Award Sub-Category: Innovation in Production Processes

ITRI and Taiwan Mask Corporation’s Low-Carbon Laser H-Beam Welding
revolutionizes steel H-beam production by achieving full penetration
welds with 80% energy savings and reduced CO2 emissions. It requires
fewer skilled laborers, shortens lead times, and eliminates
post-treatment, creating a high-quality solution for the green building
industry.

Lam Cryo 3.0 advanced cryogenic etch technology conquers major
manufacturing hurdles and accelerates NAND scaling, paving the way for
1000-layer 3D NAND for the AI Era. It enables precise etching of
10-micron memory channels with <0.1% deviation, boosts etch speeds 2.5x over conventional methods, and reduces energy usage by 40% and emissions by 90%