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2018 Databook Now Available
The 2018 SIA Databook provides comprehensive data about the global semiconductor market, the U.S. industry, and the top end markets for semiconductors, among other topics. Data is updated through 2017, and most of the data is presented over a 20-year period.
Semiconductors by the Numbers
The U.S. semiconductor industry supports more than 1 million American jobs. That’s 4.89 jobs supported for every one semiconductor job.
The U.S. semiconductor industry annually invests about one-fifth of revenue in R&D, including a total of $36 billion in 2017. This was the second-highest share of any industry in 2017.
Semiconductors are America's #4 export, after airplanes, refined oil, and automobiles.
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