GSA Semiconductor Leaders Forum Taiwan to Focus on Bridging the Semiconductor World

Business Wire, Oct 20, 2008

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) announces the fifth annual GSA Semiconductor Leaders Forum Taiwan, to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu.

Welcome remarks from Jodi Shelton, executive director of GSA, and Dr. Nicky Lu, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Etron Technology, Inc. and GSA Asia Pacific Leadership Council chairman, will initiate a full day of presentations.

The educational program will include two keynotes, along with topics to be presented by distinguished industry leaders:

* Keynote: "How Asia is Changing the Analog IC Business" - David Bell, president, chief executive officer, and director, Intersil Corporation

* Keynote: "Change we Need" - Charles Kau, president, Inotera

* "Pico Projector: A New Era of Mobile Projection" - Jordan Wu, president and chief executive officer, Himax

* "Transitioning to 45/32nm: What's Breaking" - Walden (Wally) Rhines, chairman and chief executive officer, Mentor Graphics

* "An Increasingly Wireless and Portable World" - J.C. Lee, group president and chief executive officer, UTAC

The forum will also feature a luncheon workshop focused on "Low Power Technology," sponsored by Cadence Design Systems.

Platinum sponsors:

* TSMC

* UMC

Gold sponsor:

* ARM

Collaborator:

* SIPO

Registration to the Semiconductor Leaders Forum is complimentary for GSA members if registered online by October 31, 2008. The non-member registration fee is NT $2,000.

For additional information, visit: www.gsaglobal.org/slf/taiwan2008.> 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