Global Semiconductor Alliance

THIRTY YEARS AND A Nasdaq Bell Ring by CEO Jodi Shelton! What a year it’s been and what an honor it is to celebrate our anniversary in the heart of NYC! We were honored to be joined by inspiring women from our industry and members of our WLI WLC Committee for this memorable occasion. A big thank you to Nasdaq for the opportunity and to everyone who joined us for this special day. The celebration continues at our Annual Awards Dinner in Santa Clara on December 5th. To the next 30! #GSA Sylvia Acevedo Kimberly Appleton Jyotika Athavale Rose Castanares Judy Curran Karen Donlan Mouna ELKHATIB Emel Goksu Janice Hall Vanitha Kumar Sherri Luther Patricia MacLeod Maitreyee Mahajani Maryam Rofougaran Anelise Sacks Jennifer Sirrine Thy Tran Dipti Vachani

Our 30 Icons in 30 years series continues in honor of our 30th anniversary with a special message from Walden C. ( Wally ) Rhines, President and CEO of Cornami, Inc.! Walden “Wally” C. Rhines is President and CEO of Cornami, Inc.??Previously, he was CEO of Mentor Graphics for 25 years and Chairman of the Board for 17 years. During his tenure at Mentor, revenue nearly quadrupled and market value of the company increased 10X. Prior to joining Mentor Graphics, Dr. Rhines was Executive Vice President, Semiconductor Group, responsible for TI’s worldwide semiconductor business. During his 21 years at TI, he was President of the Data Systems Group, held numerous semiconductor executive management positions and was directly responsible for the creation and growth of the digital signal processing business which eventually comprised about 50% of TI’s total revenue. Dr. Rhines has served on the board of directors for Cirrus Logic, QORVO, TriQuint Semiconductor, Global Logic, PTK Corp., SRC and as Chairman of the Electronic Design Automation Consortium (five two-year terms). He is a Lifetime Fellow of the IEEE and has served on the Board of Trustees of Lewis and Clark College, the National Advisory Board of the University of Michigan and Industrial Committees advising Stanford University and the University of Florida. Dr. Rhines holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Michigan, a Master of Science and PhD in materials science and engineering from Stanford University, a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University and Honorary Doctor of Technology degrees from the University of Florida and Nottingham Trent University. Thank you Wally for your continued support of GSA throughout the years. Dr. Rhines was also our 2021 Dr. Morris Chang?Exemplary Leadership Award?recipient! Stay tuned to hear from more industry icons. Learn more on GSA: https://www.gsaglobal.org/. #GSA #WhereLeadersMeet #30yearsofgsa #semiconductor #technology #globalcollaboration

And the 2024 Women of Influence Award nominees are........... ? An Chen, Vice President, Engineering, Qualcomm ? Hong Liu, Vice President/Google Fellow, Google? ? Laura (Baldwin) Smith, Corporate Vice President Engineering Solutions, AMD Fellow, AMD? ? Zhan Yu, Associate Vice President, Analog Mixed Signal Engineering, Marvell Technology The Women of Influence Award, previously known as the Rising Women of Influence Award, is a prestigious recognition dedicated to honoring the next generation of trailblazing women leaders in the semiconductor industry. This award not only highlights their remarkable achievements, innovative contributions, and dedication to driving progress but also serves to inspire and empower women across the field. By celebrating these leaders, the award aims to foster greater diversity, inclusivity, and representation within the semiconductor sector, showcasing the transformative impact women have on shaping the future of technology and advancing the industry's global footprint. Please join us in congratulating all of the nominees! We look forward to celebrating you all on December 5th! Read the full press release of nominees at the link: https://lnkd.in/gra-qzBe #GSA #WhereLeadersMeet #30yearsofgsa #semiconductor #technology #globalcollaboration #awards

?? And the awards continue........ ?? These prestigious awards recognize individuals and companies that have demonstrated excellence through their vision, innovation, execution, and future opportunity. We are proud to announce the following categories: ??Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Award?? (Achieving Greater than $1 Billion in Annual Sales)??? MediaTek NVIDIA Qualcomm ? ??Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company Award???? (Chosen by managing director Blayne Curtis of Jefferies, LLC)? Broadcom Marvell Technology?? NVIDIA ??Outstanding Asia Pacific Semiconductor Company Award??? MediaTek Renesas Electronics Samsung Semiconductor ? ??Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company Award??? EM Microelectronic? Infineon Technologies? NXP Semiconductors? Sivers Semiconductors AB Congratulations to all and we look forward to celebrating you on December 5th in Santa Clara. Stay tuned tomorrow for the Women of Influence Award! Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gra-qzBe. #GSA #WhereLeadersMeet #semiconductor #30yearsofgsa #technology #awards #globalcollaboration

??IT'S THAT TIME.....the 2024 GSA Award Nominees are revealed! ?? These prestigious awards recognize individuals and companies that have demonstrated excellence through their vision, innovation, execution, and future opportunity. We are proud to announce the following categories: ??Start-Up to Watch Award??? Auradine Celestial AI? Eliyan Corporation ? Lumotive? ? ??Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company Award??? SambaNova Systems? SiFive? Tenstorrent? ? ??Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Award???? (Achieving $100 to $500 Million in Annual Sales)? Alphawave Semi? Credo Impinj Rambus ? ??Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Award???? (Achieving $500 Million to $1 Billion in Annual Sales)? Lattice Semiconductor? MACOM Silicon Labs ? ??Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Award???? (Achieving $1 Billion to $5 Billion in Annual Sales)? MELEXIS Phison Electronics Corps. Qorvo, Inc.? ? ??Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Award??? (Achieving Greater than $5 Billion in Annual Sales)? AMD? Broadcom NVIDIA Congratulations to all and we look forward to celebrating you on December 5th in Santa Clara. Stay tuned for more award nominees! Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gra-qzBe. #GSA #WhereLeadersMeet #semiconductor #30yearsofgsa #technology #awards #globalcollaboration

And the 2024 GSA Award Nominees are................

What an incredible milestone for our GSA Women's Leadership Initiative hosting the largest WISH (Women in Semiconductor Hardware) conference to date! This is truly a testament to the commitment and impact of WLI! Supporting women throughout their careers in the semiconductor industry while championing inclusion and diversity is not just inspiring—it’s transformative for the industry as a whole. We are proud to be a part of an initiative driving meaningful change and fostering a brighter, more inclusive future!

An incredible moment for #Semiconductor Industry, led by Jodi Shelton, #CEO of Global Semiconductor Alliance, GSA Women's Leadership Initiative! Seen here are semiconductor industry and ecosystem women leaders ringing Nasdaq Exchange closing bell to celebrate 30 years of exemplary work by Global Semiconductor Alliance ! Congratulations Jodi Shelton, Maitreyee Mahajani Dipti Vachani Jyotika Athavale and everyone on the podium! Lisa Su Christine King.

Thank you once again Nasdaq! ????

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