GSA appoints Neil Kim as new director

SAN JOSE, USA: Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the platform for global collaboration, announces its most recent addition to the board of directors, Neil Kim, Senior Vice President of Operations and Central Engineering at Broadcom Corporation.

At Broadcom, Kim is responsible for all global manufacturing activities, including foundry operation, packaging and test engineering as well as setting the process technology direction. Additionally, he is responsible for engineering activities that include the development of analog mixed-signal and radio frequency (RF) products and building Broadcom's library of core technologies.

He joined Broadcom as director of engineering in January 2000 and became vice president of central engineering in October 2001.

Prior to joining Broadcom, Kim held a series of progressively senior technical and management positions at Western Digital Corporation, where his last position was vice president of engineering. He received a B.S.E.E. from the University of California, Berkeley.

In his position at Broadcom, Kim manages the company’s vital relationships with its foundries and assembly and test suppliers.

Moreover, his extensive knowledge in analog mixed-signal and RF products brings value to GSA by enabling a better understanding of the complexity involved in managing the analog mixed-signal and RF product deliverables. His addition to the GSA board of directors will enhance its diversity and improve the Alliance’s ability to service the global supply-chain.

“I appreciate this appointment by the board and look forward to working with my peers, partners and competitors to bring about a more efficient ecosystem so that we all benefit. GSA is an exceptional organization in that it identifies challenges and opportunities and achieves maximum value for the industry,” stated Neil Kim.

Broadcom, a GSA member since 1998, is a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. “Broadcom has been a great supporter of GSA over the life of the Alliance. They have established themselves as a role and success model for the semiconductor community. We are pleased that Neil Kim will represent them on our board of directors,” said Jodi Shelton, president of GSA.

“Neil’s broad knowledge and experience provides an additional perspective of managing a multifaceted supply chain and understanding the challenges that companies face. This will further develop our ability to facilitate and drive solutions to the industry. It is our ambition to learn and grow from experts like Kim. His contribution will be of great benefit to GSA’s continued success,” Shelton further commented.

The GSA board of directors is comprised of 25 industry executives representing all sectors of the semiconductor industry and includes all geographies and representatives from critical supply partners.