Global July semiconductor revenue increased 4.9% year on year to $35.2 billion, up 2.1% sequentially, reported the Semiconductor Industry Association Thursday. The global industry “has remained largely resistant to global macroeconomic headwinds” -- “but substantial market uncertainty remains for the rest of the year,” said SIA. Sales into the Americas in July rose 26% year on year.
Global July semiconductor revenue increased 4.9% year on year to $35.2 billion, up 2.1% sequentially, reported the Semiconductor Industry Association Thursday. The global industry “has remained largely resistant to global macroeconomic headwinds” -- “but substantial market uncertainty remains for the rest of the year,” said SIA. Sales into the Americas in July rose 26% year on year.
Any big change to the earth station siting rules could disrupt the network deployment plans of satellite operators, Intelsat said in a docket 17-172 post Monday, endorsing the Satellite Industry Association petition to rescind International Bureau guidance on earth station siting for upper microwave flexible use services (see 2007240072). It said the siting guidance lacks foundation in the record. Amazon's Kuiper also backed the petition, saying it conflicts with various FCC rules, as well as its intent to allow collocating fixed satellite service earth station antennas. The existing siting rules "are the product of a careful balancing of interests regarding access to this spectrum," and there's no reason to modify them, nor does the bureau have the authority to change them, Boeing said.
The Commerce Department’s increased restrictions on exports to Huawei (see 2008170029) will cause “significant disruption” to the U.S. semiconductor industry, the Semiconductor Industry association said Aug. 17. Although SIA is “still reviewing the rule,” CEO John Neuffer called the restrictions “broad” and said they significantly expanded on changes made to the foreign direct product rule in May (see 2005150058). “We are surprised and concerned by the administration’s sudden shift from its prior support of a more narrow approach intended to achieve stated national security goals while limiting harm to U.S. companies,” Neuffer said. “We reiterate our view that sales of non-sensitive, commercial products to China drive semiconductor research and innovation here in the U.S., which is critical to America’s economic strength and national security.” Commerce did not comment.
The satellite industry expects at least some changes to the FCC International Bureau earth station siting guidance that's the subject of a reconsideration petition, given the seeming unintended consequences of it, we're told. Since it's about staff guidance and not an order, the outcome isn't exactly clear. The Satellite Industry Association had petitioned for changes.
Earth station collocation limits in the International Bureau's June public notice on upper microwave flexible use service stations need to be brought in compliance with FCC rules, and the staff needs to define "highway" as do spectrum frontiers orders, satellite officials told an aide to Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, per a docket 17-172 posting Tuesday. Industry urged allowing more flexibility in antenna pattern demonstrations, permitting use of clear-sky equivalent isotropic radiated power levels and yanking the requirement to aggregate population values for all licensed communications points. Representatives were with the Satellite Industry Association, Intelsat, SES, EchoStar, SpaceX, Planet, Omnispace, Telesat, Amazon, Boeing, Spire, ViaSat, Inmarsat and Astranis. SIA lobbied others on the eighth floor about its petition for reconsideration (see 2007240072).
June semiconductor sales increased 5.1% from a year earlier to $34.5 billion, but down 0.3% from May, reported the Semiconductor Industry Association Monday. Q2 sales of $103.6 billion were up 5.1% from the 2019 quarter but down 0.9% from Q1, said SIA. “Significant uncertainty remains for the second half of the year due to ongoing macroeconomic headwinds,” said CEO John Neuffer, “Sales into the Americas stood out in June,” rising 29% year over year, he said.
June semiconductor sales increased 5.1% from a year earlier to $34.5 billion, but down 0.3% from May, reported the Semiconductor Industry Association Monday. Q2 sales of $103.6 billion were up 5.1% from the 2019 quarter but down 0.9% from Q1, said SIA. “Significant uncertainty remains for the second half of the year due to ongoing macroeconomic headwinds,” said CEO John Neuffer, “Sales into the Americas stood out in June,” rising 29% year over year, he said.
June semiconductor sales increased 5.1% from a year earlier to $34.5 billion, but down 0.3% from May, reported the Semiconductor Industry Association Monday. Q2 sales of $103.6 billion were up 5.1% from the 2019 quarter but down 0.9% from Q1, said SIA. “Significant uncertainty remains for the second half of the year due to ongoing macroeconomic headwinds,” said CEO John Neuffer, “Sales into the Americas stood out in June,” rising 29% year over year, he said.
The FCC International Bureau public notice giving guidance on determining the area around earth stations where upper microwave flexible use service stations might get unacceptable interference contradicts FCC rules or sets unnecessarily limits on earth station operators. That's according to a docket 17-172 posting Friday on a call by the Satellite Industry Association, Intelsat, EchoStar, Lockheed Martin, Amazon, Planet, Spire, Iridium, AT&T, Planet, Omnispace, SES, Panasonic, Lynx and Astranis with an aide to Chairman Ajit Pai. SIA petitioned for reconsideration earlier this month.