by 91成人
Few industries, if any, feature a value chain as complex, geographically dispersed, and intensely interconnected as that of the semiconductor industry. This highly globalized and interdependent structure has been an amazing success story, benefitting the semiconductor industry, participating countries, and the global economy. These benefits, as well as the risks of an insular approach to […]
MONTH-TO-MONTH SALES UP FOR FIRST TIME IN FIVE MONTHS; Q1 SALES DOWN NEARLY 6 PERCENT WASHINGTON鈥擬ay 2, 2016鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.1 billion for the month of March 2016, a slight increase of 0.3 percent compared to the […]
by John Neuffer, President and CEO
Trade has been a frequent and heated topic of debate in the presidential campaign, including the economic impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Too often lost in the political rhetoric is this simple truth 鈥� the TPP would not only strengthen the U.S. economy but also America鈥檚 position of leadership in the world. A […]
BILL PROVIDES NEW LEGAL TOOLS TO PREVENT THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS WASHINGTON鈥擜pril 27, 2016鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today applauded congressional approval of The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (S.1890), bipartisan legislation that provides new legal tools to prevent the theft of trade secrets. The […]
by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs
The Senate Judiciary Committee today convened a hearing to assess the risks to public health and safety posed by counterfeit products. The hearing covered the full range of counterfeit products, including consumer products, health and personal care products, and pharmaceuticals. While counterfeit semiconductors were not a focus of the hearing, the risks posed by counterfeit […]
by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs
The Senate today聽unanimously聽approved bipartisan legislation to strengthen the protection of trade secrets. Trade secrets are valuable intellectual property critical to continued growth and innovation in the semiconductor industry and across the U.S. economy. The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (S.1890) would provide owners of trade secrets with new legal tools to prevent the theft […]
SALES DECREASE 3.2 PERCENT MONTH-TO-MONTH AND 6.2 PERCENT YEAR-TO-YEAR WASHINGTON鈥擜pril 4, 2016鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.0 billion for the month of February 2016, a decrease of 3.2 percent compared to the previous month鈥檚 total of $26.9 billion and […]
by 91成人
Did you know global semiconductor industry sales reached $335 billion in 2015? Did you know the U.S. semiconductor industry maintained market share leadership with 50 percent of the global market in 2015? Did you know semiconductors were America鈥檚 third-leading manufactured export in 2015, behind only airplanes and automobiles? These facts and many others are now […]
by 91成人
Communications (34.1 percent of total sales) and PCs/computers (29.7 percent) remained the top semiconductor markets by end-use in 2015, according to the recently released World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) Semiconductor End-Use Report. The report breaks down sales by end-use and regional end-market for a wide variety of semiconductor products. The figure below聽shows the six major […]
by 91成人
Jason Furman, Chairman of the President鈥檚 Council of Economic Advisers, recently stated the Obama Administration believes 鈥溾�dopting an innovation box would move tax policy in the wrong direction, increasing complexity and cost without a commensurate boost to innovation.鈥� We, however, believe it鈥檚 premature to write off the innovation box, which provides a lower tax rate […]
by 91成人
U.S. semiconductor companies, including several 91成人 members, were among the top corporate recipients of U.S. patents in 2015, according to an analysis of new data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
by 91成人
President Obama released his 2016 Trade Policy Agenda on March 2. This thick document includes a raft of trade priorities for this Administration, including major trade agreements either under negotiation or completed: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA), Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), and expansion of the Information […]
