TAIPEI, Taiwan -- (BUSINESS WIRE) --
The sixth annual GSA Semiconductor Leaders Forum Taiwan will be held at the Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
Welcome remarks from Jodi Shelton, President, GSA, and Dr. Nicky Lu, chairman and chief executive officer, Etron Technology, Inc. and GSA Asia Pacific Leadership Council chairman, will initiate a half day of presentations.
The educational program will address "Clustering Collaboration" from distinguished keynotes and featured speakers:
- Dr. Luke Hsieh, President and CEO, RichTek Technology Corporation
- "A local eye on the global analog IC industry"
- Lars Jensen, Director, Strategy and Business Development, Nokia Corporation
- "Mobile Handsets Market Outlook"
- Kevin Lin, Taiwan Managing Director, Accenture
- Jim Seto, Vice President, Foundry Operations, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
- "AMD's Transition to a Fabless Company and its Outsourcing Model"
- Joep van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer, CSR, Plc.
- "The Smart Phone - PC Battle: Easy as ABC"
- Lip-Bu Tan, President and CEO, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- "Innovation, Integration, and Recovery"
2009 platinum sponsors include Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and TSMC. Co-organizer of the event is TSIA.
Registration to the Semiconductor Leaders Forum is complimentary. Please sign up online by November 6, 2009. For additional information, visit: http://www.gsaglobal.org/slf/taiwan2009/index.asp
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
CONTACT:
GSA Asia Pacific Contact:
Amber Mo, 886-2-8712-8661 ext. 11
Marketing Manager
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or
GSA U.S. Contact:
Nicole Bowman, 972-866-7579 ext. 129
Senior Marketing Manager
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