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U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Industrial Base Assessments
U.S. Integrated Circuit Design and Fabrication, 2013-2016
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE), is conducting a
survey and assessment of the health and competitiveness of the U.S. integrated circuit design and
fabrication industry. The assessment, requested by the Commerce Department’s International Trade
Administration (ITA), will update a similar BIS/OTE study conducted with the Department of
Defense in 2007-2009.
This survey covers topics including design and production capability, competitors and customers,
financial information, capital expenditures, research and development supply chain, trade practices,
and work force. The resulting aggregate data and subsequent analysis will allow industry
representatives and government policy officials to monitor trends, benchmark industry performance,
and raise awareness of potential issues of concern.
Your organization has been identified as performing integrated circuit product design and/or
manufacturing at one or more facilities in the United States. Your participation is vital to ensure a
comprehensive dataset for the assessment. BIS has worked in successful partnership with other U.S.
industry sectors and we anticipate similar cooperation from your organization on this effort.
To begin, download the Microsoft Excel-formatted survey and corresponding instructions by clicking
on the hyperlinked documents below.

Chip Survey (Excel)*† │ Chip Survey (PDF)†
Complete and submit the Excel version via email to BIS at [email protected]. BIS will only
accept Excel-formatted survey submissions. The PDF version is only a reference document for your
organization's internal use and cannot be submitted in place of a completed Excel survey.
*Note 1: Save a copy of the Excel survey to your computer before you make any inputs to the
questionnaire.
†Note 2: If, when clicking on the above links, your computer does not ask if you want to download
the file to your computer, right click on the link and select "Save As."
If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact the BIS survey support staff by e-mail
at [email protected], or phone (202) 482-6339. E-mail is the preferred method of contact and
will allow for a detailed response by BIS.
All information submitted to BIS is protected as Business Confidential under provisions of the
Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950, as amended, and will not be published or disclosed, other
than in aggregate form. At no time will such reporting identify your specific organization. Such
information is also protected from disclosure from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Also note that your company is required by federal law (50 U.S.C. § 4555) to complete the
survey within 30 days.

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