Award Honors Outstanding Environmental, Health and Safety Achievement in
the Semiconductor Industry
TOKYO, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Chang-Gyu Hwang, president and CEO of
the Semiconductor Business of Samsung Electronics and business director of
the Memory Division, is the recipient of the 2006 Akira Inoue Award for
outstanding achievement in environment, health and safety in the
semiconductor industry. The award, presented at a Gala celebrating the 30th
anniversary of the SEMICON Japan exposition, is sponsored by the global
industry association SEMI.
Dr. Hwang is recognized for his contributions to decisive and visionary
EHS leadership at Samsung Electronics which has resulted in the
introduction of innovative environmentally-friendly products and processes
and operational excellence in health and safety for employees. Dr. Hwang is
the sixth recipient of the prestigious industry award.
"Dr. Hwang has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in both business
and environmentally friendly/benign manufacturing," said Stanley Myers,
president and CEO of SEMI. "His numerous contributions to improving EHS
performance such as development of processes that consume less resources
and the use of environmentally friendly materials in manufacturing, have
helped make Samsung one of the most respected semiconductor electronics
companies."
Dr. Hwang's vision and pioneering spirit led to achievements at Samsung
and industry-wide. Those cited by the Akira Inoue Award committee in the
selection of Dr. Hwang include:
-- Reduction of 210,000 tons in direct CO2 emissions since 2001 by waste
heat recovery, introduction of more energy-efficient equipment, and
wafer processing optimization.
-- Continuing commitment to, and on-target progress towards, achieving the
semiconductor-industry's global goal of reducing greenhouse-gas
emissions by 10% by 2010 from 1997 baseline levels. The semiconductor
industry is unique amongst industries in setting such a goal.
-- Reduction by 57% of emissions per wafer of greenhouse-gas PFCs since
1997 by gas replacement, process optimization, and by use of new PFC
abatement equipment.
-- Introduction of environmentally-friendly products that save resources
and do not incorporate six hazardous substances banned from most
electronics by the European Union.
-- Reductions of normalized use of photoresist by 70%, gases by 29%, and
other chemicals by 35% from 2001 to 2005 through process improvements
and chemical recycling.
-- Reduction of normalized water usage by 44%, equivalent to over 12
million tons, from 2001 to 2005 through recovery of ultrapure water and
recycling of treated waste water.
-- Establishment of multi-level accident prevention and damage
minimization management systems, such as a GIS-based integrated
disaster management system; and close cooperation with vendors in
recognition of safety as the number one priority for everyone on site.
-- Reinforcement of facilities to withstand higher levels of natural
disasters such as windstorms; and introduction of higher quality
medical services and improved ergonomic work methods.
-- Creation of Samsung Electronic's unique "Eco-Partner" system, by which
Samsung ensures every material, part and component they purchase meets
the highest EHS standard, and which works to facilitate efforts by
Samsung's suppliers to enhance their EHS capabilities as well.
Dr. Hwang began his career with Samsung Electronics in 1989 as general
manager in charge of DVC development. He received his BS and MS degrees
from Seoul National University, and his PhD in electrical and computer
engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1985. Amongst
his many technical accomplishments, Dr. Hwang developed the world's first
256M DRAM, for which he received the Samsung Special Prize Award. Dr.
Hwang's many honors include election as a fellow of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers; recognition as one of "25 Stars" by
Business Week in 2003, selection as "CEO of Asia" by Asia Money in 2005,
and recognition in 2005 as "Technology Leader" by the Electronics Industry
Association.
The Akira Inoue Award is sponsored by the Environmental, Health and
Safety (EHS) Division of SEMI. The award is named after the late Akira
Inoue, past president of Tokyo Electron Limited and a strong advocate of
the environment, health and safety. Inoue also served on the SEMI Board of
Directors. The award recognizes individuals in industry and academia who
have made significant contributions to this area by exercising leadership
or demonstrating innovation in the development of processes, products or
materials that reduce EHS impacts. A subcommittee of the SEMI EHS Executive
Committee reviews all nominees and selects the winner.
Past recipients of the Akira Inoue Award include Pasquale Pistorio,
former CEO of STMicroelectronics; Craig Barrett, former CEO of Intel
Corporation; Farhang Shadman, director of the Engineering and Research
Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing at the
University of Arizona; Saburo Kusama, president of Epson Corp.; Isao
Uchigasaki, chairman of the board of Hitachi Chemical Company; and Gerald
Ermentrout, vice president and general manager of the Electronics Division
of Air Products.
About Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with
2005 parent company sales of US $56.7 billion and net income of US $7.5
billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 120 offices in 57
countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital
Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor
Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Samsung's management
philosophy is to devote its human resources and technology to create
superior products and services, thereby contributing to a better global
society. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung
Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile
phones, and TFT-LCDs. For more information, visit http://www.samsung.com/ .
About SEMI
SEMI is a global industry association serving companies that provide
equipment, materials and services used to manufacture semiconductors,
displays, nano-scaled structures, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
and related technologies. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing,
Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose (California), Seoul, Shanghai,
Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit
http://www.semi.org .
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