Beck: Semiconductor water is a million times purer than used in pharmaceuticals
Christophe Beck · How Much Water AI Data Centers Actually Use. And What Can Be Done About It. — With Christophe Beck · Aug 3, 2026 · at 14:58
Ecolab CEO Christophe Beck explains ultra-pure water chemistry required for semiconductor manufacturing and AI chip cooling.
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“We've learned that the most extreme pure water that's being used on the planet is to produce chips. Because those chips need to be produced in ultra pure water because any impurity that is in the water that comes from the chip kills the chip. And that's how we've learned at Ecolab on how to manage that process, which is Between thousands or a million times more pure than what you find in a drug.”
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