Enabling Circularity for the Semiconductor Industry
Purity ReSource delivers advanced technologies that cut waste and drive down costs across semiconductor manufacturing processes.
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Certified cleaning of CVD/ALD ampoules—ensuring chemical integrity and enabling safe reuse in high-value workflows.
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Certified and eco-friendly cleaning high-purity ampoules and vessels—eliminating chemical residues, preserving valve integrity, and enabling safe reuse in CVD/ALD workflows.
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Targeted consulting and lab services that validate closed-loop recovery processes tailored to emerging chemistries and fab configurations.
Purity ReSource is a proud member/partner of the following organizations.
Cutting costs, reducing waste, and enabling efficient future-ready manufacturing in Arizona and beyond.
Purity ReSource develops tailored separation and purification technologies that reclaim high-purity water and solvents from semiconductor wastewater.
✔ Extract water and solvents at 99.9+% purity from advanced process streams
✔ Lower hazardous waste incineration and offsite disposal costs
✔ Enable closed-loop reuse or safe discharge into municipal systems
✔ Deploy flexibly—on-tool, onsite, or across fab-wide networks
✔ Accelerate Arizona’s semiconductor growth with scalable resource recovery
Can Arizona Sustain the Chip Boom?
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Individual Arizona semiconductor fabs consumes 5.2 million gallons of water daily (6 operating, 5 under construction). This is projected to reach 9 millions gallons per day per fab by 2030.
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Manufacturing tools generate about 500 million gallons of solvent wastewater annually. Projected to surge to nearly 1 billion gallons by 2030, with newer fabs. This wastewater is primarily water (70-95%) requiring costly incineration.
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Hazardous wastewater is being hauled across state lines, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in annual disposal costs—putting significant pressure on leading manufacturers to reduce both water usage and hazardous waste.
Insights
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IMEC's White Paper: The green transition of the IC industry
A growing number of key players in the IC industry have committed to this green transition. And with its Sustainable Semiconductor Technology and Systems (SSTS) R&D program, imec plays its role as the research hub at the center of this knowledge network.
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The Role of Semiconductors in the Renewable Energy Transition
Will the environmental cost of semiconductor production be offset by their contribution to the long-term green transition? Semiconductors facilitate the transition toward a decarbonised economy. Yet, the chip industry must build sustainability into its manufacturing processes to align with a net zero future.
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White Paper: Circularity in Intel’s Semiconductor Manufacturing: Recovery and Reuse
Intel has long been committed to recycling and circular economy strategies, with a focus on recovering and regenerating resources.
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Semiconductor Climate Consortium Releases Industry Guidelines for Scope 3 Reporting
The Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC) has released its first alignment document with recommendations for calculating Scope 3 Category 1 (Purchased Goods and Services) – a substantial portion of Scope 3 emissions for most companies.
Now ISO 9001 and 14001 Certified for Quality and Environmental Management System
Now ISO 9001 and 14001 Certified for Quality and Environmental Management System
Purity ReSource is now ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified—demonstrating excellence in ampoule cleaning and decontamination for sustainable reuse, and laying the groundwork for high-impact water purification solutions.
News
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Silicon in the Spotlight | How Arizona landed the nation's largest semiconductor industry conference
“When I first heard SEMICON West would rotate to Phoenix starting this October, I knew it represented a fundamental shift in our industry. Having attended SEMICON conferences globally since 1996, I recognized this as a changing of the guard - so significant that it influenced my decision to relocate Purity ReSource from California to Arizona in 2023.” - Daniel Alvarez
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ASU-led Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine funds 8 promising tech startups
In the startup world, tech companies often fall victim to what’s known as the “valley of death” — the gap between technological proof of concept and actual viable product. Aiming to bridge this perilous gap, an Arizona State University-led, multi-institutional enterprise is funding eight promising companies with technologies that stand to spur economic growth in the desert Southwest.
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Valley wearable tech projects land $4.2 million funding
The Arizona Commerce Authority, alongside industry leaders, is investing $4.2 million to commercialize seven applied research projects in wearable technology across the Valley. Additional funding was awarded to projects in the sustainability and semiconductor sectors, including Purity ReSource for its innovative work in sustainable semiconductor solutions.
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Keeping Arizona’s Semiconductor Industry Sustainable
In the United States, there is a significant annual disposal of more than a million tons of chemical waste, primarily in landfills or through incineration. The increasing demand for microchips, which has tripled in the last decade, exacerbates this issue. As a result, there’s a growing concern about both the environmental impact and the scarcity of chemicals required for chip manufacturing. One local Arizona company, Purity ReSource, addresses this challenge by advancing technologies for chemical recovery, reprocessing and reuse.
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Podcast: Insights Help Startups Prepare for SEMI Sustainability Program
To help attract and prepare applicants, James Amano, Senior Director of EHS and Sustainability at SEMI, joined three alumni from year 2022 program for a podcast conversation with Francoise von Trapp of 3D InCities. Greg Newbloom, CEO and Co-Founder at Membrion; Ben Hernandez, Founder and CEO at NuMat Technologies; and Daniel Alvarez, Founder and CEO at Purity ReSource. Each discussed how their company’s solutions are helping the semiconductor industry achieve its sustainability goals and tips for this year’s applicants.
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Interested in sustainability technologies and solutions? Contact us at info@purityresource.com or use the form.
We look forward to working with you.