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8,5% CAGR. This resilience is due to the year to reach a “net zero” balance for GHG emissions. Of course, there are other types
growing and profound enablement of of ADI technology that also make an impact, and these can be added as we go forward.
semi-conductors in key megatrends in But first let’s dive a little deeper into electrification.
electrification, experience, automation,
communications and more. Growth of semi-conductors and electrification
As large as the industry is, the Electrification is a broad concept including not only electric vehicles (EVs) of all types,
value created by chips is far larger, but in fact anything with a plug, and it also covers the electric grid to which all things
estimated to be in the tens of trillions with plugs are connected. From an economic perspective, the automotive industry is
of dollars. The reason lies in the way fast becoming one of the most significant drivers of impact to the electric grid. In fact,
that chips work. It is semi-conductor the automotive industry is in its most significant pivot in history. As of today, all major
chips that measure the world around
us, process the signals, power the
cloud, and enable software to run
on computers, mobile phones, cars,
factories, etc. Simply put, without
chips, we don’t have much of the
technology on which we have come
to rely. And the software that runs on
our chips, plus the extra value from the
green premium, greatly increases our
technology impact.

Impact of ADI technology
As we drive towards making a positive
impact for sustainability, we first need
to understand how to measure it. The
impact is not just what we do with our
own technology, but how customers are
using ADI (Abstract Device Interface) EVs use 3× the semi-conductor content of internal combustion engine (petrol)cars.
technology to impact the environment.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
are one way to measure impact, and
in fact, transportation, buildings/
manufacturing and electricity account
for 74% of the world’s total GHG
emissions.
We have developed a model for
how much emissions savings customers
using ADI technology are achieving,
and this is shown in the graph
above. Customers using ADI technology
are on track to save 250 million tons of
GHG per year by 2025, and nearly 600
million tons by 2030.
To put the 600 million tons in
context, it is estimated the world needs
to achieve a saving of 51 billion tons per Over the next five years, EVs are anticipated to grow almost eight-fold.

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