Global semiconductor sales reached $439 billion in 2020, up 6.5% from 2019, reported the Semiconductor Industry Association Monday. Sales of $117.5 billion in Q4 were 8.3% higher than the 2019 quarter and up 3.5% sequentially. Sales in 2020 were up “moderately” from 2019, “weathering a challenging macroeconomic environment brought on by the pandemic and other factors,” said SIA CEO John Neuffer. Though global semiconductor demand is on the rise, U.S. share of worldwide chip production declined to 12% in 2020, from 37% in 1990, he said: “That disparity will only intensify without U.S. government action to level the global playing field. It’s imperative the federal government fully fund incentives for domestic chip manufacturing and investments in chip research.”
The satellite industry opposes the FCC orbital debris Further NPRM proposal of post-mission disposal bonds (see 2004230040). Satellite Industry Association members told International Bureau staffers the post-mission bond wouldn't be an improvement on existing industry incentives to ensure a safe space environment, but it would incentivize operators seeking "alternative, less burdensome licensing jurisdictions" overseas, per a docket 18-313 ex parte posting Thursday. Joining SIA were Boeing, Eutelsat, SES, SpaceX, Spire, ABS, Planet, EchoStar/Hughes, Lynk, Amazon, Iridium, Telesat, Intelsat, Blue Origin, AT&T, Inmarsat, Astranis and Lockheed Martin. They also said the FCC lacks legal authority for its indemnification proposal, which also is vague and unclear and could send operators to other nations for satellite authorizations. In a separate call with the bureau, EchoStar/Hughes representatives said the indemnification and bond proposals will create costly barriers to entry, and the bond requirement idea "is a solution in search of a problem," since the agency hasn't identified a compliance issue with its current orbital debris requirements.
Global semiconductor sales increased 7% in November from a year earlier, up 1.1% sequentially, reported the Semiconductor Industry Association. It was the largest year-on-year monthly increase since March, said CEO John Neuffer. Sales for 2020 were tracking “well ahead of the total from 2019, despite substantial headwinds caused by the pandemic and other macroeconomic factors,” he said. Sales into the Americas jumped 12.5% from a year earlier in November, the 11th-straight month of double-digit increases, he said.
Global semiconductor sales increased 7% in November from a year earlier, up 1.1% sequentially, reported the Semiconductor Industry Association. It was the largest year-on-year monthly increase since March, said CEO John Neuffer. Sales for 2020 were tracking “well ahead of the total from 2019, despite substantial headwinds caused by the pandemic and other macroeconomic factors,” he said. Sales into the Americas jumped 12.5% from a year earlier in November, the 11th-straight month of double-digit increases, he said.
Industry praised Congress for overriding President Donald Trump's veto of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (HR-6395), which includes several telecom and tech provisions (see 2012040043). The Senate voted 81-13 New Year's Day to override Trump's veto, an action he took partly because the measure lacked Section 230 language (see 2012230081). The House overrode the veto last week (see 2012290049). The Semiconductor Industry Association welcomed NDAA enactment of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (Chips) for America Act. HR-7178/S-3933 authorizes federal incentives to promote semiconductor manufacturing and public-sector investments in semiconductor R&D (see 2012170061). It “will help propel U.S. economic growth and cement America’s position at the forefront of semiconductor innovation,” said Qorvo CEO Bob Bruggeworth, who chairs SIA. The NDAA hinders Ligado’s L-band plan, which the Satellite Safety Alliance called a "win for all." This "will enable" DOD to "take much-needed steps to bolster the U.S. government and industrial base cybersecurity defenses, modernize its technology, and enhance U.S. leadership in innovation," said Information Technology Industry Council Senior Vice President-Public Sector Policy Gordon Bitko. Repealing Section 230 would be better than rewriting the tech industry’s liability shield because the latter option would further encourage Big Tech censorship, Parler said in a statement Monday. “A politically viable re-write of Section 230 would transform Orwell’s 1984 from a dystopian novel into an instruction manual, requiring all platforms to adopt Twitter/Facebook/Google’s terms of service,” said Parler Chief Policy Officer Amy Peikoff.
