Chang, Cheng-Kuang; Hu, Shih-Cheng; Liu, Vincent; Chan, … - In: Energy 41 (2012) 1, pp. 508-513
Access Memory (DRAM) module supply chain, including 12” Si-wafer (ingot), wafer fabrication, integrated circuit (IC) assembly … the end product from the DRAM supply chain is 4.67 kWh/PIC (PIC = a piece of DRAM module). For its annual shipments of 85 …,136,366 PIC/yr, the whole DRAM supply chain consumes a total of 397,331,726 kWh of energy, emitting 252,703 tons of CO2. The …