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Press Release: 02/24/22

SIA Statement on Sanctions on Russia

WASHINGTON—Feb. 24, 2022—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer regarding new export control rules announced today in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The U.S. semiconductor industry is fully committed to complying with the new export control rules announced today in response to the deeply disturbing events […]

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Press Release: 02/16/22

AdvaMed, Semiconductor Industry Association Convene Roundtable on Supply Chain Issues

WASHINGTON—Feb. 16, 2022—Last week, AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker and Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) President and CEO John Neuffer hosted a joint roundtable discussion that included dozens of industry leaders and supply chain executives from SIA and AdvaMed member companies, as well as senior officials from the Department of Commerce. The participants discussed ongoing […]

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Press Release: 02/16/22

Broad Coalition of Business and Labor Groups Urges Congress to Fund CHIPS Act, Enact Strengthened FABS Act to Boost Domestic Semiconductor Research, Design, Manufacturing

WASHINGTON—Feb. 16, 2022—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) — along with a broad coalition of 20 other tech, auto, medical, defense, and other business and labor groups — today in a letter urged Congress to immediately enact $52 billion to fund the CHIPS Act and to enact a strengthened FABS Act to bolster domestic semiconductor research, […]

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Press Release: 02/14/22

Global Semiconductor Sales, Units Shipped Reach All-Time Highs in 2021 as Industry Ramps Up Production Amid Shortage

Industry sold 1.15 trillion semiconductors totaling $555.9 billion in 2021, both records WASHINGTON—Feb. 14, 2022—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales totaled $555.9 billion in 2021, the highest-ever annual total and an increase of 26.2% compared to the 2020 total of $440.4 billion. The industry shipped a record 1.15 trillion semiconductor […]

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Blog: 02/08/22

SIA Launches Semiconductor Data Dashboard

by Robert Casanova, Director, Industry Statistics and Economic Policy

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today launched a new Semiconductor Unit Sales Dashboard to provide regularly updated, publicly available sales data for a range of semiconductor products. Amid the ongoing global chip shortage, the Dashboard provides information to industry, government stakeholders, and the public at large about unit sales of semiconductors. Dashboard data is provided […]

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Press Release: 02/04/22

SIA Commends House Passage of Critical Semiconductor Manufacturing and Research Investments

House and Senate must now reach agreement on joint competitiveness legislation containing CHIPS Act investments that can be passed by both chambers and signed into law by President Biden    WASHINGTON—Feb. 4, 2022—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today applauded House passage of critical CHIPS Act investments totaling $52 billion to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research as […]

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Press Release: 02/03/22

Eric Breckenfeld, Robert Casanova Join SIA Team

Breckenfeld serves as SIA’s director of technology policy, Casanova as director of industry statistics and economic policy WASHINGTON—Feb. 3, 2022—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced Eric Breckenfeld has joined SIA as director of technology policy and Robert Casanova has joined the association as director of industry statistics and economic policy. Breckenfeld will direct SIA’s […]

Press Release: 02/01/22

SIA Echoes National Security Leaders’ Call for Swift Enactment of Competitiveness Legislation, Including Chip Manufacturing and Research Investments

WASHINGTON—Feb. 1, 2022—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer in support of a letter sent today from top national security leaders to congressional leadership encouraging swift passage of comprehensive, bipartisan competitiveness legislation, which would fund efforts critical to strengthening America’s technological edge and national security, including the CHIPS […]

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Press Release: 01/26/22

SIA Applauds Release of House Competitiveness Legislation

America COMPETES Act includes $52 billion to fund the semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing provisions in the CHIPS for America Act WASHINGTON—Jan. 26, 2022—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today issued the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer regarding yesterday’s release in the House of Representatives of competitiveness legislation called the America Creating Opportunities for […]

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Blog: 01/20/22

SIA Encourages the United States and Europe to Collaborate on Export Control Policy

by Semiconductor Industry Association

Overseas market access and a level global playing field are critical for U.S. leadership and competitiveness in semiconductors. The U.S. semiconductor industry relies on overseas markets for more than 80% of its sales, which U.S. firms re-invest into research and development efforts to out-innovate foreign competitors. A report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) termed […]

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Blog: 01/10/22

China’s Share of Global Chip Sales Now Surpasses Taiwan’s, Closing in on Europe’s and Japan’s

by Semiconductor Industry Association

Global chip sales from Chinese companies are on the rise, largely due to increasing U.S.-China tensions and a whole-of-nation effort to advance China’s chip sector, including government subsidies, procurement preferences, and other preferential policies. Just five years ago, China’s semiconductor device sales were $13 billion, accounting for only 3.8% of global chip sales. In 2020, […]

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Press Release: 01/03/22

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 23.5% Year-to-Year in November; Industry Establishes Annual Record for Number of Semiconductors Sold

Global sales increase 1.5% month-to-month in November WASHINGTON—Jan. 3, 2022—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales were $49.7 billion in the month of November 2021, an increase of 23.5% over the November 2020 total of $40.2 billion and 1.5% more than the October 2021 total of $49.0 billion. The cumulative annual […]

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