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by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs

A diverse set of stakeholders, representing broad cross-sections of U.S. industry, government, and academia, have called on Congress to fund the CHIPS for America Act. From automobile manufacturers and cloud companies to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and local governments, there is widespread recognition that Congress must cement America’s role as the undisputed global leader […]

WASHINGTON—April 20, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today applauded congressional introduction of the Endless Frontier Act (S.1260), bipartisan legislation that seeks to maintain and build on U.S. science and technology leadership – including in semiconductors – by restructuring the National Science Foundation and authorizing more than $100 billion for science and technology initiatives. The legislation […]

WASHINGTON—April 12, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer regarding today’s meeting at the White House between Biden Administration officials and leaders from the semiconductor industry and other sectors to discuss the global chip shortage, President Biden’s infrastructure plan, and other issues related to the semiconductor […]

WASHINGTON—April 9, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer welcoming the upcoming meeting at the White House between Biden Administration officials and leaders from the semiconductor industry and other sectors to discuss the global chip shortage, President Biden’s infrastructure plan, and other issues related to the […]

WASHINGTON—April 5, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to President Biden’s executive order on securing America’s critical supply chains. The submission highlights the importance of the global semiconductor supply chain to maintaining a strong semiconductor industry and identifies a range of vulnerabilities in the supply […]

Worldwide sales decrease 1.0% month-to-month WASHINGTON—April 5, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today announced global semiconductor industry sales were $39.6 billion for the month of February 2021, an increase of 14.7% over the February 2020 total of $34.5 billion, but 1.0% less than the January 2021 total of $40.0 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by […]

While geographic specialization has promoted innovation and kept costs low for consumers, it has also created supply chain risks that should be addressed through government incentives to boost domestic chip production, according to Boston Consulting Group/91ÊÓƵ study WASHINGTON—April 1, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), today released a […]

WASHINGTON—March 31, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer regarding President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, which would invest in domestic semiconductor manufacturing, research, and workforce development. “The President’s plan would invest ambitiously in U.S. semiconductor workers, manufacturing, and innovation – three cornerstones of America’s strength and its future. […]

WASHINGTON—March 19, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer following a meeting yesterday between U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and the CEOs and senior executives on the 91ÊÓƵ board of directors. Secretary Raimondo’s statement on the meeting is available here. “We greatly appreciated meeting with Secretary […]

Bipartisan legislation would repeal a harmful tax provision that would make it more expensive for companies to perform R&D in the U.S. WASHINGTON—March 16, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today released the following statement from president and CEO John Neuffer in support of introduction of the American Innovation and Jobs Act (S.749), bipartisan legislation that would […]

Month-to-month sales tick up 1.0% worldwide during first month of 2021 WASHINGTON—March 1, 2021—The 91ÊÓƵ (91ÊÓƵ) today announced global semiconductor industry sales were $40.0 billion for the month of January 2021, an increase of 13.2% over the January 2020 total of $35.3 billion and 1.0% more than the December 2020 total of $39.6 […]

by 91ÊÓƵ

Today, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) released its final report outlining a comprehensive strategy to meet the opportunities and challenges of the emerging AI era. The report rightly asserts that U.S. leadership in microelectronics is critical to overall U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence and calls for the implementation of a national microelectronics […]