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Press Release: 05/26/22

91ÊÓÆµ Applauds Launch of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

WASHINGTON—May 26, 2022—The 91ÊÓÆµ (91ÊÓÆµ) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer regarding President Biden’s recent announcement that he is launching the administration’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). IPEF aims to define shared objectives around trade facilitation, standards for the digital economy and technology, supply chain resiliency, decarbonization and clean […]

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Blog: 05/24/22

Industry Leaders Offer Input on Policies Needed to Strengthen U.S. Semiconductor Leadership

by 91ÊÓÆµ

91ÊÓÆµ president and CEO John Neuffer on May 12 participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The purpose of this roundtable was to discuss the challenges and opportunities for U.S. leadership in semiconductors, and especially to provide input on how the bipartisan innovation and competitiveness […]

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Blog: 05/16/22

Time to Expand the ITA Again

by John Neuffer, President and CEO

With a lot of auspicious sunny weather forecast for the week, a sizable high-tech industry delegation is converging on Geneva to advance the idea of again expanding product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), originally launched by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1997 to eliminate tariffs on a broad swath of tech products […]

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Press Release: 05/12/22

91ÊÓÆµ Welcomes Kickoff Meeting of Conference Committee on Competition Legislation

Committee aims to reconcile differences between the Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) and the House’s America COMPETES Act  WASHINGTON—May 12, 2022—The 91ÊÓÆµ (91ÊÓÆµ) today released the following statement from 91ÊÓÆµ President and CEO John Neuffer welcoming the first meeting of the congressional conference committee tasked with negotiating final competitiveness legislation […]

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Blog: 05/05/22

The 2022 91ÊÓÆµ Factbook: Your Source for Semiconductor Industry Data

by 91ÊÓÆµ

In 2021, amid the ongoing global chip shortage, semiconductor companies substantially ramped up production and innovation to address persistently high demand, leading to record chip sales and units shipped. Global semiconductor sales reached $556 billion in 2021, and U.S. semiconductor companies accounted for sales totaling $258 billion, or 46% of the global market. To remain […]

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Press Release: 05/04/22

91ÊÓÆµ, FIRST® Announce Partnership to Strengthen U.S. STEM Workforce

Partnership will focus on enhancing talent pipeline to equip students with skills needed for science and technology careers WASHINGTON—May 4, 2022—The 91ÊÓÆµ (91ÊÓÆµ) and FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) today announced a partnership to enhance STEM education and interest among students and bolster workforce development. With demand for highly […]

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Press Release: 04/29/22

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 23% in Q1 2022 Compared to Q1 2021

Worldwide sales for March increase 1.1% month-to-month WASHINGTON—April 29, 2022—The 91ÊÓÆµ (91ÊÓÆµ) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $151.7 billion during the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 23.0% over the first quarter of 2021, but 0.5% less than the fourth quarter of 2021. Global sales for the month of March […]

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Press Release: 04/28/22

91ÊÓÆµ Applauds Start of Conference Negotiations on Bicameral Competitiveness Legislation

Policymakers must swiftly enact compromise bill that includes $52 billion to fund the CHIPS Act, as well as an investment tax credit for semiconductor manufacturing and design WASHINGTON—April 28, 2022—The 91ÊÓÆµ (91ÊÓÆµ) today released the following statement from 91ÊÓÆµ President and CEO John Neuffer applauding the formal start of a congressional conference to […]

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Blog: 04/08/22

91ÊÓÆµ Highlights Low Risk of Forced Labor in Semiconductor Supply Chains

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91ÊÓÆµ testified today at a hearing convened by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on methods to prevent the importation of goods mined, produced, or manufactured from regions of concern into the United States. The hearing was convened pursuant to the recently enacted UFLPA, legislation that designated polysilicon – a material used to create […]

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Press Release: 04/05/22

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 26.2% Year-to-Year in February

Year-to-year sales into the Americas increase 43.7% to lead all regional markets; month-to-month sales decline 1.4% globally [NOTE: An earlier version of this release included incorrect data due to a reporting error. The data have been corrected in the version below.] WASHINGTON—April 5, 2022—The 91ÊÓÆµ (91ÊÓÆµ) today announced global semiconductor industry sales were […]

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Blog: 04/01/22

Semiconductor Industry Provides Recommendations to Commerce Department on CHIPS Act Implementation

by 91ÊÓÆµ

91ÊÓÆµ on March 25 submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to a Request for Information (RFI) related to implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, legislation that would provide needed investments in domestic semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing. The House and Senate have both passed $52 billion in funding for the […]

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Press Release: 03/16/22

91ÊÓÆµ Endorses FABS Act Introduced in House

Bipartisan legislation would boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research, design and strengthen America’s economy, national security, chip supply chains WASHINGTON—March 16, 2022—The 91ÊÓÆµ (91ÊÓÆµ) today applauded introduction in the House of Representatives of the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish an investment tax credit to incentivize semiconductor manufacturing, design, and […]

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