Semiconductors Power the Modern World

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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45%
The U.S. semiconductor industry is the worldwide leader with about half of global market share.
1,250,000+
The industry directly employs nearly 250,000 people in the U.S. and supports more than 1 million additional U.S. jobs.
#4
Semiconductors are America's fourth-largest export after airplanes, refined oil, and automobiles.
1/5
The U.S. industry invests about one-fifth of revenue in R&D, among the most of any sector.

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More Than 1 Trillion Semiconductors Sold Annually for the First Time Ever in 2018

Blog: 02/14/19

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Blog: 02/08/19

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