Industry praised Congress for overriding President Donald Trump's veto of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (HR-6395), which includes several telecom and tech provisions (see 2012040043). The Senate voted 81-13 New Year's Day to override Trump's veto, an action he took partly because the measure lacked Section 230 language (see 2012230081). The House overrode the veto last week (see 2012290049). The Semiconductor Industry Association welcomed NDAA enactment of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (Chips) for America Act. HR-7178/S-3933 authorizes federal incentives to promote semiconductor manufacturing and public-sector investments in semiconductor R&D (see 2012170061). It “will help propel U.S. economic growth and cement America’s position at the forefront of semiconductor innovation,” said Qorvo CEO Bob Bruggeworth, who chairs SIA. The NDAA hinders Ligado’s L-band plan, which the Satellite Safety Alliance called a "win for all." This "will enable" DOD to "take much-needed steps to bolster the U.S. government and industrial base cybersecurity defenses, modernize its technology, and enhance U.S. leadership in innovation," said Information Technology Industry Council Senior Vice President-Public Sector Policy Gordon Bitko. Repealing Section 230 would be better than rewriting the tech industry’s liability shield because the latter option would further encourage Big Tech censorship, Parler said in a statement Monday. “A politically viable re-write of Section 230 would transform Orwell’s 1984 from a dystopian novel into an instruction manual, requiring all platforms to adopt Twitter/Facebook/Google’s terms of service,” said Parler Chief Policy Officer Amy Peikoff.
Industry praised Congress for overriding President Donald Trump's veto of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (HR-6395), which includes several telecom and tech provisions (see 2012040043). The Senate voted 81-13 New Year's Day to override Trump's veto, an action he took partly because the measure lacked Section 230 language (see 2012230081). The House overrode the veto last week (see 2012290049). The Semiconductor Industry Association welcomed NDAA enactment of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (Chips) for America Act. HR-7178/S-3933 authorizes federal incentives to promote semiconductor manufacturing and public-sector investments in semiconductor R&D (see 2012170061). It “will help propel U.S. economic growth and cement America’s position at the forefront of semiconductor innovation,” said Qorvo CEO Bob Bruggeworth, who chairs SIA. The NDAA hinders Ligado’s L-band plan, which the Satellite Safety Alliance called a "win for all." This "will enable" DOD to "take much-needed steps to bolster the U.S. government and industrial base cybersecurity defenses, modernize its technology, and enhance U.S. leadership in innovation," said Information Technology Industry Council Senior Vice President-Public Sector Policy Gordon Bitko. Repealing Section 230 would be better than rewriting the tech industry’s liability shield because the latter option would further encourage Big Tech censorship, Parler said in a statement Monday. “A politically viable re-write of Section 230 would transform Orwell’s 1984 from a dystopian novel into an instruction manual, requiring all platforms to adopt Twitter/Facebook/Google’s terms of service,” said Parler Chief Policy Officer Amy Peikoff.
NTCA adds Mano Koilpillai, ex-Dynamic Consulting and Accounting, as chief financial officer; Roxanna Barboza, ex-Department of Agriculture, as industry and cybersecurity policy analyst; and Lauren Gaydos, ex-communications director for Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., as public relations manager ... Charlotte Willner from Pinterest named founding executive director of Trust & Safety Professional Association and its sibling organization Trust & Safety Foundation Project.
The board of directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association elected Qorvo CEO Bob Bruggeworth and Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf as the group’s chair and vice chair, respectively, for 2021, SIA said in a Nov. 19 press release. SIA President John Neuffer said both are “dedicated industry leaders and accomplished champions for chip technology,” adding that they will “greatly benefit” SIA as it pursues “industry priorities in Washington and capitals around the world.”
NTCA adds Mano Koilpillai, ex-Dynamic Consulting and Accounting, as chief financial officer; Roxanna Barboza, ex-Department of Agriculture, as industry and cybersecurity policy analyst; and Lauren Gaydos, ex-communications director for Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., as public relations manager ... Charlotte Willner from Pinterest named founding executive director of Trust & Safety Professional Association and its sibling organization Trust & Safety Foundation Project.