efficiency number of transistors on a chip doubles (i.e., Moore’s Law) is – Product Stewardship slowing as integrated circuits become smaller. The semiconductor industry must, therefore, investigate new architectures, materials, Social Dimension ............. 23% and packaging to go beyond current scaling and performance – Human Capital Development constraints, while also addressing the demand for low energy- – Talent Attraction & Retention consumption products. To sustain a rapid pace of innovation, the industry will need to increase R&D investment that, in turn, Governance & Economic will necessitate attracting and retaining a skilled workforce and Dimension ........................ 43% developing talent. The industry must continue to improve its – Innovation Management ultra-pure water usage, energy and waste management, and – Product Quality and Recall pollution prevention. It must also increase promotion of projects Management to substitute hazardous materials and reduce the sourcing of – Supply Chain Management conflict minerals. Sustainability leaders 2021 Industry statistics S&P Global Gold Class Number of companies assessed 183 ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Taiwan Market capitalization of assessed companies S&P Global Silver Class (in USD billion) 3077.3 Taiwan Semiconductor Number of companies in Yearbook 14 Manufacturing Company Limited Taiwan Market capitalization of companies in Yearbook United Microelectronics (in USD billion) 1408.3 Corporation Taiwan S&P Global Bronze Class ASML Holding N.V. Germany Infineon Technologies AG Germany Nanya Technology Corporation Taiwan Sustainability Yearbook Members Advantest Corporation* Japan Intel Corporation United States NVIDIA Corporation United States ON Semiconductor Corporation United States SK hynix, Inc. Rep. of Korea STMicroelectronics N.V. Switzerland Tokyo Electron Limited Japan WIN Semiconductors Corp. Taiwan * S&P Global Industry Mover 156 The Sustainability Yearbook 2021.