GSA announces 2010 award nominees

SAN JOSE, USA: The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA ) has announced the 2010 award nominees for the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration taking place on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara.

The awards program recognizes semiconductor companies that have demonstrated excellence through their vision, strategy, execution and future opportunity in the industry. The award categories and nominees are as follows:

The 2010 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award recipient is being presented to Dr. John Hennessy, President of Stanford University. Along with this prestigious award, the evening’s program will consist of acknowledging leading semiconductor companies that have exhibited market growth through technological innovation and exceptional business management strategies.

Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company award nominees are:
* Ambarella Inc.
* Inphi Corp.
* SiGe Semiconductor Inc.

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

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

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

Nominees for the Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company award are:
* Altera Corp.
* Hittite Microwave Corp.
* QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies

Winners of the 2010 Outstanding Revenue Growth by a Private Semiconductor Company award include:
* Apexone Microelectronics
* Fulcrum Microsystems

The Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company award nominees chosen by analyst Tim Luke of Barclays Capital are:
* Broadcom Corp.
* QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies
* Skyworks Solutions Inc.

The Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company award nominees chosen by analyst Ross Seymore of Deutsche Bank Securities are:
* Avago Technologies
* Marvell Semiconductor Inc.
* SanDisk Corp.

Nominees for the Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company award chosen by Needham & Company analyst Quinn Bolton are:
* Atheros Communications Inc.
* Cavium Networks
* Hittite Microwave Corp.

Start-Up to Watch award nominees include:
* CHil Semiconductor Inc.
* Netronome
* Parade Technologies Ltd
* SandForce Inc.
* SiliconBlue Technologies Corp.

Outstanding APAC Semiconductor Company award nominees are:
* MStar Semiconductor Inc.
* Richtek Technology Corp.
* Spreadtrum Communications Inc.

Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company award nominees include:
* CSR plc
* Dialog Semiconductor
* Nordic Semiconductor