How integration excellence helps Swissbit cut the industry’s carbon footprint

In my latest blog post, I take a closer look about sustainability. At Swissbit, it’s built into the way we innovate. As digitalization and the energy transition accelerate, the demand for powerful and reliable electronics is rising along with the responsibility to make technology more sustainable.

Swissbit’s answer is integration excellence: mastering every step from chip design and packaging to system integration and production - all under one roof. This approach not only strengthens quality and performance but also enables a measurable reduction in carbon emissions across the entire electronics value chain.

Turning integration into impact

Integration excellence means combining technological mastery and process control to optimize every stage of development and manufacturing. By designing and producing solutions that unite performance, reliability, and sustainability, Swissbit reduces waste, energy use, and logistics effort achieving efficiency gains that directly translate into lower emissions.

By integrating multiple functions into a single component and producing in tightly controlled, highly automated environments, Swissbit cuts material use, minimizes transport between suppliers, and shortens production cycles all of which reduce its own carbon footprint as well as that of its customers.

Where integration and sustainability meet

At the heart of this strategy lies Swissbit’s System-in-Package (SiP) hub in Berlin - a 10,000 m² facility combining cutting-edge semiconductor packaging with cleanroom manufacturing and secure data programming.

Here, up to two million components per month are produced in a 24/7 five-shift system, supported by a full suite of certifications: ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, and ISO 50001. This unique setup allows Swissbit to control quality, security, and environmental performance in one continuous process - proving that technological excellence and sustainability go hand in hand.

From electricity to emissions: a clear path to decarbonization

Graphic: Development of Scope 1 and 2 emissions at the Berlin production site 2020-2026

Swissbit’s commitment to climate protection is backed by measurable progress. Since 2020, the company has continuously reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions - those directly related to energy consumption and operations.

Key milestones include:

2023: Electrification of heat generation using heat pumps

2024: Installation of a roof-mounted photovoltaic system

2025: Switch to 100 % green electricity

2026: Transition to sustainably produced nitrogen

By 2026, the Berlin plant’s Scope 2 emissions will drop to below 0.2 % of total emissions what means a dramatic reduction from nearly 10 % in 2023. What remains comes mainly from company vehicles. This systematic decarbonization makes Swissbit a model for how European manufacturing can move toward climate neutrality without compromising productivity or innovation.

Tackling the hidden challenge: upstream emissions

Reducing emissions within one’s own operations is only part of the story. In the electronics industry, most CO₂ arises before production even begins in materials, semiconductors, and supply chains, which account for about 70 % of Swissbit’s total footprint. Here, integration excellence shows its greatest impact. By bringing critical process steps in-house, increasing packaging density, and optimizing design for efficiency, Swissbit reduces the amount of material, energy, and logistics required per product.

For example, in-house packaging eliminates multiple transport stages between suppliers, while denser chip integration cuts substrate and encapsulation material. The result: lower emissions per unit produced and less energy consumed during operation.

Integration excellence: sustainability by design

Through advanced chiplet integration and system-level design, Swissbit’s storage solutions deliver higher performance with lower energy demand in the field. The closer and more efficient the integration between controller, NAND, and firmware, the less power the device needs for every read/write cycle.

In short: the higher the integration, the lower the emissions both in production and in use. This principle turns Swissbit’s technology into a catalyst for sustainability far beyond its own factories, helping customers in energy, transportation, healthcare, and industrial automation reduce their own environmental impact.

Engineering a greener future

For Swissbit, sustainability is not a trend it’s the outcome of smart engineering and total process control. Integration excellence ensures that every stage from materials and energy to quality and lifecycle contributes to both technological progress and environmental responsibility.

By reducing its own emissions and enabling customers to do the same, Swissbit proves that innovation and climate action can move forward together.

Conclusion

Swissbit’s journey shows that true sustainability starts with integration. When design, production, and responsibility are united under one roof, efficiency rises, waste drops, and the entire industry moves closer to its climate goals. Through integration excellence, Swissbit is not only powering reliable data storage - it’s powering a greener future for the digital world.

Learn more about how Swissbit’s technology contributes to sustainable innovation and how it can support your specific application. Just contact us.