by Semiconductor Industry Association
A new nonpartisan campaign called TechElect, launched by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), is bringing together America’s technology and innovation leaders to promote the issues that are important to our industries and to share ideas with the presidential campaigns.
by Semiconductor Industry Association
This week, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century (STAR) Act, legislation intended to retain top foreign students who earn graduate degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from American universities.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—MAY 1, 2012—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors were $23.3 billion for the month of March 2012, a 1.5 percent increase from the prior month when sales were $23.0 billion, and a decrease of 7.9 percent from March 2011 when […]
by Semiconductor Industry Association
Last week, the Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a comprehensive study entitled, “Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy.†You can access a copy of it here.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—APRIL 3, 2012—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide semiconductor sales were $22.9 billion in February 2012, a 1.3 percent decline from the prior month’s $23.2 billion. February semiconductor sales declined 7.3 percent year over year, while the Americas region showed sequential growth at […]
by Semiconductor Industry Association
Last week representatives from the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and NASA, testified before the Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing entitled, “Keeping America Competitive Through Investments in R&D”. You can watch the full hearing here, http://1.usa.gov/xWprs9.
by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs
WASHINGTON, D.C.—MARCH 5, 2012—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide semiconductor sales were $23.1 billion in January 2012, a 2.7 percent decrease from the month prior when sales were $23.8 billion. All monthly sales numbers represent a 3-month moving average. “The month over month revenue […]
by Semiconductor Industry Association
WASHINGTON, D.C.—FEBRUARY 6, 2012—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide semiconductor sales for 2011 reached a record $299.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.4 percent from the $298.3 billion recorded in 2010. Worldwide semiconductor sales in December amounted to $23.8 billion, a decrease of 5.5 […]
by Semiconductor Industry Association
Today would have been Dr. Robert Noyce’s 84th birthday. Noyce was the co-inventor of the integrated circuit, a credit he shared with Texas Instruments’ Jack Kilby for independent discoveries. The invention launched an industry that is now predicted to reach $300 billion in global sales, with U.S. firms capturing roughly half of the market. Semiconductors […]
by Semiconductor Industry Association
On a regular day on Capitol Hill the partisan rhetoric is at full volume, but yesterday was not a regular day.
