INDUSTRY FORECAST PROJECTS SALES WILL INCREASE 11.5 PERCENT IN 2017 AND 2.7 PERCENT IN 2018, FOLLOWED BY ROUGHLY FLAT SALES IN 2019 WASHINGTON—June 6, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $31.3 billion for the month of April 2017, an increase […]
NEW PROGRAM, PART OF $200 MILLION DARPA INVESTMENT IN SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH, AIMS TO PROGRESS BEYOND TRADITIONAL SCALING, CATALYZE NEXT-GENERATION SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES WASHINGTON—June 1, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today welcomed a new $75 million initiative outlined in the President’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal and funded […]
by John Neuffer, President and CEO
Semiconductors, the brains of modern electronics, are integral to America’s economic, technological, and military infrastructure. Funding increases for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and other Defense Department agencies outlined in the White House budget proposal unveiled today would strengthen long-range semiconductor research, enhance the U.S. semiconductor industry’s positive impacts on our country, and […]
by John Neuffer, President and CEO
As the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) turns 20 this year, a think tank in Washington, D.C. today released an important new report on the wide-ranging economic benefits of this pioneering trade pact to developing countries. Co-authored by Stephen Ezell and John Wu of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the study does a deep […]
WORLD SEMICONDUCTOR COUNCIL TO PRESENT PROPOSALS TO GOVERNMENTS WASHINGTON—May 19, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today welcomed recommendations agreed to by global semiconductor industry leaders at the 21st annual meeting of the World Semiconductor Council (WSC) this week in Kyoto, Japan. The agreement sets forth a […]
WASHINGTON—May 12, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today released the following statement from president & CEO John Neuffer commending Senate confirmation of Robert Lighthizer as the United States Trade Representative: “With its central roles of opening markets and strengthening the rules-based global trading system, the Office […]
by John Neuffer, President and CEO
Despite the forces of globalization that have pulled so much manufacturing overseas, the United States is still the worldwide leader of the semiconductor industry, capturing nearly half of the global market. Indeed, the U.S. is home to a robust semiconductor manufacturing and design sector and has consistently maintained a trade surplus in semiconductors for at […]
YEAR-TO-YEAR GROWTH IS MARKET’S LARGEST SINCE OCTOBER 2010 WASHINGTON—May 1, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $30.9 billion for the month of March 2017, an increase of 18.1 percent compared to the March 2016 total of $26.2 billion and 1.6 […]
Global Semiconductor Sales Up 20 Percent Year-to-Year in Q1 Published Monday, April 30, 2018 Global Semiconductor Sales Up 21 Percent Year-to-Year in February Published Monday, April 2, 2018 January Semiconductor Sales Up 22.7 Percent Compared to Last Year Published Monday, March 5, 2018 Annual Semiconductor Sales Increase 21.6 Percent, Top $400 Billion for First Time […]
YEAR-TO-YEAR GROWTH IS MARKET’S LARGEST SINCE OCTOBER 2010 WASHINGTON—April 3, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $30.4 billion for the month of February 2017, an increase of 16.5 percent compared to the February 2016 total of $26.1 billion. Global sales […]
NEW SIA-SRC REPORT CALLS FOR ROBUST RESEARCH INVESTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY AND VALUE CHAIN WASHINGTON—March 30, 2017—A coalition of leaders from the global tech, defense, and aerospace industries, led by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), today released a report identifying the key areas of scientific research needed to advance […]
by Semiconductor Industry Association
Semiconductors continue to be a huge export for the United States, fueling jobs, economic growth, and innovation at home. According to recently released government trade data for 2016, the value of U.S. semiconductor exports in 2016 totaled $43.1 billion, the third-highest of any manufactured U.S. export product. Strong domestic production combined with large foreign markets […]
