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WASHINGTON—June 23, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today released the following statement from President & CEO John Neuffer in response to President Trump’s recent immigration executive order. 91ÊÓƵ represents 95 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry. “The success of the U.S. semiconductor industry requires both homegrown talent and talent from around the world. This is […]

New bipartisan legislation, introduced in the Senate by Sens. Cornyn (R-Texas), Warner (D-Va.), Risch (R-Idaho), Sinema (D-Ariz.), and Rubio (R-Fla.) and in the House by Reps. Matsui (D-Calif.) and McCaul (R-Texas), would counter competing nations’ massive government incentives and strengthen U.S. economy, national security WASHINGTON—June 10, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today applauded the introduction […]

Sales in April increase 6.1 percent year-to-year; disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have so far not substantially impacted overall global sales WASHINGTON—June 1, 2020— The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $34.4 billion for the month of April 2020, 1.2 percent less than the March 2020 total of $34.9 billion, […]

The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement from president and CEO John Neuffer in response to the recent government announcement about planned new fab construction in Arizona. 91ÊÓƵ represents 95 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry. “We need an ambitious, comprehensive U.S. government commitment to invest in America’s chipmakers, as other countries are playing to win and investing with great urgency to increase […]

WASHINGTON—May 15, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement from president and CEO John Neuffer in response to new export control rule changes announced today. 91ÊÓƵ represents 95 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry.  “We are concerned this rule may create uncertainty and disruption for the global semiconductor supply chain, but it seems to be less damaging to the U.S. semiconductor […]

WASHINGTON—April 27, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement today from president and CEO John Neuffer in response to the modification of several items in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), including military end-use (MEU) and license exceptions for civil end-users (CIV) and additional permissive re-exports (APR). 91ÊÓƵ represents 95 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry.  “While we understand military-civil fusion trends demand […]

WASHINGTON—April 22, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement from President & CEO John Neuffer in response to President Trump’s immigration proclamation issued today. 91ÊÓƵ represents 95 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue. “America is at its competitive best when we allow top minds from around the world to help spur […]

Demand in China slips significantly compared to January, reflecting early impacts of COVID-19 crisis   WASHINGTON—April 3, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $34.5 billion for the month of February 2020, a decrease of 2.4 percent from the January 2020 total of $35.4 billion, but a jump of 5.0 […]

WASHINGTON—March 30, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement today from President & CEO John Neuffer commending congressional approval and enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act recovery package. 91ÊÓƵ represents U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, with members accounting for approximately 95 percent of U.S. semiconductor […]

Worldwide sales from January 2020 were 0.3 percent less than sales from January 2019; month-to-month sales down 2.2 percent globally WASHINGTON—March 2, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $35.4 billion for the month of January 2020, a decrease of 0.3 percent from the January 2019 total of $35.5 billion […]

WASHINGTON—Feb. 18, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement today from President & CEO John Neuffer regarding President Trump’s tweets from this morning related to controls on exports to China. 91ÊÓƵ represents U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, with members accounting for approximately 95 percent of U.S. semiconductor company sales. “We […]

Fourth-quarter sales were 5.5 percent lower than 2018 Q4, 0.9 percent higher than 2019 Q3 WASHINGTON—Feb. 3, 2020—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today announced the global semiconductor industry sales were $412.1 billion in 2019, a decrease of 12.1 percent compared to the 2018 total. Global sales for the month of December 2019 reached $36.1 billion, […]