LETTER TO ROBERT GATES FROM WILLIAM H. REED

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2011
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: April 17, 1987
• Content Type: LETTER

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Semiconductor Equipment
and Materials Institute, Inc.
April 17, 1987
S E M I
Mr. Robert Gates
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Last month, SEMI invited you to an overview of the
market in the People's Republic of China for semi-
conductor manufacturing equipment and materials.
It is our hope that this overview would serve as a
basis for further substantive discussions between
our industry and the U.S. government on the general
subject of export controls and U.S. conpetitiveness.
I am pleased with the positive response of U.S.
government officials and I wish to re-state that
the seminar will be held on May 6, 1987 at the
Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. The
program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude
at 12:00 p.m. A couplimentaxy breakfast will
be offered.
Enclosed is the agenda for this important meeting.
Senior industry representatives will address specific
areas of semiconductor manufacturing in China and
will be available for follow up discussions
and questions.
Please confirm your attendance at the meeting by
calling Michael Ciesinski, in our Washington
Office, at 202/457-9584.
I look forward to meeting with you on May 6, 1987.
Sincerely yours,
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William H. Reed
Executive Director
Semiconductor D3uipnient and Materials Institute, Inc.
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Introductory Session to Technical Bendwarking Saninars
Overview of the Market in the PRC
for Semi coriductJor Bguipment and Materials
May 6, 1987
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Welcome & Introduction
William H. Heed
Executive Director of SE
Overview of Market in the PHC
Dr. James McMullen
General Signal Corp.
Materials
Stanley T. Myers
Siltec Carp.
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Hcsemarie Smalloombe
Varian Associates, Inc.
Lithography
Ellery Buudwan
GCA Oorporation
Assembly Equip cot
Mark Klug
Kulicke & Soffa Industries
Test F23uipteent
Teradyne, Inc.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
625 Ellis Street, Suite 212
Mountain View, California 94043
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Semiconductor Equipment
and Materials Institute, Inc.
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Washington Office
2000 L Street NW Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
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March 27, 1987
Mr. Robert Gates
Acting Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
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The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute Inc. (SEMI),
is an international trade association based in Mountain View, CA.
SEMI represents over 850 U.S. companies that supply production
equipment and materials to the semiconductor industry. Because
of our extensive membership services program, including data
collection, standards setting and trade exhibitions, SEMI has
also attracted over 200 foreign companies into the association.
In essence, SEMI represents the majority of semiconductor
equipment and materials manufacturers in all COCOM countries.
Over the last several years, SEMI has attempted to work closely
with the U.S. government on, and has provided numerous
recommendations concerning, export control and related national
security issues. We have made this investment, through
participation in technical advisory committees and briefings for
administration officials, because export controls have a
significant effect on our members' ability to remain competitive
in world markets.
Recent reports of the Defense Science Board and the Panel on
Materials Science of the National Materials Advisory Board have
highlighted the importance of semiconductor technology to U.S.
commercial prosperity and national security. It is vital for
SEMI members to continue their commitment to developing advanced
manufacturing technologies and products and for the U.S.
government to assist us in meeting this commitment.
For some time, there have been strong differences between our
industry and the U.S. government over the level of technologies
and products that are eligible for export to newly
industrializing countries such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and the
People's Republic of China. In many cases, U.S. SEMI members
have had export licenses denied for customers in these countries
for a variety of national security reasons. We believe that many
of these orders were subsequently filled by Japanese and European
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Mr. Robert Gates
March 27, 1987
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vendors, resulting in loss of U.S. market share and loss of R&D
dollars.
To aid in realistic understanding of these differences, the SEMI
membership offers to prepare and present a series of technical
benchmarking seminars on our industry and its technology for
U.S. government representatives. The purpose of the seminars is
to identify a set of technologies and products that both industry
and the government agree need to be controlled and to
examine the proposed controls for their impact on national
security and U.S. competitiveness.
As a beginning point, SEMI requests your sponsorship and
participation in a meeting to discuss the market in China for
semiconductor equipment and materials. This general discussion
will be led by senior executives from our industry and will
focus on the ability of the Chinese to manufacture
microelectronics, their need for equipment and materials, and
the ability of non-U.S. suppliers to meet this demand.
At the conclusion of the meeting, we would seek a joint
resolution concerning the need, structure and forum for future
sessions.
It is proposed that the meeting be held on May 6, 1987, from 8:30
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Capitol Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
If U.S. semiconductor equipment and materials manufacturers are
to remain competitive in world markets, and if we are to reduce
the trade deficit, then exports to the PRC and other countries in
the Pacific Rim will be crucial. Sales in these markets will
provide much needed revenue so that our extensive R&D budgets,
which average 10-15% of sales, can be sustained.
Mr. Gates, SEMI believes that your department's sponsorship
and participation in this first meeting is essential. If you
have any questions concerning our proposal, or if you believe
that a preliminary, informal planning session would be
beneficial, please call me at (415) 964-5111 or (202) 457-9584.
I look forward to meeting with you on May 6, 1987.
Sincerely yours,
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William H. Reed
Executive Director
Semiconductor Equipment and
Materials Institute, Inc.
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Mr. Robert Gates
Acting Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
625 Ellis Street, Suite 212
Mountain View, California 94043
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