LCA of electronic products: An environmental assessment of Gallium Arsenide Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit System-In-a-Package (SIP) Switch Product

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-52

  Andræ, Anders S G ^a   Zou, Gang ^a   Liu, Johan ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEREA IVF   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eco indicator; Electronic products; Environmental assessments; Gallium arsenide; LCI methodology; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Life cycle inventory (LCI); Liquid crystalline polymer (LCP); Monolithic microwave integrated circuit switch

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MATERIAL COATING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PACKAGING; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY; TELEPHONE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0742318865     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02978535     Document Type: Article

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