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WASHINGTON—Feb. 1, 2022—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer in support of a letter sent today from top national security leaders to congressional leadership encouraging swift passage of comprehensive, bipartisan competitiveness legislation, which would fund efforts critical to strengthening America’s technological edge and national security, including the CHIPS […]

America COMPETES Act includes $52 billion to fund the semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing provisions in the CHIPS for America Act WASHINGTON—Jan. 26, 2022—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today issued the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer regarding yesterday’s release in the House of Representatives of competitiveness legislation called the America Creating Opportunities for […]

Global sales increase 1.5% month-to-month in November WASHINGTON—Jan. 3, 2022—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today announced global semiconductor industry sales were $49.7 billion in the month of November 2021, an increase of 23.5% over the November 2020 total of $40.2 billion and 1.5% more than the October 2021 total of $49.0 billion. The cumulative annual […]

WASHINGTON—December 9, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement from 91ÊÓƵ President and CEO John Neuffer following a meeting yesterday between U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and the CEOs and senior executives on the 91ÊÓƵ board of directors. Secretary Yellen’s readout of the meeting is available here. “We greatly appreciated meeting […]

WASHINGTON—Dec. 2, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $48.8 billion in October 2021, an increase of 24.0% from the October 2020 total of $39.4 billion and 1.1% more than the September 2021 total of $48.3 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and represent a […]

Letter urges swift action to fund the CHIPS for America Act and to enact a strengthened version of the FABS Act  WASHINGTON—Dec. 1, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today applauded a letter sent this morning to congressional leaders by a broad coalition of 59 CEOs and senior executives urging swift action to fund the CHIPS for […]

San Jose, Calif.—Nov. 18, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) board of directors today elected Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), as its 2022 chair. Matt Johnson, president of Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), was elected 91ÊÓƵ vice chair. 91ÊÓƵ represents 98 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds […]

Senate-passed legislation includes $52 billion to fund the semiconductor manufacturing, research, and design provisions in the CHIPS for America Act WASHINGTON—Nov. 17, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer regarding today’s bicameral agreement between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to […]

WASHINGTON—Nov. 12, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) today announced two Stanford University professors are the 2021 recipients of 91ÊÓƵ-SRC University Research Awards: Dr. Subhasish Mitra, Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Computer Science, and Dr. Boris Murmann, Professor of Electrical Engineering. Professors Mitra and Murmann will accept the awards […]

More semiconductor units shipped in third quarter of 2021 than during any quarter in market’s history, as industry ramps up production amid chip shortage WASHINGTON—Nov. 1, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $144.8 billion during the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 27.6% over the third quarter of […]

Provision would boost U.S. chip manufacturing by establishing a semiconductor investment tax credit WASHINGTON—Oct. 28, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today applauded the inclusion in the reconciliation package of a modified version of the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act, legislation to provide an investment tax credit to incentivize semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. The […]

WASHINGTON—Oct. 6, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer in response to recent remarks by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the U.S.-China trade relationship. “91ÊÓƵ welcomes the Biden-Harris Administration’s new plan to tackle challenges facing the U.S.-China trade relationship, as well as its focus on […]