SAN JOSE, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2026) – The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce its 2026 award nominees. The prestigious awards will be presented at the GSA Awards Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2026. This year’s program will celebrate the achievements of the semiconductor industry.
The Awards Celebration will recognize individuals and companies that have demonstrated excellence through their vision, innovation, execution, and future opportunities. The nominees will be honored for their achievements in several categories ranging from outstanding leadership to financial accomplishments, as
well as overall respect within the industry.
The 2026 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award recipient is Sanjay Mehrotra, Chairman and CEO, Micron Technology.
Awards to be presented at the GSA Awards Celebration on Dec. 10th.
The award categories and nominees (in alphabetical order) are as follows:
Women of Influence Award
• Maria Heriz, EVP, Embedded Processing Group, STMicroelectronics
• Akila Subramaniam, Senior Fellow, Silicon Design Engineer, Computing and Graphics, AMD
• Olivia Wu, Distinguished Engineer, Meta
Start-Up to Watch Award
• Cognichip
• d-Matrix
• Eliyan
Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company Award
• Altera
• Axelera AI
• Lightmatter
Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Award
(Achieving $100 to $500 Million in Annual Sales)
• Ambarella
• ASPEED Technology
• SiTime Corporation
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Award
(Achieving $500 Million to $1 Billion in Annual Sales)
• Lattice Semiconductor
• Nordic Semiconductor
• Rambus
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Award
(Achieving $1 Billion to $5 Billion in Annual Sales)
• Astera Labs
• Credo
• Lumentum
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Award
(Achieving Greater than $5 Billion in Annual Sales)
• AMD
• Broadcom Inc.
• NVIDIA
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Award Best Financially Managed Semiconductor
Company Award
(Achieving Greater than $5 Billion in Annual Sales)
• Micron Technology
• Sandisk Corporation
• SK hynix
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Award
(Achieving Up to $5 Billion in Annual Sales)
• ASPEED Technology
• Astera Labs
• Credo
Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company Award
(Chosen by managing director Blayne Curtis of Jefferies, LLC)
• AMD
• Marvell
• Sandisk Corporation
Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company Award
(Chosen by managing director Quinn Bolton of Needham & Company, LLC)
• Cerebras
• Credo
• Semtech Corporation
Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company Award
• Axelera AI
• Fractile AI
• Infineon Technologies
• Sivers Semiconductors
Outstanding Asia Pacific Semiconductor Company Award
• MediaTek Inc.
• Rebellions
• Samsung Semiconductor
• SK hynix
About the GSA Awards Celebration:
The GSA Awards Celebration is the industry’s premier annual event attracting more than 1,500 leaders to celebrate the accomplishments of this industry and honor the best performing companies and top leaders. Each year, the GSA recognizes companies that have demonstrated excellence through their vision, strategy, execution, and future opportunities. The celebration honors the achievements of semiconductor companies in several categories ranging from outstanding leadership to financial accomplishments, as well as overall respect within the industry.
About GSA:
GSA is Where Leaders Meet to establish an efficient, profitable, and sustainable high technology global ecosystem encompassing semiconductors, software, solutions, systems, and services. A leading industry organization that represents 300 corporate members, including 120+ public companies, GSA provides a unique, neutral platform for collaboration, where global executives interface and innovate with peers, partners, and customers to accelerate industry growth and maximize return on invested and intellectual capital. Members of the GSA represent 85% of the $800+ billion semiconductor industry and continue to grow. For more information, visit www.gsaglobal.org. Follow GSA on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,
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