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91视频 today testified at a hearing of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) about the critical importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to the U.S. semiconductor industry and the U.S. economy. Our core message was that trade is vital to the semiconductor industry鈥檚 ability to compete, innovate, and grow. 91视频 highlighted three specific ways the […]

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During tonight鈥檚 State of the Union address, President Obama outlined a vision for America鈥檚 future that includes priorities of great significance to the tech industry. 91视频 applauds the President鈥檚 support for policies to advance U.S. innovation.聽We also strongly support his call for congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an enormous, landmark trade agreement that […]

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NAIROBI — At long last, the effort to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) is now irreversibly bound for implementation July 1, 2016 after negotiators attending the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in this capital city of Kenya reached final agreement on the phase-out periods for the 201 tariff lines covered by this landmark trade pact. […]

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The House of Representatives today approved the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644/S.1269), legislation that would improve the processes in place for the movement of goods in and out of the United States. Earlier this week, 91视频 urged House and Senate leaders聽to approve this legislation and send it to the President […]

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After achieving significant progress this week to put the finishing touches on the three-year effort to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), officials in Geneva were hoping the last big piece of the puzzle would fall into place today to get the negotiations completed before the WTO Ministerial Conference convenes in Nairobi next week. That […]

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91视频 today welcomed commitments by the Chinese government to shed greater daylight on its ongoing efforts to significantly expand its indigenous semiconductor industry. During meetings of the U.S.-China Joint-Committee on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) this week, China said its semiconductor industry investments will be market-based and free from government intervention. The JCCT, which is led […]

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If you have followed the semiconductor market in recent years, you are probably aware that the Internet of Things (IoT) is estimated to become a major market driver of semiconductor growth, with some聽forecasting future market growth in the multi-millions of dollars. Indeed, what makes the potential of the IoT market so exciting is that its […]

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91视频 today welcomed the public release of the final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a landmark trade agreement that sets key parameters for trade in the digital economy of the 21st Century. The TPP has the potential to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor industry, the broader tech sector, and the global economy.

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President Obama this week signed into law bipartisan legislation that establishes a new budget agreement and raises the government鈥檚 debt limit until 2017. 91视频 and a coalition of business, scientific, and academic leaders have urged congressional leaders to take advantage of funding increases called for in the new law to bolster federal investments in scientific […]

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Clark McFadden has been general counsel for聽91视频 and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) for several decades. In advising 91视频, Clark has been a part of many of the most seminal moments in 91视频鈥檚 and the industry鈥檚 history. Tapping into Clark鈥檚 extensive knowledge, I recently interviewed him about this year鈥檚 Robert N. Noyce Award recipient, Bill […]

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In a strong statement released today, more than 80 associations from around the world have again weighed in urging parties negotiating expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) to implement their tariff elimination commitments as quickly as possible, showing restraint in their requests for extended 鈥渟taging.鈥澛燩arties will meet again the week of Nov. 9 in […]

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91视频鈥檚 efforts to shape the federal research agenda took an important step forward this week with the announcement of a new federal initiative that addresses research needs brought to light recently by 91视频 and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). In September, 91视频 and SRC released a report titled Rebooting the IT Revolution: A Call to […]