Microelectronics

Main drivers

Mandatory requirements: Secured power solutions ( 1-hour shutdown can equal $3-4M)
Reliability of suppliers all along life cycle
Reliability of solutions covering engineering, project management, services including operation & maintenance
Quality of products & equipment
Reactivity capabilities: Emergency facility
Energy cost reduction: Huge consumption for HVAC and all utilities ( pure water, gas, etc.)
Continuous improvement of production facilities: New site every 5 years, for new technology wafer (i.e. 300mm);
strong maintenance and evolution of existing sites (i.e. 200mm)
Reduction in energy per manufactured product, as industry experiences huge growth

A complete resilient electrical system including power monitoring and a resilient architecture (which can tolerate a sub-function failure) will enable optimum use of energy
Critical power solutions including redundancy, genset, UPS, and so on
Enhances availability
Intelligent electrical network for diagnostics
Peace of mind for operation & maintenance
Evolution capabilities
Better use of energy brings higher productivity