Objective and methods

Information on chemicals was not disclosed due to the lack of technology protection in the semiconductor industry. As semiconductor technology advances, the amount of chemicals used has (sometimes) changed. This report summarizes a literature review that was undertaken by searching the major websites used in most reviews for the necessary data, including Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and Scopus, specifically for the last five years. The search was performed using the key terms “chemicals”, “effect”, “health”, “semiconductor”, and “workers”. This review examines the chemicals in the semiconductor industry, the prevention of occupational diseases of workers, and future prospects for occupational health.

Results and conclusion

Based on the characteristics of the semiconductor industry and social issues of worker health, I address worker safety and discuss the perspectives of occupational health toward chemicals in the semiconductor manufacturing industries. Continuous occupational disease prevention activities must be carried out, and the development of advanced technologies such as AOP-KBs is also required. I’d like to give information on toxic chemicals such as their exposure routes, related genes, and gene interactions, target organs, symptoms, and health hazards as well as diseases or outcomes for improving future studies to prevent the occupational diseases of workers.