efforts in the automotive, telecommunications and high-definition television (HDTV). The task forces engage in joint seminars, trade missions and other activities for the next three years that boost foreign content in Japanese electronics systems.


The SIA signs a three-year $3.5 million research agreement with the University of California, Davis to conduct an industry-wide reproductive health study. The independent and comprehensive study is designed to assess potential health risks associated with semiconductor manufacturing.


The members of the SIA’s Health and Safety Committee and EIAJ initiate annual meetings to discuss semiconductor safety and environmental issues. These meetings are the precursor to the international ESH conferences, beginning in 1994.


The SIA testifies before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Health and Safety. This Congressional testimony allows the SIA an opportunity to showcase the semiconductor industry’s exemplary health and safety record and commitment to providing a safe workplace for industry employees.


1990 The SIA joins with the US computer systems industry to support a new semiconductor trade agreement with Japan. The new agreement is designed to ensure Japanese compliance with commitments under the 1986 pact. While instances of dumping have been contained by 1990, foreign market share in Japan is just 13.5 percent. SIA renews efforts to increase market share.


The SIA’s Government Procurement Committee (GPC) is instrumental in setting electrostatic discharge standards (ESD) for military parts.


The SIA’s Technology Strategy Committee is created to track industry technology requirements and make recommendations to the industry on actions needed to keep US semiconductor companies at the forefront of technological innovations.


1991 The SIA provides support to the US government in its negotiations with Japan to establish a new trade agreement committing Japan to open its market to foreign semiconductors and providing a strong deterrent to dumping. Two significant improvements over the 1986 agreement are Japan’s public recognition of a 20 percent foreign market share commitment, and the inclusion of a “fast track” approach to resolving allegations of dumping.


The SIA is presented the prestigious “E Award” by US Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher for the association’s outstanding efforts to increase American exports.


The SIA and EIAJ participate in a major trade mission in Santa Clara, California. The event attracts 24 major Japanese chip purchasers and more than 50 US semiconductor companies.


The SIA Board of Directors holds its first-ever meeting in Europe, and meets with key officials from government and industry to discuss policy concerns, semiconductor tariffs.


including elimination of European Community


The SIA successfully lobbies for changes in US government procurement regulations to eliminate costly and unnecessary paperwork for US semiconductor companies supplying components to the military.


1992 VLSI Research, a market research firm tracking the semiconductor equipment industry, announces American semiconductor equipment companies have regained lost market share and achieved market share parity – about 47% -- with Japan in 1991. SEMATECH is cited as a key reason for the American comeback in this critical area.


The SRC commemorates its tenth anniversary and provides figures indicating the number of PhDs granted in electrical engineering from US universities over the last ten years has more than doubled. This follows a decline in PhD graduates in electrical engineering from 1970 to 1982.


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