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ABOUT
THE SIA
The
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is the premier trade association
representing the U.S. semiconductor industry. Founded in 1977 by five
microelectronics innovators, SIA unites 95 companies responsible for more
than 85 percent of semiconductor production in this country.
Our coalition provides domestic semiconductor companies
a forum to advance the global competitiveness of the $118 billion U.S.
chip industry. Through a network of corporate CEOs and working committees,
SIA shapes public policy on issues critical to the industry and provides
a spectrum of services to aid members in growing their own businesses.
Driving Progress and Results
Among major domestic industries, the semiconductor industry is unique.
Every year, chipmakers boost performance dramatically while cutting prices,
continually making high-technology goods more productive and affordable
for consumers. The benefits to the U.S. economy of this "more for
less" manufacturing dynamic are dramatic. In the past five years,
information technology, fueled by faster and cheaper chips, has reduced
the U.S. inflation rate significantly and has doubled the nation's productivity
growth rate.
With the SIA, U.S. semiconductor companies are addressing significant
challenges:
- Educating and recruiting a highly skilled workforce.
- Maintaining the nation's world leadership in
semiconductor technology.
- Promoting fair and open trade.
- Providing safe working conditions in production
facilities.
- Protecting the environment.
- Tracking and distributing statistical information
of market trends.
Uniting an Industry of Innovators
The Semiconductor Industry Association provides every chip company-large,
small, integrated, or fabless-with a powerful voice. Collectively, we
continue to make tremendous progress in trade, technology, public policy,
occupational safety and health, environmental concerns, industry statistics,
and government procurement.
Each step forward is a tribute to the willingness of our members to commit
time, people, and money to such projects. In turn, SIA
member companies influence the industry agenda through their participation
on committees- thereby ensuring positive outcomes on critical issues and
reaping the concrete rewards of the association's many successes.
For the latest documents
on SIA issues (including Congressional letters, statistics, and policy
papers) click here.
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