Your challenges
Semiconductor fabs face pressure at both ends of the water cycle. They need sufficient high-quality water for production while treating complex wastewater and creating safe opportunities for water reuse.
Secure water availability
Semiconductor production depends on a continuous and reliable water supply. Water scarcity, changing raw-water quality, and limited local infrastructure can constrain existing operations and future expansion.
Manage complex wastewater
A semiconductor fab doesn’t produce one uniform wastewater stream. Individual drains may contain fluoride, copper and other metals, ammonia, TMAH, organics, solvents, CMP particles, PFAS, or relatively clean rinse water.
Increase water reuse safely
Water reuse can reduce freshwater demand and wastewater discharge. However, increasing water recovery requires an integrated approach, from drain segregation and targeted pretreatment to biological treatment, membrane filtration, and reverse osmosis.
Manage PFAS and emerging contaminants
PFAS may occur alongside solvents, TMAH, ammonia, fluoride, peroxide, surfactants, and other compounds. The right treatment approach depends on the PFAS profile, concentration, surrounding water matrix, and treatment objective.
How can NSI meet your needs?

We approach semiconductor water as one integrated system.
We connect source-water treatment, specialized wastewater treatment, water reclamation, residual management, and lifecycle services around the requirements of your fab.
- Map and separate wastewater intelligently
- Apply targeted treatment
- Design wastewater treatment around reuse
- Develop site-specific PFAS treatment
- Validate before scaling up
- Protect your project schedule
From the first water strategy and treatability tests to full-scale implementation and long-term operation, we help turn water from a potential constraint into resilient production infrastructure.
Our solutions
Source-water treatment
Secure a reliable water supply for current and future production.
Our integrated solutions can include:
- Raw-water pretreatment
- Surface-water and groundwater treatment
- Membrane filtration
- Additional or temporary water-production capacity
- Modular and mobile treatment capacity
- Pretreatment before ultrapure water production
Semiconductor wastewater treatment
Treat each wastewater stream according to its chemistry and intended destination.
We develop solutions for:
- Fluoride-bearing wastewater
- Copper and other metal-containing streams
- Ammonia-rich wastewater
- TMAH-containing wastewater
- Organic and solvent-containing wastewater
- CMP and particle-containing wastewater
- PFAS-containing wastewater
Wastewater reclamation and reuse
Turn suitable wastewater into a reliable source of reusable water.
Increasing water reuse can help semiconductor fabs reduce their dependence on freshwater while lowering wastewater discharge. The key is to look beyond a single treatment step and design the complete treatment train around the quality required for the intended reuse application.
We combine targeted:
- Physical-chemical pretreatment
- Biological treatment
- Membrane filtration to reclaim suitable semiconductor wastewater.
Segregating streams at the source allows contaminants such as fluoride, copper, ammonia, and other compounds to be treated before the water enters downstream biological and membrane processes.
By connecting wastewater treatment and water reuse as one integrated system, we help you reduce freshwater demand, remove contaminants, reuse treated water, and create a more resilient water cycle for your fab.
PFAS Resolve
Separate. Concentrate. Destroy. Polish.
PFAS resolve brings together complementary treatment steps in a site-specific treatment train. Depending on the application, the approach may include:
- Vacuum foam fractionation
- Activated carbon or ion exchange
- Nanofiltration or reverse osmosis
- Electrochemical oxidation
- Photochemical reduction
The treatment concept is selected based on PFAS composition, concentration, water matrix, residuals, and the required treatment outcome.
Modular and mobile water solutions
Add capacity where and when your fab needs it.
Modular and mobile solutions can support:
- Construction and commissioning
- Temporary water or wastewater treatment
- Production ramp-up
- Brownfield expansion
- Delayed permanent infrastructure
- Contingency treatment
Consulting, testing, and lifecycle services
Select, validate, and operate the right solution.
Our support can include:
- Water and wastewater quick scans
- Drain mapping and segregation studies
- Water reuse assessments
- Technology comparisons
- Bench-scale treatability testing
- Pilot testing
- Concept and process design
- Full-scale delivery
- Operation, maintenance, and optimization

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"Secure water intake, intelligent stream segregation, targeted wastewater treatment, water reuse, and integrated PFAS management all contribute to one goal: resilient semiconductor production. "