by 91成人
Bipartisan legislation introduced this week in the House would eliminate the counterproductive per-country cap on employment-based visas in favor of a fair, 鈥渇irst come, first served鈥 system, providing U.S. semiconductor companies with greater access to top talent from around the world needed to compete and innovate. The Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment […]
by 91成人
The strategic significance of semiconductors and their ever-increasing importance for economic competitiveness and supply-chain resilience has become a focus for governments worldwide. The widespread global chip shortage as a result of the COVID-19 crisis in late 2020 has shown that vulnerabilities in the global semiconductor supply chain put at risk many technologies and products essential […]
Biery聽most recently served as聽senior聽national聽security聽policy聽advisor聽at the Commerce Department鈥檚聽Bureau of Industry and Security聽 WASHINGTON鈥擬ay 24, 2021鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人) today announced Meghan Biery has joined the association as director of global technology and security policy. In this role, Biery will work with U.S. and global policymakers and industry stakeholders to advance the semiconductor sector鈥檚 technology, national […]
Semiconductor industry currently employs 277,000 people in the U.S. across 49 states, supports 1.6 million additional U.S. jobs, according to Oxford Economics/91成人 study WASHINGTON鈥擬ay 19, 2021鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人), in partnership with Oxford Economics, today released a study analyzing the semiconductor workforce in the United States and the economic benefits that would come from […]
WASHINGTON鈥擬ay 17, 2021鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人) released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer commending the bipartisan Senate vote today that clears the way for consideration on the Senate floor of the Endless Frontier Act (S.1260), bipartisan legislation that seeks to sustain and strengthen U.S. science and technology leadership by authorizing more […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥 May 14, 2021 鈥 Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) president and CEO John Bozzella and 91成人 (91成人) president and CEO John Neuffer released the following joint statement today following a joint industry workshop on the global chip shortage convened by the two associations. Workshop participants included experts and executives […]
WASHINGTON 鈥 May 12, 2021 鈥 The 91成人 (91成人) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer commending the Senate Commerce Committee鈥檚 approval of the Endless Frontier Act (S.1260), bipartisan legislation that seeks to maintain and build on U.S. science and technology leadership by authorizing more than $100 billion for […]
Worldwide sales for March increase 17.8% year-to-year, 3.7% month-to-month WASHINGTON鈥擜pril 30, 2021鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $123.1 billion during the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 3.6% over the previous quarter and 17.8% more than the first quarter of 2020. Global sales for the month of March […]
WASHINGTON 鈥 April 28, 2021 鈥 The 91成人 (91成人) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer regarding President Biden鈥檚 first address to a joint session of Congress. 鈥淒uring tonight鈥檚 address to Congress and throughout his first 100 days in office, President Biden has demonstrated a commitment to strengthening America鈥檚 […]
by John Neuffer, President and CEO
On April 12 at the White House, with top CEOs from the semiconductor, automotive, and other sectors joining via teleconference to discuss the ongoing global chip shortage and securing our supply chains, President Biden held up a silicon wafer bristling with semiconductors and said, 鈥淭his is infrastructure.鈥 The President went on to underscore the importance […]
WASHINGTON鈥擜pril 26, 2021鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人) today released the following statement from President and CEO John Neuffer in support of a recent聽letter from top national security leaders to President Biden urging enactment of legislation to strengthen America鈥檚 technological edge, including federal investments in domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research called for in the CHIPS for […]
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鈥檚 role as the undisputed global leader […]