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Industry sold 1.15 trillion semiconductors totaling $555.9 billion in 2021, both records WASHINGTON—Feb. 14, 2022—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) today announced global semiconductor industry sales totaled $555.9 billion in 2021, the highest-ever annual total and an increase of 26.2% compared to the 2020 total of $440.4 billion. The industry shipped a record 1.15 trillion semiconductor […]

House and Senate must now reach agreement on joint competitiveness legislation containing CHIPS Act investments that can be passed by both chambers and signed into law by President Biden    WASHINGTON—Feb. 4, 2022—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) today applauded House passage of critical CHIPS Act investments totaling $52 billion to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research as […]

Breckenfeld serves as 91³ÉÈË’s director of technology policy, Casanova as director of industry statistics and economic policy WASHINGTON—Feb. 3, 2022—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) today announced Eric Breckenfeld has joined 91³ÉÈË as director of technology policy and Robert Casanova has joined the association as director of industry statistics and economic policy. Breckenfeld will direct 91³ÉÈË’s […]

WASHINGTON—Feb. 1, 2022—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer in support of a letter sent today from top national security leaders to congressional leadership encouraging swift passage of comprehensive, bipartisan competitiveness legislation, which would fund efforts critical to strengthening America’s technological edge and national security, including the CHIPS […]

America COMPETES Act includes $52 billion to fund the semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing provisions in the CHIPS for America Act WASHINGTON—Jan. 26, 2022—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) today issued the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer regarding yesterday’s release in the House of Representatives of competitiveness legislation called the America Creating Opportunities for […]

Global sales increase 1.5% month-to-month in November WASHINGTON—Jan. 3, 2022—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) today announced global semiconductor industry sales were $49.7 billion in the month of November 2021, an increase of 23.5% over the November 2020 total of $40.2 billion and 1.5% more than the October 2021 total of $49.0 billion. The cumulative annual […]

WASHINGTON—December 9, 2021—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) released the following statement from 91³ÉÈË President and CEO John Neuffer following a meeting yesterday between U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and the CEOs and senior executives on the 91³ÉÈË board of directors. Secretary Yellen’s readout of the meeting is available here. “We greatly appreciated meeting […]

WASHINGTON—Dec. 2, 2021—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $48.8 billion in October 2021, an increase of 24.0% from the October 2020 total of $39.4 billion and 1.1% more than the September 2021 total of $48.3 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and represent a […]

Letter urges swift action to fund the CHIPS for America Act and to enact a strengthened version of the FABS Act  WASHINGTON—Dec. 1, 2021—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) today applauded a letter sent this morning to congressional leaders by a broad coalition of 59 CEOs and senior executives urging swift action to fund the CHIPS for […]

San Jose, Calif.—Nov. 18, 2021—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) board of directors today elected Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), as its 2022 chair. Matt Johnson, president of Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), was elected 91³ÉÈË vice chair. 91³ÉÈË represents 98 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds […]

Senate-passed legislation includes $52 billion to fund the semiconductor manufacturing, research, and design provisions in the CHIPS for America Act WASHINGTON—Nov. 17, 2021—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer regarding today’s bicameral agreement between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to […]

WASHINGTON—Nov. 12, 2021—The 91³ÉÈË (91³ÉÈË) and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) today announced two Stanford University professors are the 2021 recipients of 91³ÉÈË-SRC University Research Awards: Dr. Subhasish Mitra, Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Computer Science, and Dr. Boris Murmann, Professor of Electrical Engineering. Professors Mitra and Murmann will accept the awards […]