About GSA | Global Semiconductor Alliance

GSA (Global Semicondcutor Alliance) formerly FSA, has made a significant impact on the industry since our inception in 1994, playing a vital role with the emergence and worldwide adoption of the fabless business model. Today, we continue our efforts with initiatives and focus to ensure the growth and profitability of the semiconductor industry.

Mission & Vision

GSA's 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.

To fulfill this mission, GSA will:

Address the challenges and enable industry-wide solutions within the supply chain, including intellectual property (IP), electronic design automation (EDA)/design, wafer manufacturing, test and packaging.
Provide a platform for meaningful global collaboration
Identify and articulate market opportunities
Encourage and support entrepreneurship
Provide members with comprehensive and unique market intelligence

Members include companies throughout the supply chain representing 25 countries across the globe.

Semiconductor Members

Accel Semiconductor Corp. Achronix Semiconductor Corporation Actel Corporation Advanced Analogic Technology Inc. (AnalogicTech) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE Group) Aeroflex Colorado Springs Airoha Technology Akros Silicon, Inc. Akustica, Inc. Alchip Technologies Alereon Inc. Alien Technology AltaSens, Inc. Altera Corporation Amalfi Semiconductor Ambric, Inc. Amimon Ltd. Amkor Technology, Inc. Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) Analogix Semiconductor Ansem N.V. Apexone Microelectronics Inc. Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) ARM Holdings plc. Artimi Inc. ASOCS Ltd. Aspex Semiconductor Ltd Atheros Communications, Inc. Atmel Corporation Audience Inc. austriamicrosystems AG AuthenTec, Inc. Avago Technologies Azul Systems Bay Microsystems Inc. BeSang Inc. BrightScale Inc. Broadcom Corporation C&S Technology Inc. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. California Micro Devices Corp. (CMD) CamSemi Ltd. Canesta, Inc. Canova Tech Cavendish Kinetics Cavium Networks CEC HuaDa Electronic Design Co., Ltd (HED) Centillium Communications, Inc. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc. CHiL Semiconductor, Inc. ChipX, Inc. Cirrus Logic, Inc. Comtech Advanced Hardware Architectures (AHA) Corporation Conexant Systems, Inc. Core Logic Inc. Cortina Systems Cpacket Networks Credence Systems Corporation CSR, Plc. (previously Cambridge Silicon Radio, Plc.) Cswitch Cyan Holdings Plc (Cyan Technology Ltd.) Cypress Semiconductor Datang Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd (DMT) Design of Systems On Silicon (DS2) Dialog Semiconductor Discera, Inc. DisplayLink DSP Group, Inc. Eastman Kodak - Image Sensor Solutions Ember Corporation EMemory Technology Inc. (EMTC) Enpirion Entropic Communications Inc. Enuclia Semiconductor, Inc. eSilicon Corporation Essensium Etron Technology, Inc. Exar Corporation Freescale Semiconductor Fresco Microchip Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. Fulcrum Microsystems Fulhua Microelectronics Corporation (FameG SOTA) Fultec Semiconductor GCT Semiconductor Genesis Microchip, Inc. Gennum Corporation Global Locate Global Unichip Corp. GloNav Inc. GTronix, Inc. Helix AG Hifn Himax Technologies Inc. HiSilicon Technologies Co., Ltd. Holtek Semiconductor Inc. Honeywell- Solid State Electronics Center (SSEC) IBM Icera Inc. ICreate Technologies Corporation ICsense Ikanos Communications Impinj, Inc. Inapac Technology, Inc. INCIDE, S.A. Infineon Technologies AG Innofidei Inc. Innovasic Semiconductor Innovision Research & Technology Plc Inphi Corporation Integrated Device Technology (IDT) Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (ISSI) Intel