Below are some links to additional websites with more information about public policy, government regulations, and other initiatives related to the semiconductor equipment and materials industries.

The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security: www.bis.doc.gov

The Bureau of Industry Security (formerly the Bureau of Export Administration) provides information and resources regarding export and export control compliance. The BIS offers seminars and training to help companies understand compliance issues and other matters related to the export of controlled products.

Choose to Compete – Semiconductors and America’s Innovation Leadership: www.choosetocompete.org

Learn more about maintaining America’s economic competitiveness and innovation leadership through this website coordinated by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Small Business Innovation Research Program: www.eng.nsf.gov/sbir

Learn more about opportunities for federal funding of high-risk research through the Small Business Innovation Research program, coordinated by the National Science Foundation.

The International Employee Stock Options Coalition: www.savestockoptions.org/

The International Employee Stock Options Coalition (IESOC) supports broad-based employee stock option plans. The coalition is comprised of trade associations (including SEMI) and companies representing a diverse range of industries, including high-tech, manufacturing and service companies, in the U.S. and abroad.

National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI): http://www.nano.gov/

The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is a federal R&D program established to coordinate the multiagency efforts in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology.

Nano Science and Technology Institute: http://www.nsti.org/

The Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) is chartered with the promotion and integration of nano and other advanced technologies through education, technology and business development. NSTI accomplishes this mission through its offerings of consulting services, continuing education programs, scientific and business publishing and community outreach.

To access information about a specific legislative bill pending before the House or Senate, the Library of Congress website provides useful information. Bill summaries, and current status, co-sponsors of legislation can be found at www.congress.gov

Information about your United States Senators: www.senate.gov

Information about your Member of Congress in the House of Representatives: www.house.gov

SEMI works with many other professional trade organizations on public policy issues ranging from export controls to tax policy to environmental issues. Below are a few links to organizations that have similar public policy agendas.

www.aeanet.org Advancing the business of technology, AeA is the nation's largest high-tech trade association. AeA represents more than 3,000 companies with 1.8 million employees. These 3000+ companies span the high-technology spectrum, from software, semiconductors, medical devices and computers to Internet technology, advanced electronics and telecommunications systems and services. With 17 regional U.S. councils and offices in Brussels and Beijing, AeA offers a unique global policy grassroots capability and a wide portfolio of valuable business services and products for the high-tech industry.

www.sia-online.org The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is the premier trade association representing the U.S. semiconductor industry. Founded in 1977 by five microelectronics innovators, SIA unites 95 companies responsible for more than 85 percent of semiconductor production in this country. SIA provides domestic semiconductor companies a forum to advance the global competitiveness of the $80 billion U.S. chip industry. Through a network of corporate CEOs and working committees, SIA shapes public policy on issues critical to the industry and provides a spectrum of services to aid members in growing their own businesses.

www.nam.org The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) mission is to enhance the competitiveness of manufacturers and to improve American living standards by shaping a legislative and regulatory environment conducive to U.S. economic growth, and to increase understanding among policymakers, the media and the general public about the importance of manufacturing to America's economic strength.

www.technet.org TechNet is a national network of senior executives of the nation's leading technology companies. TechNet's mission is to build bipartisan support for policies that strengthen America's leadership of the New Economy. TechNet comprises more than 300 chief executive officers and senior partners of companies in the fields of information technology, biotechnology, venture capital, investment banking and law.

www.nftc.org The National Foreign Trade Council is a business organization that advocates international and public policy issues such as international trade, investment, tax, and export finance to human resource management.

www.brt.org The Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of leading corporations with a combined workforce of more than 10 million employees in the United States and $3.7 trillion in revenues. The chief executives are committed to advocating public policies that foster vigorous economic growth and a dynamic global economy.

www.svtdg.org The Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group is composed of representatives from leading high-technology companies with corporate offices predominantly located in the area between San Francisco and San Jose, California (widely know as the “Silicon Valley”). The group was formed in 1981 and now has 32 members. The group hosts visits of Federal and State tax law makers to the Silicon Valley for the purpose of sharing information about the high technology industries and enabling open dialog regarding tax policy.

www.aboutastra.org The Alliance for Science and Technology Research in America is a new organization-built heavily around industry leadership- comprised of members from industry, universities, trade associations (including SEMI), scientific and professional societies, and other stakeholders has been established to serve as a forceful advocate for increased Federal research investments in the critically important fields of mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering.

www.aaas.org The American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Triple A-S" (AAAS), is the world's largest general scientific society, publisher of Science. The AAAS website is an excellent source for information about the Federal budget for Research and Development (R&D).

SEMI joins lobby efforts with coalitions on policy issues that affect the semiconductor equipment and materials industries. Below are a few links to coalitions of which SEMI is a member.

http://www.competeamerica.org/ Compete America is a coalition of over 200 corporations, universities, research institutions and trade associations committed to ensuring that the United States has the capacity to acquire the talent necessary for continued innovation and expansion in a worldwide economy.

http://www.investinamericasfuture.org/ The R&D Credit Coalition is a group of more than 85 trade and professional associations and more than 1,000 small, medium, and large companies that engage in U.S.-based research. The Coalition’s members represent major sectors of our economy, including aerospace, agriculture, biotechnology, chemicals, electronics, energy, information technology, pharmaceuticals, software, and telecommunications.