Water Factoid du Jour

By Paul Kedrosky · December 19, 2006 · ·

2,800 –3,200 gallons of water are needed to make a single eight inch [semiconductor] wafer.
     Source: John Quealey, Adams Harkness

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Comments

  1. Ron Maltiel says:
    December 19, 2006 at 5:22 pm

    Although a large amount of water is needed to clean semiconductor wafers, it is necessary to remember that most of the water consumed is shared by a large batch of wafers when they are being processed together.

  2. Andrew Schmitt says:
    December 20, 2006 at 6:30 am

    And it could be recycled if the greedy CA/AZ/TX farmers think spraying it on the ground is a better use.