GSA celebrates twenty years of semiconductor industry collaboration
The organisation is holding a celebration to honour the achievements of semiconductor companies. There are several categories ranging from outstanding leadership to financial accomplishments, as well as overall respect within the industry
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) is celebrating twenty years of industry collaboration this year.
Over the past twenty years, the GSA has recognised public and private semiconductor companies that have demonstrated excellence through their success, vision, strategy and future opportunities in the industry.
Awards will be presented at the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration on December 11th, 2014 at the Santa Clara Convention Centre in Santa Clara, California. This event will start at 5:30 p.m. with a networking reception, followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m.
The celebration honours the achievements of semiconductor companies in several categories ranging from outstanding leadership to financial accomplishments, as well as overall respect within the industry.
GSA is currently accepting nominations for the following award categories:
Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company Award - This award is designed to identify the private company garnering the most respect from the industry in terms of its products, vision and future opportunity.
Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company Award
Start-Up to Watch Award - GSA's Private Awards Committee selects up to two winners for the this award by identifying the semiconductor company (or companies) that demonstrates the potential to positively change its market or the industry through the innovative use of semiconductor technology or a new application for semiconductor technology.
GSA's Private Awards Committee, comprised of members of the Emerging Company CEO Council, venture capitalists and select serial entrepreneurs in the industry, reviews all private semiconductor companies, conducts analysis of each company's performance and likelihood of long-term success, and provides a list of respectable private companies to be voted on by GSA membership.
On-line voting takes place to allow GSA members, including semiconductor companies and partners, to cast a ballot for the private semiconductor company that they most respect.
Nominations will be accepted until June 27th, 2014.
As a global organisation, the GSA recognises companies headquartered in the EMEA and APAC regions. Award winners are chosen by the leadership council of each respective region and are semiconductor companies that demonstrate the most strength when measuring products, vision, leadership and success in the marketplace. Nominations for the Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company Award will be accepted until July 11th, 2014.
The GSA's most prestigious award, the Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award recognises individuals, such as its namesake, Morris Chang, for their exceptional contributions to drive the development, innovation, growth and long-term opportunities for the semiconductor industry. This year, there will be a special presentation honouring past Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award recipients.
"We are very excited to celebrate GSA's twenty year evolution as a neutral industry platform as well as the proliferation of the entire semiconductor ecosystem at this year's dinner," says Jodi Shelton, co-founder and president of GSA.
"Since its inception in 1994, it has been an honour to be part of this remarkable industry and have the opportunity to recognise the companies that have had such an impact on growing it into the industry that it is today, an industry that is the bedrock of all modern technical innovation," adds Shelton.
Additional awards that are presented but do not require nomination forms are:
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Award (Achieving >$1 Billion in Annual Sales)
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Award (Achieving $251 to $1 Billion in Annual Sales)
Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Award (Achieving $100 Million to $250 Million in Annual Sales)
Analyst Favourite Semiconductor Company Award
All public company awards are determined by GSA using public financial data.
Each year the GSA recognises companies that have demonstrated excellence through their vision, strategy, execution and future opportunity.
The celebration honours the achievements of semiconductor companies in several categories ranging from outstanding leadership to financial accomplishments, as well as overall respect within the industry.
