Chip group unheeded, may disband

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The National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors makes plans to dissolve after issuing its final report, which warns that Japanese firms are still outspending US counterparts in research and development. The committee recommends that the US government encourage the making of semiconductor-based electronic products. The committee, established under a 1988 trade law, was created to advise the government on strategies for US chipmakers. Under the Bush administration, the committee has been unsuccessful in bringing any of its proposals to fruition. Among the committee's proposals is the ambitious Micro Tech 2000 project, which is a plan that would put the US ahead of the Japanese in the next decade. The committee also recommends more industrial investments and government-sponsored trade associations.

Executive offices, Planning, Government Agency, Industry Analysis, Strategic Planning, Proposal, Committee

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Studies ask electronics aid by U.S.: economic damage is seen if industry is denied assistance

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Two studies - one by the National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors and another by the Economic Policy Institute - warn about consequences if the US does not actively support the electronics industry. Both studies indicate that the nation is falling behind foreign competitors in areas of semiconductors and telecommunications. Both studies urge programs to help develop consumer electronics products and telecommunications networks. These reports come at a time when the Bush Administration appears to be planning cutbacks in government support for high-technology industries.

Communications Equipment, Electronic components, not elsewhere classified, Laws, regulations and rules, Reports, High technology, Electronics industry, Electronic Industry, Foreign Competition, National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors, Economic Policy Institute

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Computer makers decide to abandon joint U.S. venture; lack of investors cited

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U.S. Memories, a proposed billion dollar attempt at cooperation among American semiconductor manufacturers, has failed to attract enough investors. Plans for the consortium, portrayed as an American attempt to meet Japanese challenges in the area of memory-chip production, have collapsed. Sanford L. Kane, president of U.S. Memories, will not comment except to say that he is 'extremely frustrated.'

Semiconductors and related devices, Japan, International aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Consortia, DRAM (Dynamic random access memory), Magnetic media, Magnetic storage media, DRAM, Failure, s, Consortium, Kane, Sanford L.

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