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BASF has developed an alternative stripping agent for removing photoresist from wafers, which does not contain the commonly used highly toxic additives. Initial tests run by Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID haveyielded extremely promising results. As part of the »Green ICT« research project, the agent was tested under realistic conditions that pitched it against an established reference agent.

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In a world where technological innovation and environmental awareness must go hand in hand, Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID plays a leading role in developing sustainable cleaning methods for wafer-level packaging.

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The RealIZM team spoke to Dr.-Ing. Nils F. Nissen, Head of the Environmental & Reliability Engineering department at Fraunhofer IZM, altige Elektronik made in Germanyabout the need for a cross-location competence center, the fact that modern information and communication technologies (ICT) require an increasing amount of power, as well as the environmental impact of electronics in general.

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There are currently signs of a trend reversal in the demand for electricity in ICT. According to calculations carried out by Fraunhofer IZM, the annual demand for electricity in ICT is rising again since 2023, from around 50 TWh to over 72 TWh in 2033. In a recent study, Dr. phil. Lutz Stobbe and his team model the environmental impact of the production and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Germany over a period from 2013 to 2033. The ICT study was commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

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How do you present the complex topic of the environmental impact of electronics to a broad audience without compromising in terms of scientific credibility? How did researchers at Fraunhofer IZM come to regularly produce training videos on resource-conscious information and communication technology (ICT)? Jana Rückschloss, a research associate in the »Environmental and Reliability Engineering« department, invited the RealIZM team behind the scenes of the video production for the »Green ICT @ FMD« project.

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RealIZM spoke with Dr. phil. Lutz Stobbe, head of the »Green ICT @ FMD« project at Fraunhofer IZM, about how digital technologies can become greener in the future.

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Aiming to contribute to the reduction of the digital technologies' footprint via research and development, the Fraunhofer and Leibniz institutes cooperating within the framework of the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD) are jointly establishing a cross-location competence center for resource-conscious information and communication technology (»Green ICT @ FMD«).

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