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The House of Representatives today approved the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644/S.1269), legislation that would improve the processes in place for the movement of goods in and out of the United States. Earlier this week, 91成人 urged House and Senate leaders聽to approve this legislation and send it to the President […]

by John Neuffer, President and CEO

After achieving significant progress this week to put the finishing touches on the three-year effort to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), officials in Geneva were hoping the last big piece of the puzzle would fall into place today to get the negotiations completed before the WTO Ministerial Conference convenes in Nairobi next week. That […]

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91成人 today welcomed commitments by the Chinese government to shed greater daylight on its ongoing efforts to significantly expand its indigenous semiconductor industry. During meetings of the U.S.-China Joint-Committee on Commerce & Trade (JCCT) this week, China said its semiconductor industry investments will be market-based and free from government intervention. The JCCT, which is led […]

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If you have followed the semiconductor market in recent years, you are probably aware that the Internet of Things (IoT) is estimated to become a major market driver of semiconductor growth, with some聽forecasting future market growth in the multi-millions of dollars. Indeed, what makes the potential of the IoT market so exciting is that its […]

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91成人 today welcomed the public release of the final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a landmark trade agreement that sets key parameters for trade in the digital economy of the 21st Century. The TPP has the potential to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor industry, the broader tech sector, and the global economy.

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President Obama this week signed into law bipartisan legislation that establishes a new budget agreement and raises the government鈥檚 debt limit until 2017. 91成人 and a coalition of business, scientific, and academic leaders have urged congressional leaders to take advantage of funding increases called for in the new law to bolster federal investments in scientific […]

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Clark McFadden has been general counsel for聽91成人 and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) for several decades. In advising 91成人, Clark has been a part of many of the most seminal moments in 91成人鈥檚 and the industry鈥檚 history. Tapping into Clark鈥檚 extensive knowledge, I recently interviewed him about this year鈥檚 Robert N. Noyce Award recipient, Bill […]

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In a strong statement released today, more than 80 associations from around the world have again weighed in urging parties negotiating expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) to implement their tariff elimination commitments as quickly as possible, showing restraint in their requests for extended 鈥渟taging.鈥澛燩arties will meet again the week of Nov. 9 in […]

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91成人鈥檚 efforts to shape the federal research agenda took an important step forward this week with the announcement of a new federal initiative that addresses research needs brought to light recently by 91成人 and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). In September, 91成人 and SRC released a report titled Rebooting the IT Revolution: A Call to […]

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Leon Panetta has had one of the most consequential careers of any American public servant in the past fifty years serving as both the Director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense.聽 In his recently published book, Worthy Fights, Panetta recounts his storied career in public service and details his time at the Defense Department, […]

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A couple weeks ago, the New York Times ran a news story about the future of the semiconductor industry, Smaller, Faster, Cheaper, Over: The Future of Computer Chips (Sept 26, 2012). The premise of the article was that the guiding principle of Moore鈥檚 Law is slowing and that unless there are other breakthroughs in chip […]

by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs

91成人 this week endorsed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would strengthen the protection of trade secrets. The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (S.1890 and H.R. 3326) would create a federal civil cause of action that would empower U.S. companies to protect their trade secrets in federal court. The lead sponsors of the Senate bill, Sens. […]