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FEBRUARY MARKS GLOBAL MARKET’S 22ND STRAIGHT MONTH OF YEAR-TO-YEAR GROWTH; AMERICAS POST STRONGEST GROWTH AMONG REGIONAL MARKETS WASHINGTON—April 6, 2015—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $27.8 billion for the month of February 2015, an increase of 6.7 percent from February 2014 […]

WORLDWIDE SALES INCREASE 8.7 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST JANUARY; AMERICAS POST STRONGEST GROWTH AMONG REGIONAL MARKETS WASHINGTON—March 2, 2015—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $28.5 billion for the month of January 2015, the industry’s highest-ever January total and an increase […]

WORLDWIDE SALES INCREASE 9.9 PERCENT IN 2014, REACHING RECORD TOTAL OF $335.8 BILLION AND OUTPERFORMING INDUSTRY FORECAST; SALES IN AMERICAS INCREASE 12.7 PERCENT WASHINGTON—Feb. 2, 2015—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that the global semiconductor industry posted record sales totaling $335.8 billion in 2014, an increase […]

NOVEMBER SALES INCREASE 9.1 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, DECLINE SLIGHTLY COMPARED TO LAST MONTH WASHINGTON—Jan. 5, 2015—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $29.7 billion for the month of November 2014, an increase of 9.1 percent from the November 2013 […]

WASHINGTON—Dec. 12, 2014—Brian Toohey, president and CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), today released the following statement in response to the World Trade Organization (WTO) announcement that a final deal to conclude an expanded Information Technology Agreement (ITA) was not reached this week in Geneva. The ITA is a key trade pact that promotes […]

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This year is not yet complete, and analysts are already considering the outlook for 2015! Such is the case for our industry, which is known for always looking ahead, right? Given that the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) program released its Fall semiconductor industry forecast earlier this month on December 2, it seems appropriate now to […]

NEUFFER TO SUCCEED BRIAN TOOHEY WASHINGTON—Dec. 2, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that John Neuffer has been named president & CEO of the association. He will assume his new role in January, succeeding Brian Toohey, who has been president & CEO since 2010 and announced […]

WSTS FORECAST PROJECTS GROWTH OF 9 PERCENT IN 2014 AND 3.4 PERCENT IN 2015 WASHINGTON—Dec. 2, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $29.7 billion for the month of October 2014, an increase of 9.6 percent from the October 2013 total […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Nov. 13, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design – in consultation with Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) – today presented its University Research Award to professors from University of California, Berkeley and University of Texas at Dallas in recognition of their outstanding contributions to semiconductor research. Dr. […]

DR. NECIP SAYINER, PRESIDENT, CEO AND DIRECTOR OF INTERSIL, ELECTED SIA VICE CHAIRMAN SAN JOSE, Calif.—Nov. 13, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that the SIA board of directors has elected Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, as its 2015 chairman and Dr. Necip Sayiner, president, CEO […]

AGREEMENT WILL EXTEND TARIFF-FREE COVERAGE OF THE LATEST SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES WASHINGTON—Nov. 11, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today applauded a long-sought deal between the U.S. and China to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), a key trade pact that promotes fair and open trade by […]

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Third quarter global semiconductor industry sales reached a record high of $87 billion, as reported earlier this week in SIA’s most recent monthly global sales report. This figure marked a 5.7 percent increase over the second quarter global sales totals.