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WASHINGTON—Jan. 28, 2025—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer commending the introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of the bipartisan Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act. The STAR Act extends the duration of the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (AMIC)—a 25% tax credit for […]

WASHINGTON—Jan. 21, 2025—Following this week’s inauguration of President Trump and Vice President Vance, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer welcoming the new administration. “We congratulate President Trump and Vice President Vance on being sworn in to lead America during this pivotal time for our […]

WASHINGTON—Jan. 17, 2025—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer commending a series of CHIPS and Science Act agreements announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce, which will support: Construction of a new fab in California and a new advanced packaging and test facility in Pennsylvania […]

by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs

The Semiconductor PFAS Consortium, a group of companies organized under the auspices of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) to address technical matters associated with the industry’s use of PFAS,[1] today published the results of a survey of PFAS discharges from semiconductor fabs to wastewater. The publication of these data are intended to advance transparency and […]

WASHINGTON—Jan. 16, 2025—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer commending CHIPS and Science Act incentives announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce and SIA members Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and Coherent. The incentives will support the expansion and modernization of ADI’s advanced R&D facility and […]

WASHINGTON—Jan. 14, 2025—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released a policy agenda setting forth the U.S. semiconductor industry’s policy priorities and suggested areas for collaboration with the Trump-Vance administration and the 119th Congress. The policy agenda, titled “Winning the Chip Race,” provides government leaders with actionable policy goals to position the U.S. semiconductor industry for […]

Sales hit highest-ever monthly total in November; worldwide chip sales increase 1.6% month-to-month WASHINGTON—Jan. 7, 2025—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor sales hit $57.8 billion during the month of November 2024, an increase of 20.7% compared to the November 2023 total of $47.9 billion and 1.6% more than the October 2024 total […]

WASHINGTON—Jan. 7, 2025—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer commending finalization of CHIPS and Science Act manufacturing investments announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC). The CHIPS incentives finalized today will support the construction of a new manufacturing facility on HSC’s […]

WASHINGTON—Nov. 15, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer applauding finalization of the agreement to allocate incentives to TSMC under the CHIPS and Science Act. The agreement between TSMC and the U.S. Department of Commerce will support the expansion of TSMC’s semiconductor fabs in Arizona. […]

WASHINGTON—Nov. 8, 2024— The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer applauding semiconductor manufacturing incentives announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce for Corning and Powerex. The incentives, which are part of the CHIPS and Science Act, will supplement company investments in the U.S. that will create […]

WASHINGTON—Nov. 7, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) today announced the recipients of the 2024 University Research Awards: Suman Datta, the Joseph M. Pettit Chair of Advanced Computing, Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar and Professor, and Electrical & Computer Engineering professor at Georgia Tech; and Michael Flynn, the Fawwaz T. Ulaby Collegiate Professor […]

Global chip sales hit highest-ever monthly total in September WASHINGTON—Nov. 5, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor sales were $166.0 billion for the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 23.2% compared to the third quarter of 2023 and 10.7% more than the second quarter of 2024. Global sales were $55.3 billion […]