WASHINGTON—Jan. 21, 2025—Following this week’s inauguration of President Trump and Vice President Vance, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer welcoming the new administration. “We congratulate President Trump and Vice President Vance on being sworn in to lead America during this pivotal time for our […]
WASHINGTON—Jan. 14, 2025—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released a policy agenda setting forth the U.S. semiconductor industry’s policy priorities and suggested areas for collaboration with the Trump-Vance administration and the 119th Congress. The policy agenda, titled “Winning the Chip Race,” provides government leaders with actionable policy goals to position the U.S. semiconductor industry for […]
WASHINGTON—Dec. 23, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer regarding the Biden administration’s decision to launch a Section 301 trade investigation focused on China’s acts, policies, and practices related to targeting of the semiconductor industry for dominance. “China is a major player in the global […]
by Greg LaRocca, Director of Market Research and Economic Policy
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released its annual State of the Industry Report today. The report highlights opportunities for continued growth and innovation across the semiconductor industry and notes current and upcoming challenges to the industry’s sustained success. Last year, industry global sales reached $527 billion and nearly 1 trillion semiconductors were sold globally, more […]
by Semiconductor Industry Association
As we mark the second anniversary of the historic CHIPS and Science Act, one thing is clear. The world will continue to need more semiconductors to power the technologies of today and tomorrow, including artificial intelligence, smartphones, cloud computing, electric vehicles, and countless others. For decades, the United States was producing a diminishing share of […]
by Mary Thornton, Vice President, Global Policy
Semiconductors, the chips at the heart of modern technology, power just about every sector of the global economy. Innovation in key end-markets—such as AI, automotive, and industrial—are expected to propel the semiconductor industry to $1 trillion by 2030. To meet increasing demand for chips, semiconductor companies are committing billions of dollars in new investments over […]
WASHINGTON—July 30, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer, urging Senate approval of the House-passed Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024). The legislation, which the Senate is expected to vote on later this week, includes two provisions critical to the semiconductor […]
U.S. forecast to increase its domestic chip manufacturing by 203% in the decade following enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act—and expand its share of the world’s total fab capacity for the first time in decades—according to new Semiconductor Industry Association/Boston Consulting Group report focused on the global chip supply chain WASHINGTON—May 8, 2024—The Semiconductor […]
To maintain U.S. semiconductor leadership, the United States needs a robust trade policy to complement efforts to run faster here at home. That was the main message of public comments SIA submitted on April 22 in response to the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) request for information on how trade policy can strengthen U.S. supply […]
WASHINGTON—March 4, 2024— The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer in response to the decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to renew the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions during the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi. “In terms of high drama, […]
WASHINGTON AND NEW DELHI—Feb. 14, 2024—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) today welcomed the release of a report evaluating India’s existing semiconductor ecosystem and policy frameworks and offering recommendations to facilitate longer-term strategic development of complementary semiconductor ecosystems in the U.S. and India. The report, titled “Assessing India’s […]
WASHINGTON—Nov. 2, 2023—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced Mary Thornton has joined the association as vice president of global policy. In this role, Thornton will lead SIA’s global policy team and direct the association’s global trade and economic security policy initiatives, among other issue areas. SIA represents 99% of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and […]
