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Semiconductors enable the systems and products that we use to work, communicate, travel, entertain, harness energy, treat illness, make new scientific discoveries, and more.

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Chipping Away: Assessing and Addressing the Labor Market Gap Facing the U.S. Semiconductor Industry

SIA released a study finding the United States faces a significant shortage of technicians, computer scientists, and engineers, with a projected shortfall of 67,000 of these workers in the semiconductor industry by 2030 and a gap of 1.4 million such workers throughout the broader U.S. economy. The report, titled “Chipping Away: Assessing and Addressing the Labor Market Gap Facing the U.S. Semiconductor Industry,” also makes a set of policy recommendations to help close the talent gap and complement the workforce development initiatives that are already being carried out by semiconductor companies across the U.S.

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U.S. Semiconductor Ecosystem Map

The U.S. semiconductor industry is one of the world’s most advanced manufacturing and R&D sectors. The U.S. Semiconductor Ecosystem Map demonstrates the breadth of the industry, including locations conducting research and development (R&D), intellectual property and chip design software providers, chip design, semiconductor fabrication, and manufacturing by suppliers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and materials. 

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Report: The Growing Challenge of Semiconductor Design Leadership

The report finds that a federal investment in semiconductor design and R&D of approximately $20 billion to $30 billion through 2030—including $15 billion to $20 billion for an investment tax credit for semiconductor design—will help maintain long-term U.S. chip design leadership.

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Report: 2023 State of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry

Semiconductors form the foundation of the digital economy, enabling innovations that make the world smarter, greener, more efficient, and better connected. With up to tens of billions of transistors on a single chip, producing these complex devices is a marvel of modern technology, made possible by the synchronous synergy of highly advanced research, design, and manufacturing.

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Report: American Semiconductor Research: Leadership Through Innovation

New SIA R&D report identifying five key areas of the semiconductor R&D ecosystem that should be strengthened by the CHIPS and Science Act’s R&D funding

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Report: Strengthening the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain in an Uncertain Era

A Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)/Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study analyzes the benefits and vulnerabilities of the global semiconductor supply chain and recommends government actions to ensure its long-term strength and resilience. The report finds that while the current global semiconductor supply chain structure based on geographic specialization has enabled tremendous innovation, productivity, and cost savings over the last 30 years, new supply chain vulnerabilities have emerged that must be addressed by government actions, including funding incentives to boost domestic chip production and research.

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A new joint report by the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Boston Consulting Group finds the U.S. government has a strategic opportunity to reverse the decades-long trajectory of declining chip manufacturing in America, strengthen national security and make our supply chains more resilient, and make our country one of the most attractive places in the world to produce semiconductors, which are the brains of modern technology.

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For decades, federal government and private sector investments in semiconductor research and development (R&D) have propelled the rapid pace of innovation in the U.S. semiconductor industry, making it the global leader and spurring tremendous growth throughout the U.S. economy. This report analyzes the impact of federal investments in semiconductor R&D on U.S. economic growth, job creation, and our country’s technology leadership.

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The U.S. semiconductor industry is the worldwide leader with nearly half of global market share.
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The industry directly employs over 307,000 people in the U.S. and supports more than 1.7 million additional U.S. jobs.
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Semiconductors are a top U.S. export after refined oil, crude oil, natural gas, and civilian aircraft.
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The U.S. industry invests about one-fifth of revenue in R&D on average, among the most of any sector.

From Microchips to Medical Devices: Semiconductors as an Essential Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of information and communication technologies (ICT) in supporting essential activities in a crisis, and the role of an ever-widening range of digitized services, from commerce to education to healthcare, in building a resilient society.

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