SEMI Urges Restraint by Japan and Korea in Light of Recent Trade Actions
July 30, 2019
On July 1st, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced updated licensing policies and procedures on the export and transfer of controlled items and their relevant technologies to the Republic of Korea (ROK). METI’s stated...
SEMI Spring Washington Forum – Connecting Members with Policymakers at a Critical Time
May 28, 2019
Tensions between the United States and China have reached fever pitch. Ongoing trade negotiations between the U.S. and China broke down earlier this month over reported backpedaling by China on key concessions in a proposed Trump administration...
The Effects of the U.S. Midterm Elections – What Might We Expect?
November 9, 2018
With (most of) the election results in from the U.S. midterms, the expected Democratic takeover of the House and the Republican’s maintaining control of the Senate is now a reality. The day of the election, DC insiders expected that the House would...