Press Release: 10/05/15

SIA Applauds Landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

…requirements for computer infrastructure, and non-discriminatory treatment of electronically transmitted digital products. Other key provisions included are simplification and harmonization of customs and trade procedures, commitments ensuring state-owned enterprises compete…

Press Release: 06/04/19

Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 14.6 Percent Year-to-Year in April; 12 Percent Decrease in Annual Sales Projected for 2019

…group of global semiconductor companies that provide accurate and timely indicators of semiconductor trends. For comprehensive monthly semiconductor sales data and detailed WSTS Forecasts, consider purchasing the WSTS Subscription Package….

Press Release: 06/17/22

SIA Applauds Renewal of WTO Tariff Moratorium, Urges WTO to Make it Permanent

…research by working with Congress, the Administration, and key industry stakeholders around the world to encourage policies that fuel innovation, propel business, and drive international competition. Learn more at www.semiconductors.org….

Press Release: 03/08/22

Rina Pal-Goetzen Joins SIA as Director of Global Policy

…research by working with Congress, the Administration, and key industry stakeholders around the world to encourage policies that fuel innovation, propel business, and drive international competition. Learn more at www.semiconductors.org….

Press Release: 02/04/19

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 13.7 Percent to $468.8 Billion in 2018

…economic strength, national security, and global competitiveness. Semiconductors – microchips that control all modern electronics – enable the systems and products we use to work, communicate, travel, entertain, harness energy,…

Press Release: 07/01/19

Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 14.6 Percent Year-to-Year in May

…and drive international competition. Learn more at www.semiconductors.org. About WSTS World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) is an independent non-profit organization representing the vast majority of the world semiconductor industry. The…

Blog: 01/06/17

SIA Welcomes White House Report on Sustaining U.S. Semiconductor Leadership

…significant challenges it faces, including the rising cost and complexity of innovation and challenges from competitors abroad, most notably ambitious Chinese industrial policy. The success of the American semiconductor industry…

Blog: 09/26/23

SIA Urges Congress to Resolve Double Taxation Between U.S. and Taiwan

…trading partner for U.S. semiconductor companies. To enhance the competitiveness of semiconductor companies in both the U.S. and Taiwan and support the significant investment in the semiconductor industry in the…

Blog: 06/28/16

Secretary Clinton’s Tech Platform Highlights Key Semiconductor Priorities

…of federal agencies like the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and DARPA; 2) Reforming America’s outdated high-skilled immigration system; 3) Rebuilding U.S. leadership in high-performance computing; 4) Continuing…

Blog: 07/09/24

Global Semiconductor Industry Announces Phaseout of Intentional Uses of PFOA

The World Semiconductor Council (WSC) announced last month that it successfully completed the phase-out of intentional uses of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PFOA-related compounds in photolithography or etch…

Blog: 05/04/16

Beyond Borders: The Evolution and Importance of the Global Semiconductor Value Chain

…of the semiconductor value chain is explained in part by the extreme complexity and competitive nature of the industry itself. Nonstop, consumer-driven demand for more and better capabilities, features, reliability,…