Washington – November 19, 2020 –The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) Board of Directors today elected Bob Bruggeworth, President, CEO, and Director of Qorvo, as its 2021 Chair and Steve Mollenkopf, CEO and Director of Qualcomm Incorporated, as its 2021 Vice Chair. SIA represents 98 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds of non-U.S. chip firms.
"We're thrilled to welcome Bob and Steve as SIA's leadership team for 2021, which figures to be a busy and pivotal year for our industry," said John Neuffer, SIA President and CEO. "Both engineers by trade, Bob and Steve are dedicated industry leaders and accomplished champions for chip technology. Their combined skills and experience will greatly benefit SIA in the year ahead as we work to advance semiconductor industry priorities in Washington and capitals around the world."
Bruggeworth served as President and CEO of RFMD from January 2003 to December 2014, prior to the merger of RFMD and TriQuint to form Qorvo. He was previously President of RFMD from June 2002 until January 2003. Before this, he was also Vice President and then President of RFMD's wireless products group. Prior to joining RFMD in September 1999, Bruggeworth held various leadership positions at AMP Inc. (now TE Connectivity), serving most recently as VP of Global Computer and Consumer Electronics. He is an electrical engineer and a graduate of Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
“我期待着担任SIA的2021座姐妹，这是一个从未对我们的行业更重要的联盟，我们的国家现在已经是现在，”布鲁日奋斗说。“我渴望与SIA董事会的同事一起工作，以raiseaware关于我们的行业以及半导体技术对我国经济实力和国家安全的巨大重要性。”
Mollenkopf于1994年加入了高通公司，作为工程师和在他的任期内，有助于高通公司的基础技术，如5G和世界上最大的移动芯片组供应商。他的技术和商业领导对多种行业领先的创新和产品的开发和实施至关重要。发布的IEEE作者，Mollenkopf在功率估算和测量，多标准发射机系统和无线通信收发器技术等领域拥有专利。他拥有弗吉尼亚科技的电气工程学士学位，以及密歇根大学的电气工程科学硕士学位。
“在持续的大流行和全球经济不确定性中，现在需要聪明的政府政策，以确保在半导体技术中的持续美国领导，”Mollenkopf说。“我们的行业通过SIA与一个声音讲话，促进推进半导体创新的政策和未来的最多芯片技术。”
Bruggeworth将提供言论2020 SIA领导论坛和奖项庆祝活动, a virtual event taking place later today, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. EST. The event also will feature the presentation of the semiconductor industry's highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award, to丽莎博士，AMD总裁兼首席执行官以及主题演讲汤姆弗里德曼，长期外事专栏作家纽约时报和畅销书作者。
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半导体行业协会（SIA）是半导体产业的声音，美国的顶级出口行业之一和美国经济实力，国家安全和全球竞争力的关键驱动力。半导体 - 实现现代技术的微小芯片 - 电源令人难以置信的产品和服务，这些产品和服务转化了我们的生活和经济。The semiconductor industry directly employs nearly a quarter of a million workers in the United States, and U.S. semiconductor company sales totaled $193 billion in 2019. SIA represents 95 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds of non-U.S. chip firms. Through this coalition, SIA seeks to strengthen leadership of semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research by working with Congress, the Administration, and key industry stakeholders around the world to encourage policies that fuel innovation, propel business, and drive international competition. Learn more atwww.semictonders.org.。
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