2011 GSA award nominees announced

SAN JOSE, USA: The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) announced the 2011 award nominees for the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration taking place on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. The awards program recognizes semiconductor companies that have demonstrated excellence through their vision, strategy, execution and future opportunity in the industry.

The 2011 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award is being presented to Dr. Henry Samueli, co-founder and chief technology officer of Broadcom Corp. The winners of the 2011 Outstanding Revenue Growth by a Private Semiconductor Company award include SandForce Inc. and Silicon Mitus Inc.

Along with these awards, the evening’s program will acknowledge other leading semiconductor companies that have exhibited market growth through technological innovation and exceptional business management strategies. The award categories and nominees (in alphabetical order) are as follows:

Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
* Ambarella Inc.
* Aptina Imaging Corp.
* SandForce Inc.

Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
* Cavium Inc.
* NetLogic Microsystems Inc.
* Silicon Laboratories

Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company award nominees achieving $500 million to $10 billion in annual sales include:
* Broadcom Corp.
* Qualcomm Inc.
* Xilinx Inc.

Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company award nominees achieving greater than $10 billion in annual sales include:
* Intel Corp.
* Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd - Semiconductor Division

Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
* Altera Corp.
* Avago Technologies
* Spreadtrum Communications Inc.

The Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company award nominees chosen by analyst C.J. Muse of Barclays Capital include:
* Altera Corp.
* Qualcomm Inc.

The Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company award nominees chosen by analyst Sanjay Devgan of Morgan Stanley include:
* Altera Corp.
* Broadcom Corp.
* Cavium Inc.

The Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company award nominees chosen by analyst Quinn Bolton of Needham & Co. include:
* Broadcom Corp.
* RF Micro Devices Inc.
* Spreadtrum Communications Inc.

Start-Up to Watch award nominees include:
* Amalfi Semiconductor
* Netronome
* Newport Media Inc.
* Quantenna Communications Inc.

Outstanding APAC Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
* Global Unichip Corp.
* RDA Microelectronics Inc.

Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
* Dialog Semiconductor
* Sequans Communications.