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Press Release: 09/05/17

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 24 Percent Year-to-Year in July

WORLDWIDE SALES UP 3 PERCENT COMPARED TO PREVIOUS MONTH; AMERICAS MARKET LEADS THE WAY WITH GROWTH OF 36 PERCENT YEAR-TO-YEAR AND 5 PERCENT MONTH-TO-MONTH WASHINGTON—Sept. 5, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $33.6 billion for the month of July 2017, […]

Press Release: 08/14/17

SIA Statement Regarding Trump Administration Action to Protect U.S. Intellectual Property in Foreign Markets

WASHINGTON—Aug. 14, 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 in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to set in motion a process led by the United States Trade Representative to investigate China’s unfair trade practices. “The U.S. […]

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Press Release: 08/04/17

Mid-Year Global Semiconductor Sales Up 21 Percent Compared to 2016

Q2 SALES ARE HIGHEST ON RECORD, 5.8 PERCENT MORE THAN PREVIOUS QUARTER, 23.7 PERCENT HIGHER THAN Q2 OF LAST YEAR WASHINGTON—Aug. 4, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $97.9 billion during the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 5.8 […]

Press Release: 08/02/17

Gen. Keith Alexander to Deliver Keynote Address at SIA’s 40th Anniversary Award Dinner

FORMER DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, COMMANDER OF U.S. CYBER COMMAND TO WEIGH IN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY TO NATIONAL SECURITY WASHINGTON—Aug. 2, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced retired Gen. Keith Alexander, former Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of […]

Press Release: 07/18/17

Professors from Oregon State University and University of Texas at Austin to be Honored for Excellence in Semiconductor Research

WASHINGTON—July 18, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), in consultation with the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), today announced the winners of its 2017 University Research Award: Dr. Gabor C. Temes, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Oregon State University (OSU), and Dr. Sanjay Banerjee, professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Microelectronics […]

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Press Release: 07/11/17

Former Micron CEO Mark Durcan to Receive Semiconductor Industry’s Top Honor

DURCAN, LONGTIME LEADER IN ADVANCING SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY, WILL ACCEPT 2017 ROBERT N. NOYCE AWARD AT SIA’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD DINNER ON NOV. 14 WASHINGTON—July 11, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced Mark Durcan, former CEO of Micron Technology, Inc., and a longtime leader in advancing […]

Press Release: 07/03/17

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 22.6 Percent Year-to-Year in May

YEAR-TO-YEAR GROWTH IS GLOBAL MARKET’S LARGEST SINCE SEPTEMBER 2010 WASHINGTON—July 3, 2017—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $31.9 billion for the month of May 2017, an increase of 22.6 percent compared to the May 2016 total of $26.0 billion and […]

Press Release: 06/16/17

SIA Applauds DOE Initiative to Advance U.S. Supercomputing Technology

EXASCALE COMPUTING PROJECT AWARDS $258 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS TO SIX U.S. TECH COMPANIES, INCLUDING SIA MEMBERS AMD, IBM, INTEL WASHINGTON—June 16, 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 the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of […]

Research
Press Release: 06/06/17

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 21 Percent Year-to-Year in April; Double-Digit Annual Growth Projected for 2017

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 […]

Press Release: 06/01/17

SIA Welcomes DARPA Initiative to Advance Transformative Semiconductor Technologies

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 […]

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Press Release: 05/19/17

Global Semiconductor Leaders Reach Agreement on Policy Agenda

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 […]

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Press Release: 05/12/17

SIA Applauds Senate Approval of Lighthizer as USTR

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 […]