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President Obama this week issued an executive order launching a new supercomputing research initiative called the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI), which aims to maintain and strengthen U.S. leadership in leading-edge computing technology. The NSCI calls for government, industry, and academia to collaborate on research, development, and deployment of high-performance computing (HPC): 鈥淢aximizing the benefits […]

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The world鈥檚 big challenges are increasingly solved using technology that is exceedingly small. Nanotechnology, which involves the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules, is making possible breakthroughs across a range of applications, including transportation, health care, clean energy, communications, and entertainment. The semiconductor industry designs and manufactures at the nanoscale level and depends heavily on […]

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Earlier this year, 91成人 Chairman and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich made a major announcement launching Intel鈥檚 Global Diversity and Inclusion initiative. The initiative provides $300 million for support of women and under-represented minorities (URM), a strong leadership move and financial commitment to increase the number of women and URMs in tech. While it鈥檚 not a […]

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The House Science Committee today will consider legislation to authorize federal funding for key research and technology programs. The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1806)聽would allow for needed investments in agencies that drive growth and innovation in the semiconductor industry and throughout our economy, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute […]

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April 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Gordon Moore鈥檚 seminal article聽in Electronics Magazine, which laid out the pace at which semiconductor technology advancement would occur. This observation, which has come to be known as 鈥淢oore鈥檚 Law,鈥� states that the number of transistors on a semiconductor would double every two years, thereby rapidly […]

by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs

As we prepare for the official start of the 114th Congress on Jan. 6, it鈥檚 a good time to assess the election results and the landscape for semiconductor industry priorities in the new Congress. The most notable change in Washington from the 2014 elections is that Republicans gained the majority in the U.S. Senate for […]

by Dan Rosso, Vice President, Communications

In the U.S. semiconductor industry and across the broader tech sector, innovation occurs through the hard work and ingenuity of tech workers and smart public policy from the federal government. Although Congress has adjourned until after the November elections, 91成人 continues to work to achieve progress on a range of policy initiatives that would boost […]

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The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing today about the need to close America鈥檚 innovation deficit 鈥� the gap between needed and actual federal investments in research and higher education. 91成人 joined a broad coalition in submitting written testimony urging Congress to close the innovation deficit.

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Ensuring the appropriate implementation of tax policies related to the research and development (R&D) credit is of critical importance to the U.S. semiconductor industry. Given our industry’s significant investments in R&D, 91成人 has long advocated for a strengthened and permanent R&D credit to promote innovation in the U.S.

by David Isaacs, Vice President, Government Affairs

The semiconductor industry has long been vital player in driving U.S. innovation. For example, American semiconductor companies invested $32 billion in research and development in 2012 鈥� one of the greatest shares of revenue of any industry 鈥� and nearly half of the top 20 U.S. corporate patent recipients are semiconductor companies, demonstrating the industry鈥檚 […]

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Strengthening America鈥檚 science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education is a perennial priority for 91成人. 91成人 has long engaged in efforts to ensure that the U.S. develops and retains future generations of top scientific minds, including through advocacy for national initiatives to bolster STEM education and through direct participation in programs that get kids interested […]

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Today鈥檚 technology has enabled the creation of electronic devices that are more powerful, less costly, and more compact than ever before. 聽As these products get smaller and smaller, America increasingly depends on the science behind nanomanufacturing 鈥� the construction of devices at the molecular scale 鈥� in order to stay at the forefront of innovation.