GSA Awards Dinner Celebration to Recognize Excellence in the Semiconductor Industry

SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) announces the 2009 GSA Awards Dinner Celebration, to be held Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. The annual event, now in its 15^th year, recognizes semiconductor companies that have demonstrated excellence through their success, vision, strategy and future opportunities in the industry.

The evening will feature keynote speaker Larry Kudlow, host of CNBC’s primetime “The Kudlow Report” and co-host of CNBC’s “The Call.” Drawing on his expertise as an economist, Kudlow will bring his insights to enlighten the semiconductor community on future market trends.

Company awards will be presented for the following categories:

Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Achieving $10 Billion or More in Annual Sales Award
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Achieving $500 Million to $10 Billion in Annual Sales Award
Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Award
Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company Award
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Award
Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company Award
Outstanding Financial Performance by a Private Semiconductor Company Award
EMEA and APAC Regional Awards (new)
Start-Up to Watch Award

“In these critical times, semiconductor companies have found innovative ways to continue their growth and success. GSA recognizes the performance of select companies who have strategized in this economic climate to enhance their offering on a global scale,” said Jodi Shelton, co-founder and president of GSA. “We are looking forward to honoring the semiconductor industry in its entirety as we pay tribute to companies for their outstanding achievements in 2009.”

GSA is honored to have charter member TSMC as the title sponsor of the Awards Dinner Celebration. “For the past 16 years, TSMC has been a dedicated member of GSA and it is through their generous contributions that we are able to bring such a prestigious event to the industry,” added Shelton.

Sponsors of the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration are: ARM, Advantest, Amkor, Atheros, Broadcom, Cadence Design Systems, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, IBM, Inphi, J.P. Morgan, NVIDIA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, Samsung, SAP, and UMC.

For reservations to the Awards Dinner Celebration, please visit http://www.gsaglobal.org/awardsdinner/2009.

About GSA

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) mission is to accelerate the growth and increase the return on invested capital of the global semiconductor industry by fostering a more effective fabless ecosystem through collaboration, integration and innovation. It addresses the challenges within the supply chain including IP, EDA/design, wafer manufacturing, test and packaging to enable industry-wide solutions. Providing a platform for meaningful global collaboration, the Alliance identifies and articulates market opportunities, encourages and supports entrepreneurship, and provides members with comprehensive and unique market intelligence. Members include companies throughout the supply chain representing 25 countries across the globe. www.gsaglobal.org

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