Corporation IntellaSys Corp. Intellon International Rectifier IPextreme iWatt, Inc. Jacket Micro Devices (JMD) Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. Kenet Inc. Key ASIC, Inc. L-3 Communications, Infrared Products Legerity, Inc. LogicVision LSI Corporation LTRIM Technologies Luminary Micro Inc. LV Sensors M2000 International Inc. Macronix International Co., Ltd. (MXIC) Magic Technologies MagnaChip Semiconductor, Inc. Magnolia Broadband Magnum Semiconductor	Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. MediaTek Inc. Medtronic Microelectronics Center Mellanox Technologies, Inc. Mentor Graphics Corporation Metalink Ltd. MetaRAM Micro Analog Systems Oy Microbridge Technologies Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG (Micronas Group) Microsemi Corporation Mikron J/S Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Miradia Inc. Mobilygen Corporation Mobius Microsystems, Inc. MosChip Semiconductor Technology MSilica Incorporated Multigig, Inc. Nanoradio AB National Semiconductor NEC Electronics Corporation NemeriX SA Nethra Imaging NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. Newport Media, Inc. NextIO, Inc. NextWave Broadband Inc. Nordic Semiconductor ASA Novatek Microelectronics Corporation Novelics NuCORE Technology, Inc. NVIDIA Corporation NXP Semiconductor Octasic, Inc. Open-Silicon Optichron Inc. Oxford Semiconductor, Inc. PA Semi ParkerVision, Inc. PDF Solutions, Inc. Phyworks Ltd. picoChip Designs Limited Pixelplus Co., Ltd. Pixelworks, Inc. Pixim, Inc. PLX Technology, Inc. PMC-Sierra, Inc. POWERPRECISE Solutions, Inc. (PPS) Primarion PulseCore Semiconductor, Inc. Pulse-Link Inc. QP Semiconductor, Inc. QUALCOMM QuickLogic Corporation Quorum Systems Inc. Rapid Bridge LLC Rapport, Inc. Raza Microelectronics, Inc. (RMI) Redpine Signals Inc. RF Micro Devices RichWave Technology Corp. RTG, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SanDisk Corporation Sensor Platforms Inc. Sequoia Communications Shanghai Huahong IC Co. Ltd. SiBEAM Inc. Sicon Semiconductor AB Sidense Corporation SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. Silicon Optix, Inc. Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (SST) Silicon7, Inc. Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Simtek Corporation Simucad Design Automation Inc. SiRF Technology, Inc. SiTime Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Solid State Devices Inc. Spans Logic Inc. (Acquired By Cisco) Staccato Communications Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) STATS ChipPAC Ltd. STMicroelectronics Summit Microelectronics Sunplus Technology Company SwitchCore AB Synopsys, Inc. Tabula, Inc. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) Tego Inc. Tekmos Teknovus, Inc. Telegent Systems Teranetics The Western Design Center, Inc. Theta Microelectronics, Inc. Thomson Tilera Corporation TM Technology Toshiba Corporation Transmeta Corporation TranSwitch Corporation Triad Semiconductor, Inc. Tundra Semiconductor Corporation TZero Technologies, Inc. Ubicom, Inc. Ubidyne u-Nav Microelectronics Corporation Union Semiconductor, Inc. United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) Unity Semiconductor Verigy Pte. Ltd. VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. VIA Technologies, Inc. Vimicro Corporation Vitesse Semiconductor Vivace Semiconductor Inc. ViXS Systems, Inc. Volterra Semiconductor Corporation White Mountain Labs WiQuest Communications, Inc. WiSpry, Inc. Wolfson Microelectronics Xceive Corporation Xelerated, Inc. Xilinx, Inc. Xmos Semiconductor Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. ZeroG Wireless, Inc. Zilker Labs Ziptronix, Inc. ZMOS Technology, Inc. Zoran Corporation Back to top

