MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 25, 2011 — (PRNewswire) — Open-Silicon, Inc., a leading SoC design and semiconductor manufacturing company, announced today that Dr. Naveed Sherwani, president and CEO of Open-Silicon, will serve as a panelist discussing "Time For a Mainstream Revolution?" along with other key industry leaders, at the GLOBALFOUNDRIES Global Technology Conference ( GTC 2011), which is taking place at the Santa Clara Convention Center on August 30th. Also, Colin Baldwin, director of marketing, will present on outsourced SoC design solutions including an Open-Silicon case study with GLOBALFOUNDRIES at 28nm. Additionally, the company will exhibit at the conference.

Panel: Time For a Mainstream Revolution

• Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA in the Theater
• Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Moderator: Ed Sperling, Editor in Chief - System-Level Design
• Panelists: Dr. Naveed Sherwani - Open-Silicon, Inc.; John Heinlein, VP Marketing - PIPD, ARM; Walter Ng, VP IP Ecosystem - GLOBALFOUNDRIES; Vishal Kapoor, VP Marketing - SoC Realization, Cadence

Presentation: Global Semiconductor Ecosystems Evolution

• Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA in Hall B
• Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.

GTC Exhibit

• Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA in exhibit hall channel partners section, booth #C403

About Open-Silicon, Inc.

Open-Silicon is a leading semiconductor company focused on SoC realization for traditional ASIC, develop-to-spec, and derivative ICs. In support of the industry trend towards collaborative engineering and design-lite, Open-Silicon offers SoC architecture, system design, physical design, low-level software, and high-quality semiconductor manufacturing services with one of the world's broadest partner ecosystems for IC development. For more information, visit Open-Silicon's website at www.open-silicon.com or call 408-240-5700.

SOURCE Open-Silicon, Inc.

Contact:

Open-Silicon, Inc. GLOBALFOUNDRIES Global Technology Conference Hillary Cain of Dynamic Flow Marketing Phone: +1-831-439-2071 Email Contact Colin Baldwin of Open-Silicon, Inc. Phone: +1-720-432-3211 Email Contact Web: http://www.open-silicon.com