Better Sino-U.S. Relations Vital for Chip Sector Growth, Industry Chief Says

China remains an important link in the global semiconductor supply chain and a vital market. The industry is eagerly hoping for relations between the world’s two largest economies to improve, according to the chief of a major U.S. chip industry group.

“Our biggest hope is that the governments can get to a better place where there’s less tension,” John Neuffer, president and CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), during a Caixin interview in Beijing on Sept. 1.