GSA News

GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR ALLIANCE APPOINTS LEADERS TO THE
EMERGING COMPANY CEO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

SAN JOSE, Calif. (April 29, 2008) – The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) in an effort to increase its focus on entrepreneurship and innovation has named 20 leading Chief Executive Officers to its newly formed Emerging Company CEO Council.  The role of this diverse group is to advise GSA’s Board of Directors on the unique challenges faced by emerging semiconductor companies.

“The council allows us to service the needs of the majority of our company members, while ensuring the innovation that has historically come from these types of companies to will continue.  The stature of this group is very impressive and we are enthusiastic about the initiatives that will emanate from this council, ” said Jodi Shelton, GSA co-founder and executive director. 

Collectively this group of leaders will provide advice, and assist in developing strategies for industry-wide solutions to the challenges facing entrepreneurial-fueled companies in the semiconductor industry.

Council members include:

• Behrooz Abdi, president and chief executive officer, RMI Corporation
• Syed Ali, president, chief executive officer and founder, Cavium Networks
• Craig Barratt, president and chief executive officer, Atheros Communications, Inc.
• Eric Broockman, chief executive officer, Alereon Inc.
• J. Francois Crepin, president, international WW sales, co-founder and director, Akros Silicon, Inc.
• Sally J. Daub, president, chief executive officer and co-founder, ViXS Systems, Inc.
• Robert Dickinson, president and chief executive officer, California Micro Devices Corporation (CMD)
• Charles Gershman, founder, president and chief executive officer, Bay Microsystems, Inc.
• Raouf Halim, chief executive officer, Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.
• Patrick Henry, chairman and chief executive officer, Entropic Communications Inc.
• Kambiz Hooshmand, president, chief executive officer and director, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC)
• Ron Jankov, president and chief executive officer, NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.
• Sohail Khan, president and chief executive officer, SiGe Semiconductor, Inc.
• Scott Moody, chairman, chief executive officer and co-founder, AuthenTec, Inc.
• Amir Nayyerhabibi, president and chief executive officer, Cortina Systems
• Art Reidel, chief executive officer, Scintera Networks
• Paul Russo, chairman and founder, Silicon Optix, Inc.
• Dennis Segers, chief executive officer, Tabula, Inc., who also serves as the chairman of the Emerging Company CEO Council for GSA
• Ron Van Dell, president and chief executive officer, Primarion
• Lin Yang, co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer, Legend Silicon Corporation

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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