Blog: 04/22/13

World Semiconductor Council Calls on India to Join ITA Expansion Talks

…is now used as the basis for duty-free coverage for these integrated circuits. These semiconductor executives encouraged all international parties to provide for duty-free treatment for semiconductor devices, acknowledging the…

Blog: 06/12/15

House Needs to Get Trade Promotion Authority Across Finish Line

…economic strength and global competitiveness. TPA facilitates free trade, economic growth, and the spread of innovation. TPA empowers U.S. trade negotiators to reach final agreements consistent with negotiating objectives laid…

Blog: 09/24/13

Why We Need Encryption Rules in the TPP and Other Trade Agreements

…is why semiconductor industries around the world are supporting rules to prevent restrictions on the import, use and sale of commercial encryption technologies in free trade agreements, most notably the…

Press Release: 05/04/15

First Quarter Semiconductor Sales Up 6 Percent Compared to Last Year

for the first time. Japan (-0.4 percent) and the Americas (-6.9 percent) both saw sales decrease compared to last month. Compared to March 2014, sales increased in the Americas (14.2…

Blog: 02/12/15

Tech Leaders Urge Congress to Swiftly Enact Trade Promotion Authority to Strengthen Economy, Open Markets

…semiconductor industry strongly supports TPA legislation to facilitate commercially significant trade deals and open markets. In 2014, U.S. semiconductor company sales totaled $173 billion, representing over half the global market,…

Press Release: 11/02/15

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 1.5 Percent in Third Quarter

SEPTEMBER SALES UP SLIGHTLY COMPARED TO LAST MONTH, DOWN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR WASHINGTON—Nov. 2, 2015—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today…

Blog: 09/13/16

Tech Doubles Down on TPP

Throughout the many months of heated political rhetoric on trade this election cycle, one constant has been the unwavering and full-throated support from America’s most innovative companies for the Trans-Pacific…

Press Release: 11/30/18

USMCA Will Strengthen Global Semiconductor Supply Chain

…rules preventing parties from unfairly restricting trade of commercial encryption products, more robust protections for trade secrets and other types of IP, commitments to protect the free and open flow…

Blog: 07/18/18

Semiconductor Priorities a Hot Topic in Washington This Summer

…Advisors, Dr. Kevin Hassett. While granting that in most economic models free trade is best, Dr. Hassett argued that free trade agreements and providing access to the U.S. market was…

Blog: 06/29/17

Cheers to 20 Years of the ITA

…and urged more countries to join the agreement. Products covered by the ITA and its recent expansion include computers, telecommunications equipment, software, MRI machines, GPS devices, solid state drives, video…

Blog: 06/14/13

Japan Would Strengthen Key Trade Agreement

Last week, SIA submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in support of Japan’s participation in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement (TPP), a free

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