The semiconductor industry is entering an extraordinary period of growth.

Global semiconductor sales reached a record $795.6 billion in 2025, and current industry projections put worldwide sales at approximately $1.5 trillion in 2026. AI is a major driver, alongside continued demand for advanced computing, data infrastructure and increasingly sophisticated semiconductor-enabled technologies.

The investment required to support that growth is accelerating

For international companies looking at the United States, the opportunity is significant. So is the complexity.

That was one of the clear messages from this year's SelectUSA Investment Summit, the U.S. Department of Commerce's flagship event for international investment into the United States.

The 2026 Summit brought together more than 5,500 attendees, including over 2,700 international business delegates from more than 100 international markets and more than 1,100 economic-development representatives from across the United States.

Anyone attending RecFest USA 2026 in Nashville could see how quickly Talent Acquisition is changing.

AI was everywhere.

Mackin Talent CEO Andy Mackin attended alongside Brandy Blanton and Fernanda Amaya, giving the team an opportunity to hear directly from Talent and HR leaders, explore emerging recruiting technologies and compare those conversations with what Mackin is seeing in the market.