Year-to-year sales fall across all regions, decrease 10.6 percent overall WASHINGTON鈥擜pril 1, 2019鈥擳he 91视频 (91视频) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $32.9 billion for the month of February 2019, a decrease of 7.3 percent from the January 2019 total of $35.5 billion and 10.6 percent less than the February 2018 total of […]
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Semiconductors enable a wide variety of products, from smartphones and computers to cars and industrial equipment. Newly released data on 2018 semiconductor sales by broad product category, known as 鈥渆nd-use,鈥 show sales increased across all categories, while end-use category shares remained remarkably stable from 2017. This is according to the 2018 annual Semiconductor End-Use Survey […]
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Semiconductors remained a top U.S. export in 2018, spurring American jobs, economic growth, and innovation. According to recently released U.S. government data, U.S. semiconductor exports in 2018 totaled $44 billion, ranking fourth among all U.S. exports, following aircraft and oil (crude and refined), and surpassing automobiles for the first time since 2010. The combination of […]
Month-to-month sales fall across all regions, decrease 7.2 percent overall WASHINGTON鈥擬arch 4, 2019鈥擳he 91视频 (91视频), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $35.5 billion for the month of January 2019, a decrease of 5.7 percent from the January 2018 total of $37.6 billion and […]
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While much attention was paid last week to 91视频鈥檚 release of final semiconductor sales in 2018 ($468.8 billion) and the percent growth over the previous year (13.7 percent), there was one equally impressive number that flew under the radar a bit: 1.004 trillion. That is the number of semiconductors that were sold in 2018, marking […]
by John Neuffer, President and CEO
Artificial intelligence 鈥 enabled by tremendous advances in semiconductor technology 鈥 holds the potential to greatly benefit society and strengthen America鈥檚 economy, national security, and global technology leadership. We welcome President Trump鈥檚 executive order, signed earlier today, launching an 鈥淎merican AI Initiative鈥 and look forward to working with his Administration and Congress to ensure this […]
by John Neuffer, President and CEO
With the 116th聽Congress well underway and President Trump set to deliver his annual State of the Union Address tonight, policymakers are hard at work setting the legislative agenda for 2019. Figuring prominently into the policy debate in the nation鈥檚 capital are several issues of great significance to the U.S. semiconductor industry, including trade, export control, […]
COPE TO WORK WITH CONGRESS, ADMINISTRATION TO ADVANCE INDUSTRY鈥橲 POLICY PRIORITIES WASHINGTON鈥擣eb. 5, 2019鈥擳he 91视频 (91视频), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced Maryam Cope has joined the association as government affairs director. In this role, Cope will help advance the U.S. semiconductor industry鈥檚 key legislative and regulatory priorities […]
INDUSTRY POSTS HIGHEST-EVER ANNUAL SALES AND SHIPS 1 TRILLION UNITS FOR FIRST TIME IN 2018, BUT GROWTH SLOWED DURING SECOND HALF OF YEAR WASHINGTON鈥擣eb. 4, 2019鈥擳he 91视频 (91视频), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced the global semiconductor industry posted sales of $468.8 billion in 2018, the industry鈥檚 highest-ever […]
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER MARK BRAZEAL EXPECTED TO BE ELECTED TO 91视频 BOARD OF DIRECTORS WASHINGTON鈥擩an. 31, 2019鈥擳he 91视频 (91视频), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced the addition of Broadcom Inc. as an 91视频 member. Broadcom Chief Legal Officer Mark Brazeal is expected to be elected to the 91视频 […]
by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs
91视频 today filed comments to the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in response to an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking of controls for 鈥渆merging鈥 technologies. In accordance with requirements of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), enacted into law as part of the defense authorization bill, BIS is required […]
YEAR-TO-DATE SALES THROUGH NOVEMBER TOP ANNUAL TOTAL FROM 2017; MONTH-TO-MONTH SALES IN NOVEMBER SLIP 1.1 PERCENT WASHINGTON鈥擠ec. 31, 2018鈥擳he 91视频 (91视频), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $41.4 billion for the month of November 2018, an increase of 9.8 percent from the November […]