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Blog: 05/19/26

Strengthening U.S. Semiconductor Leadership Through Smart Export Control Policy

by Molly O鈥橪eary, Director of Government Affairs

Maintaining and growing U.S. semiconductor leadership is both a national security and economic security imperative. To that end, we encourage the Administration and Congress to advance policies that ensure American semiconductors are adopted worldwide and decrease international dependence on competing technologies developed by adversaries. Targeted export controls can be an important tool for safeguarding America鈥檚 […]

Export Control and National Security Policy
Blog: 03/18/26

Answering the Call: The Critical Role of Veterans in Powering America鈥檚 Semiconductor Workforce

by James Redstone, Director, Government Affairs

The U.S. semiconductor industry is experiencing a period of historic growth. New investments in manufacturing, R&D, and design are helping to strengthen America鈥檚 leadership in semiconductor technology. But to fully realize this opportunity, the industry must also address the critical challenge of building the workforce needed to support this expansion. During a recent Semiconductor Industry […]

Workforce & Immigration
Blog: 07/10/25

2025 State of the Industry Report: Investment and Innovation Amidst Global Challenges and Opportunities

by Greg LaRocca, Director of Market Research and Economic Policy

The 91成人 (91成人) released its annual聽State of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry report聽today. This report provides a snapshot of where the industry stands in 2025: the progress underway, the challenges and opportunities ahead, and the stakes of getting it right. In 2024, global semiconductor industry sales hit $630.5 billion, beating initial forecasts and topping […]

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Blog: 05/30/25

New 91成人 Factbook Highlights Key Semiconductor Industry and Market Data

by Greg LaRocca, Director of Market Research and Economic Policy

91成人鈥檚 2025 Factbook, released this week, serves as the essential guide for semiconductor industry market data. The data included in the 2025 91成人 Factbook helps demonstrate the strength and promise of the U.S. semiconductor industry and offers key context for our place in the global market. Need to know the size of the global semiconductor […]

Market Data
Blog: 05/14/25

91成人 Advocates for U.S. Trade Policies that Advance American Leadership in Semiconductors

by Mary Thornton, Vice President, Global Policy

Semiconductors are in the spotlight. Over the past few years, governments and industry alike have recognized the critical role semiconductor technologies play in fueling America鈥檚 economic and industrial competitiveness, strengthening national security, and underpinning America鈥檚 leadership across a range of technologies. Today, David Isaacs, Vice President of Government Affairs at 91成人, will offer testimony to […]

Trade
Blog: 01/17/25

Consortium Publishes Survey Results of PFAS Discharges to Wastewater

by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs

The Semiconductor PFAS Consortium, a group of companies organized under the auspices of the 91成人 (91成人) to address technical matters associated with the industry鈥檚 use of PFAS,[1] today published the results of a survey of PFAS discharges from semiconductor fabs to wastewater. The publication of these data are intended to advance transparency and […]

Environment, Health & SafetyResearch
Blog: 10/25/24

New Tax Rules Provide Manufacturers a Clear Path Forward in Revitalizing U.S. Chip Production

by Molly O鈥橪eary, Director of Government Affairs

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the much-anticipated final regulations for the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (AMIC), the 25% investment tax credit enacted by the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS Act). The credit, codified in Section 48D of the tax code, is a core component of the […]

Supply Chain SecurityTax
Blog: 10/11/24

The Critical Effort to Combat Illicit Chip Diversion

by Mary Thornton, Vice President, Global Policy

In the roughly two-and-a-half years since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States and other likeminded governments have imposed far-reaching export controls and sanctions intended to choke off Russia鈥檚 access to the technologies needed to fuel its aggression. The U.S. semiconductor industry is a big part of that effort and has been working in close partnership […]

Export Control and National Security Policy
Blog: 09/30/24

National Semiconductor Technology Center Opens for Membership

by Erik Hadland, Director of Technology Policy

Today marks a significant milestone in the CHIPS for America initiative: the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) is officially open for membership. This landmark public-private partnership is set to strengthen U.S. semiconductor technology leadership, reduce time from lab-to-fab, and expand the semiconductor workforce. With membership now available, semiconductor companies, universities, nonprofits and research institutions, national […]

Emerging Technologies
Blog: 09/12/24

2024 State of the Industry Report Underscores Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Chip Industry

by Greg LaRocca, Director of Market Research and Economic Policy

The 91成人 (91成人) released its annual State of the Industry Report today. The report highlights opportunities for continued growth and innovation across the semiconductor industry and notes current and upcoming challenges to the industry鈥檚 sustained success. Last year, industry global sales reached $527 billion and nearly 1 trillion semiconductors were sold globally, more […]

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Blog: 08/08/24

Two Years After CHIPS Enactment, Here鈥檚 How to Sustain America鈥檚 Budding Semiconductor Resurgence

by John Neuffer, President and CEO

As we mark the second anniversary of the historic CHIPS and Science Act, one thing is clear. The world will continue to need more semiconductors to power the technologies of today and tomorrow, including artificial intelligence, smartphones, cloud computing, electric vehicles, and countless others. For decades, the United States was producing a diminishing share of […]

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Blog: 08/08/24

New 91成人 Report Offers Policy Blueprint for Facilitating Global Semiconductor Investment

by Mary Thornton, Vice President, Global Policy

Semiconductors, the chips at the heart of modern technology, power just about every sector of the global economy. Innovation in key end-markets鈥攕uch as AI, automotive, and industrial鈥攁re expected to propel the semiconductor industry to $1 trillion by 2030. To meet increasing demand for chips, semiconductor companies are committing billions of dollars in new investments over […]

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