Corporate Sustainability
Enabling a smarter, safer, and more connected future.
Direct Energy Consumed
21.7 Mil kWh
Cohu is focused on making a positive contribution to society by creating products that enable healthier lifestyles, greater longevity, and a more habitable planet. Cohu has evaluated its sustainability initiatives under a framework promulgated by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
Environmental Transparency
Energy Consumption & Waste Management
Use of Renewable Energy
26%
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
10,760 metric tons
Waste Recycled
978K Kg
Hazardous Waste Generated
39% recycled
Hazardous Waste
No spills
Employee Diversity & Inclusion
Cohu is committed to diversity, inclusion, and full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations governing employment. We make every effort to create a culture where everyone feels welcome, valued and respected. Cohu’s employees, all over the world, take great pride in the volunteer work they do with local charities, schools, and other non-profit. We support and partner with our employees participating in philanthropy including charitable activities, educational and financial support, blood donation drives. ¹Includes employees who identify as Native American/Alaskan, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Cohu tracks race/ethnicity only in the US.
Diversity
Giving back to our communities
Protecting & Improving our Planet
Renewable Energy
We have numerous customers that provide semiconductor solutions to manage and reduce power consumption and enable solar and wind power generation. We are enabling these important technologies including power management devices, controllers, inverters, sensors, motor drivers and gate drivers.
Providing Internet Coverage for the World
Low-earth satellite-based internet constellations are bringing high-speed broadband to areas and people that lack reliable internet access creating life-changing socioeconomic opportunities, access to educational resources and healthcare. Our RF/Satellite Communication Test and Inspection Cell is being utilized for testing of high performance RF devices deployed in these satellites and ground-based transceivers. We are enabling accurate signal integrity and temperature control with our testers, handlers, inspection & metrology, and contactors. We are proud to have enabled internet service following the Tonga earthquake and during the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Vehicle Electrification Reducing C02 Emissions
Our solutions are installed at the top semiconductor automotive manufacturers. Our test and inspection solutions are being utilized to test driver-assistance applications increasing safety, powering battery management systems for electric vehicles providing a clean energy source and emitting zero toxic emissions which reduces environmental pollution and noise.
Reducing Global Carbon Footprint
Restore our Earth
We encourage and partner with our employees to ensure we live on a healthy Earth. We promote recycling, the use of reusable water bottles, and a bike-to-work program. We have installed energy saving technology for lighting and heating, source green electricity and self-produce energy by photovoltaic system. In 2022, Cohu invested in LED lighting conversion projects across two sites increasing the number of sites that have ~100% LED lighting to five.
Kolbermoor, Germany
When we expanded our Innovation Center in Kolbermoor in 2021, sustainability was at the forefront. We incorporated green electricity, self-producing energy by a photovoltaic system, and heating pumps on the roof. Energy efficient lighting and heating, energy-saving LCD screens are also installed. The building is certified as a “KfW Efficiency House 70” energy efficient building. We are ISO 14001-certified at this facility.
Energy-efficient Manufacturing
At the beginning of 2023, we converted our Osaka, Japan manufacturing site to an energy provider that utilizes 100% renewable energy.
Further, we have committed budget and plan to incorporate solar power into a new building we are constructing in 2023/24 located in the Philippines.
At our Lincoln, RI manufacturing facility we invested in collaborative robotic assembly improving operational efficiency and workplace safety. The robots work with our employees to automate repetitive work.
Enabling Life-Saving Products
Advancing Healthcare
Our probes are used in surgical procedures using robotic surgical instruments which enables minimally invasive surgery, faster recovery time and less eye strain for the surgeon. We are facilitating the testing of MEMS sensors in consumer wearables to collect vital data, analyze the information and send data wirelessly to medical specialties for real-time feedback.
COVID-19 Pandemic
Cohu is proud to support the manufacture and testing of semiconductor components and technologies in the fight against the pandemic. Our test handlers, test interface solutions and semiconductor ATE are being utilized in life-saving medical devices and applications:
- Patient monitors
- Ventilators
- IR thermometers
- Digital X-Rays
- Rapid sepsis testing
- Biometers to measure contact-less temperature
Business Ethics
Business Processes and Practices
Corporate responsibility is an integral part of our business strategy and operating philosophy. A firm commitment to ethical behavior is embedded in our business processes and practices
- Employee Training
- Anti-corruption Policies
- Employee Reporting System
2022 Metrics
- No bribery/corruption claims, legal proceedings, or monetary losses
- No anti-competitive behavior claims, legal proceedings, or monetary losses
- No direct monetary contribution to political campaigns, lobbying
