Awards to be Presented at the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration on December 8th
SAN JOSE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — November 8, 2011 — The Global Semiconductor Alliance ( GSA) today announces the 2011 award nominees for the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration taking place on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. The awards program recognizes semiconductor companies that have demonstrated excellence through their vision, strategy, execution and future opportunity in the industry.
The 2011 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award is being presented to Dr. Henry Samueli, co-founder and chief technology officer of Broadcom Corporation. The winners of the 2011 Outstanding Revenue Growth by a Private Semiconductor Company award include SandForce, Inc. and Silicon Mitus, Inc.
Along with these awards, the evening’s program will acknowledge other leading semiconductor companies that have exhibited market growth through technological innovation and exceptional business management strategies. The award categories and nominees (in alphabetical order) are as follows:
Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
- Ambarella, Inc.
- Aptina Imaging Corporation
- SandForce, Inc.
Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
- Cavium, Inc.
- NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.
- Silicon Laboratories
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company award nominees achieving $500 million to $10 billion in annual sales include:
- Broadcom Corporation
- Qualcomm, Inc.
- Xilinx, Inc.
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company award nominees achieving greater than $10 billion in annual sales include:
- Intel Corporation
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Semiconductor Division
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
- Altera Corporation
- Avago Technologies
- Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.
The Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company award nominees chosen by analyst C.J. Muse of Barclays Capital include:
- Altera Corporation
- Qualcomm, Inc.
The Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company award nominees chosen by analyst Sanjay Devgan of Morgan Stanley include:
- Altera Corporation
- Broadcom Corporation
- Cavium, Inc.
The Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company award nominees chosen by analyst Quinn Bolton of Needham & Company include:
- Broadcom Corporation
- RF Micro Devices, Inc.
- Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.
Start-Up to Watch award nominees include:
- Amalfi Semiconductor
- Netronome
- Newport Media, Inc.
- Quantenna Communications, Inc.
Outstanding APAC Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
- Global Unichip Corporation
- RDA Microelectronics, Inc.
Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
- Dialog Semiconductor
- Sequans Communications
The GSA Awards Dinner Celebration is made possible through the support of this year’s title sponsor, TSMC; VIP sponsor NASDAQ OMX; networking reception sponsor GLOBALFOUNDRIES; as well as general sponsors including Advantest, Amkor Technology, ARM, ASE Group, Barclays Capital, Broadcom Corporation, Cadence Design Systems, CSR plc, Dialog Semiconductor, GlobalFoundries, IBM, Integrated Device Technology (IDT), J.P. Morgan, KPMG, MagnaChip Semiconductor, Marvell Semiconductor, Model N, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company, NetLogic Microsystems, NVIDIA Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, Samsung Semiconductor, SAP, UC Irvine and UMC.
To secure reservations for the Awards Dinner, please visit: https://www.gsaglobal.org/awardsdinner/2011/reservations.asp.
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 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 30 countries across the globe. www.gsaglobal.org
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