SEMI Global Trade Seminars in China Focuses on Shifting U.S.-Sino Relations
Meeting Attended by More than 100 Tech Company Representatives
Over the past decade, China has become a central market for the semiconductor industry. China is now home to more than 30 percent of semiconductor end users worldwide. All semiconductor...
The Effects of the U.S. Midterm Elections – What Might We Expect?
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...
U.S. Announces Trade Talks with Japan, the EU, and UK; Action Will Benefit Semiconductor Industry
Last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), on instruction from President Trump, notified Congress that the administration intends to begin bilateral trade negotiations with Japan, the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom.
SEMI Calls for Exclusion Process for Products in New China Tariff List
Amid U.S.-China Trade War, SEMI Urges International Cooperation in Shanghai Press Conference
Tensions between the U.S. and China have reached fever pitch as the Trump administration imposed higher tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods last Monday, adding to the $50 billion in goods hit with higher duties earlier this year. Bloomberg News
U.S.-China Trade War Heats Up with Semiconductor Industry Caught in the Middle
U.S. Government Imposes Tariffs on $200 Billion of Goods and China Retaliates on $60 Billion of Goods
Earlier this week, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion in imports from China, including more than 90...
China Trade Brings Semiconductor Executives to DC for the Fall Washington Forum
Last week, more than a dozen senior semiconductor executives traveled to Washington, DC for the first-ever Fall Washington Forum. The SEMI Washington Forum, a venue for SEMI members to educate lawmakers about the industry, focused on action against...
New SEMI Mentoring Program Aims to Prepare Next Generation of Innovators
SEMI has launched a mentoring program that pairs seasoned industry professionals with university students and professionals wanting to advance their careers. The program is designed to help tackle the semiconductor industry’s workforce shortfall and...
U.S. Imposes Second Round of Tariffs on Semiconductor Products – Squarely Hits Semiconductor Industry
U.S.-China Trade War Heats Up
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) yesterday released a 25 percent tariff on $16 billion in imports from China, including 29 tariff lines that represent the heart of the semiconductor industry. These tariff lines...
SEMI Testifies Against U.S. Tariffs, Members Meet with Congressional Leaders Urging Trade Action
Two months after opposing $34 billion in U.S. trade tariffs on behalf of the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry, Jonathan Davis, global vice president of industry advocacy at SEMI, this week spoke out against an additional $16 billion in...