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The History of Semiconductor Industry Association

Founded

1977

Founders

Wilfred Corrigan, Fairchild Semiconductor (founded LSI Logic Corporation)
Robert Noyce, Intel Corporation
Jerry Sanders, Advanced Micro Devices, Incorporated
Charles Sporck, National Semiconductor Corporation
John Welty, Motorola, Inc

The microelectronics industry was born in 1947 with the invention of the transistor by scientists at Bell Labs. In the ensuing years, continuous rapid advances in semiconductor technology have revolutionized nearly every facet of human life. The milestones document found at www.sia-online.org traces the evolution of the Semiconductor Industry Association since its inception in 1977.
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United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 202-862-1018
Founded date
1977

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Sep 14, 2026As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projectedGetting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report Even as job seekers fret about artificial intelligence and tech behemoths announce massive layoffs, Matt Walsh is finding it surprisingly hard to help technol...
Aug 25, 2026Micron Puts Production Tools in Boise Training Center: US Fabs Need 26,000 More TechniciansBy Brandon Fisher Published: Aug 25 2026, 9:08 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
Aug 7, 2026Trump unveils trade actions to compete with China on solar and chipsWASHINGTON: The White House on Thursday (Aug 7) imposed a series of price floors and a 15 per cent tariff on products made from polysilicon, the raw material used in semiconductors and solar panels that is primarily produced by China. US Pr...
Jul 30, 2026Air Cargo Beats Trade Growth Again: Asia-North America Corridor Surges for Fifth MonthBy Clark Johnson Published: Jul 30 2026, 9:07 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
Jul 15, 2026China’s Nexchip has global ambitions as legacy chips thrive in AI’s shadowOn July 10, China’s Nexchip debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after growing into the world’s eighth largest semiconductor foundry on its strength in older-generation chips. Supplies of mature-node semiconductors are becoming tight as ...
May 15, 2026Chip Industry Presses Congress to Extend the Tax Credit Anchoring $640 Billion in U.S. Fab InvestmentBy Adrian Parham Published: May 15 2026, 07:17 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
Apr 28, 2026Income opportunities shift to Singapore and Asia amid market volatilityListen 7 min New: You can now listen to articles. This audio is generated by an AI tool. Geopolitical tensions have once again created unpredictable markets. Conflict in the Middle East, alongside lingering uncertainty over interest rates, ...
Mar 31, 2026Three niche commodity prices are surging. What they show about China’s grip on supply chainsPrices of three niche elements — tungsten, sulfur and helium — have climbed sharply in recent weeks, in some cases by more than oil. The surge indicates how ripple effects from the Middle East conflict could end up restricting production of...
Mar 19, 2026The Iran war is threatening supply of a little-thought-of resource — helium. What it means for marketsHelium is key to many industries, most notably tech. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that before the war Qatar produced more than one-third of the world’s helium supply. Lately, however, operations at QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan Industria...
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When was SIA founded?

SIA was founded in 1977.

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Parsers VC has collected 199 articles mentioning SIA, among them “As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projected” (Sep 14, 2026) and “Micron Puts Production Tools in Boise Training Center: US Fabs Need 26,000 More Technicians” (Aug 25, 2026).

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Yes, SIA is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 16, 2026.