2,219
gallons of water per item
Per item: one 300 mm silicon wafer (yields many chips)
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111
Washing Machine Load
About This Data
Fabricating one 300 mm silicon wafer uses on the order of 8,400 liters (about 2,200 gallons), including roughly 5,700 liters of ultrapure water. A single wafer yields many individual chips. Source: semiconductor industry life-cycle data.
Figures are global-average totals (green + blue + grey water) per item and are not California-specific; the crop fact sheets on this site show California consumptive water use (green + blue, excludes grey) per serving, so compare with that difference in mind.