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Mary Thornton

Vice President, Global Policy

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Blog: 10/11/24

The Critical Effort to Combat Illicit Chip Diversion

In the roughly two-and-a-half years since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States and other likeminded governments have imposed far-reaching export controls and sanctions intended to choke off Russia’s access to the technologies needed to fuel its aggression. The U.S. semiconductor industry is a big part of that effort and has been working in close partnership […]

Export Control
Blog: 08/08/24

New SIA Report Offers Policy Blueprint for Facilitating Global Semiconductor Investment

Semiconductors, the chips at the heart of modern technology, power just about every sector of the global economy. Innovation in key end-markets—such as AI, automotive, and industrial—are expected to propel the semiconductor industry to $1 trillion by 2030. To meet increasing demand for chips, semiconductor companies are committing billions of dollars in new investments over […]

Supply Chain SecurityTrade
Blog: 05/02/24

Fueling U.S. Semiconductor Competitiveness: Open Markets Abroad

To maintain U.S. semiconductor leadership, the United States needs a robust trade policy to complement efforts to run faster here at home. That was the main message of public comments SIA submitted on April 22 in response to the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) request for information on how trade policy can strengthen U.S. supply […]

Domestic ManufacturingExport ControlSupply Chain SecurityTrade