Supplier Partner Members

AccelerATE Solutions Inc. Advanced Interconnect Technologies (AIT) Advantest America, Inc. American Semiconductor, Inc. AMI Semiconductor Ansoft Corporation Apache Design Solutions, Inc. Applied Materials Aprio Technologies Inc. Aragio Solutions ARC International Ardentec Corp. ASAT Holdings Limited Blaze DFM, Inc. Bristlecone, Inc. Camstar Systems Cascade Microtech Chingis Technology Corporation Chip Estimate Corp. (previously Giga Scale IC) Chipidea Microelectronica, S.A. Clear Shape Technologies Cosmic Circuits Pvt. Ltd. CSMC Technologies Corporation Cymbet Corporation Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) America, LLC DA-Test DELTA Microelectronics, Ltd. DOLPHIN Integration Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd.(formerly Dongbu Electronics) DSL Labs, Inc. Emulation & Verification Engineering (EVE) Epson Electronics America, Inc. Galaxy Semiconductor Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (GSMC) Hana Micron America Hewlett Packard Hitachi Ltd. Micro Device Division i2 Technologies Infiniti Solutions Pte Ltd Innovative Silicon Inc. Integra Technologies LLC Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. Kilopass Technology, Inc. King Yuan Electronics Corp. (KYEC) Lightspeed Logic Lingsen Precision Industries LTX Corporation Magma Design Automation, Inc. MASER Engineering B.V. Microsoft Corporation	Microtec GmbH MIPS Technologies, Inc. Mixel Inc. Model N, Inc. MOSIS MoSys, Inc. - Monolithic System Technology NanGate A/S Nano Integrated Solutions, Inc. New Momentum LLC Novocell Semiconductor, Inc. Oracle Photronics, Inc. Pintail Technologies Platform Computing Ponte Solutions Inc. Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) Presto Engineering, INc. Promex Industries Inc. QThink, Inc. Quik-Pak Sagantec SAP Labs, Inc. Sarnoff Europe Satin IP Technologies Scanimetrics Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) Semtech Corporation Serus Corporation Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics Co., Ltd. (HHNEC) Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3) Silicon Turnkey Solutions Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. (SPIL) Solido Design Automation Spirox Corporation Syntricity, Inc. Tanner EDA Teklatech A/S Tensoft, Inc. Teradyne, Inc. TOPPAN Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. TriQuint Semiconductor True Circuits, Inc. Unisem Europe Ltd. United Test & Assembly Center Ltd. (UTAC) Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. (VIS) Virage Logic Corporation X-FAB Group Yield Dynamics ZFOUNDRY (Acquired By X-Fab) Back to top

Service Partner Members

ABD Insurance & Financial Services Accenture Acetronix Battery Ventures L.P. Calibra Canon, Inc. Chipworks Crescendo Ventures Dassault Systems Enovia Corp DCM (Formerly Doll Capital Management) Deloitte & Touche USA LLP Deutsche Bank Securities DLA Piper US LLP Ernst & Young Evans Analytical Group Gartner Heffernan Insurance Brokers Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (HSII) HRnet One Taiwan InterWest Partners JSI Logistics Kodiak Venture Partners KPMG LLP Lehman Brothers Lightspeed Venture Partners MacroElite International Corporation Magma Venture Partners (formerly Magnum Venture Capital)	Matrix Partners Mfg Vision Ltd. Morgan Stanley MWE China Law Offices N-Able Group International (NGi) Needham & Company, LLC Nokia PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) PRTM Semiconductor Insights, Inc. Sequoia Capital Sevin Rosen Funds Shelton Sierra Ventures Silicon Valley Bank STARC Strategic Executive Search Group Sun Microsystems SVTC Technologies Tallwood Venture Capital TD Capital Technology Ventures The Carlyle Group Triniti Corporation US Venture Partners USJade Walden International Wipro Technologies Back to top

Organizations/Associations/Government & Educational Partner Members

ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute Company Ltd.) Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association (CASPA) CSEM Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology Defense Microelectronics Activity Department of Defense	Dubai Silicon Oasis Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corp. (HKSTP) Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) IT-SoC Association National Chip Implementation Center (CIC) Tsinghua University Back to top

Individual Partner Members

E. Jan Vardeman Rey Alvarado David Angel Jack Busch Ron Das Gina Gloske Rakesh Kumar	Howard Kuo Robert Laversin Jacob Nielsen Herb Reiter Ramakrishnan Selvaraj Scott Spurlin Yea-Huey Su Karen Weil Back to top