TOKYO -- Masahiro Koezuka, vice chairman of Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu, in July visited the Semiconductor Industry Association in Washington. According to Koezuka, the biggest issue these days for the U.S. trade group is the "China challenge."
Tsinghua Unigroup, whose Beijing headquarters is pictured here, is considering a bid for U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology. The SIA was founded in 1977 to lobby on behalf of the U.S. semiconductor industry. It was at the forefront of the struggle with Japan when the two countries squabbled over trade in computer chips in the 1980s. It moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Washington, the better to influence policymakers in Congress and the White House.
