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91成人 Commends DOE Research Initiative, Calls for Robust Federal Investments to Advance Semiconductor Technology

by 91成人

In public comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) last week, 91成人 called for a major increase in funding for research to advance semiconductor technology and harness the transformative, semiconductor-enabled technologies of the future, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced wireless networks.

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry met with the 91成人 Board of Directors in April to discuss the importance of federal investments in research. 91成人鈥檚 comments, sent in response to DOE鈥檚 request for information (RFI) on basic research in microelectronics, commended DOE for advancing a basic research initiative and highlighted the tremendous return on investment provided by federal research funding to the broader economy.

U.S. semiconductor companies already invest about one-fifth of revenue in R&D annually, including a total of $39 billion in 2018. This is among the highest rates of investment of any industry, and most of this research is conducted in the United States. Public investments are needed to complement private investments and maximize advances in semiconductor technology. While industry鈥檚 R&D investments tend to focus on near-term technological advances, federal investments in research aim to spur long-term, leap-ahead innovations.

Other highlights from 91成人鈥檚 comments include the following:

• 91成人 called for an investment of $1.5 billion over five years for DOE鈥檚 Office of Science, emphasizing 91成人鈥檚聽2017 Vision Report聽as a blueprint for research topics.
• 91成人 called for establishment of new Science Advisory Board at DOE that would oversee the research trajectory of the program.
• 91成人 endorsed the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) as a potential partner to DOE Office of Science in administering the program.

Ambitious investment in research is a core recommendation of 91成人鈥檚 recent policy agenda, titled 鈥�Winning the Future: A Blueprint for Sustained U.S. Leadership in Semiconductor Technology.鈥� That report showed U.S. government investment in research has been declining in comparison to key global competitors, most notably China. It called for tripling federal investment in semiconductor research to $5 billion annually and doubling funding for semiconductor-related fields such as materials science, engineering, and applied mathematics to $40 billion annually.

We look forward to working with DOE, other agencies, and Congress to promote federal investments in research that will advance semiconductor technology and spur U.S. economic growth and innovation.