GSA Women's Leadership Initiative

In the article "One Position, Two Strong Managers, Limitless Opportunities," Infineon Technologies AG's Dr. Julia Binder and Luise Titze speak about sharing management responsibilities and how to prepare for success. ?? What is TopSharing? In TopSharing, two individuals share a management responsibility. This innovative leadership approach promotes equal opportunities and a diversity of perspectives. By embracing this new work model, companies get the invaluable benefit of 200 percent brain power in one leadership role while individuals have increased flexibility and a better work-life balance. Read the full article on our website here -----> https://hubs.la/Q02ZD0QQ0 #womenleaders #womeninsemi #leadership #wli

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The Renesas Electronics series continues! Next up we are thrilled to introduce you to Malini Narayanamoorthi, Country Head of Renesas India and Vice President of MID Engineering. Malini is a results-driven and compassionate leader with more than two decades of global experience in the semiconductor industry. After advancing her career at leading companies such as Rambus, Synopsys, and National Semiconductors in North America and India, Malini joined Renesas at the time when we needed a strong leader with deep industry expertise to accelerate the growth for Renesas in India. Her outstanding contributions and leadership have made a significant impact to the business expansion, talent acquisition, and diversity and inclusion efforts in India. In January 2024, Malini was awarded the winner of the “Women Leader in the ESDM Industry Award” by India Electronics & Semiconductor Association. She is a proud alumna of RVCE Bangalore, NUS Singapore, and MIT Boston. Let's get to know Malini: Q. What advice would you give aspiring women in the industry? Believe in yourself even when the world questions your potential! There have been many times in my career journey where I have had to stay strong and trust in myself despite the head winds. Sometimes people around you have not noticed your inner strength, or you just have not had a chance to exhibit it. It might be hard to balance work and family but it’s important to believe in yourself and your abilities. On that note, Renesas has been full of new opportunities to grow and expand, learn new things, and broaden my horizons. The role at Renesas has helped me understand myself and bring out the best in me. Meeting new people has helped me find mentors that I can reach out to for advice. I love working with a diverse group of people, seeing what motivates them, and teaming with them to get a job done creatively. In turn, I try to bring out the best in every person and work on ensuring every voice gets heard. Q. What do you enjoy outside of work? I love to play sports, do art and read. My hobbies help in reinforcing teamwork and perseverance. I have two kids and sometimes managing my work and life can be hard as a mother and a leader. But the important thing is to balance as best as you can, not beat yourself up and most importantly to not give up. You are an inspiration for all, Malini! Check out Renesas’ Executive Blog for more information about her career journey and growth plans for Renesas in India: https://lnkd.in/g6tHg8VU Learn more on WLI and our Visibility series at the link: https://lnkd.in/d5GC5KXp. #WLI

The 2024 GSA Women of Influence Award nominees! Congratulations to all! ????

Team Synopsys Inc at this year’s WISH!???

? The WISH ? photos are here! We’re still riding the high of such an incredible event and memorable moment for our industry. This year’s WISH event didn’t just sell out—it doubled in size compared to last year! The atmosphere was electric, filled with inspiration, empowerment, and inclusivity. We’re already excited to see what’s in store for next year! One of the standout moments of the day came from this year’s Dr. Lisa Su Woman of Innovation Award recipient, Dr. Ann B. Kelleher, with this quote: “When you make mistakes or have a bad day, do you bounce like a tennis ball or like an egg?” Our keynote speaker, Christine King, the first female CEO of a semiconductor company, captivated the audience with her incredible story of resilience and strength, reminding us that the seeds of success are within us all. We were also privileged to hear from industry leaders including: ??Alexis Black Bjorlin, Vice President & GM, DGX Cloud, NVIDIA ?? Deirdre Hanford, Chief Executive Officer & Trustee, Natcast.org ?? Elif Balkas, Chief Technology Officer, Wolfspeed ?? Lalitha Suryanarayana, Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, Seagate Technology ?? Jeanne Trinko-Mechler, Fellow, Custom & Compute Silicon, Marvell Technology ?? Nuno Ramalho, Executive Director, R&D, Synopsys Inc ?? Sylvia Acevedo, Board Member, Qualcomm & Credo Technologies ?? Rani Borkar, Corporate Vice President, Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure, Microsoft ?? Rajeev Pal, Vice President, Engineering, Qualcomm ??Amber Huffman, Principal Engineer in Google Cloud, Google …and many more inspiring voices! A special shoutout to Matt Murphy, Chairman and CEO of Marvell Technology, for making a surprise appearance to announce the 2025 Matt Murphy Executive Accelerator Program in partnership with WLI. To the companies that sent women to experience this transformative conference, a heartfelt thank you. To our speakers aka trailblazers, thank you for sharing your wisdom and expertise. And to our sponsors, thank you for making this the most unforgettable WISH yet— the biggest women’s event of the year! ?? We can’t wait to see you next year! ?? You can now view all WISH photos on our past events page: https://lnkd.in/gn_9jJ93. #wli #wish #semiconductor #womenengineers #womeninsemi #womenempowerment #diversityandinclusion

Natcast CEO Deirdre Hanford was recently a panelist at the 2024 WISH (Women in Semiconductor Hardware) Conference hosted by the Global Semiconductor Alliance. She was joined with other female #semiconductor trailblazers and shared her career trajectory and insights with an audience of professionals across industry and academia. Fantastic job, panelists, speakers, attendees and GSA WLI! Sylvia Acevedo, Alexis Black Bjorlin, Elif Balkas, Rani Borkar, GSA Women's Leadership Initiative

Thank you ASE Global! We loved having the ASE team at WISH!

Our incredible and inspiring keynote at WISH!??

Have you ever heard that empowered women empower women? What about the good ol’ saying that to be a successful woman in tech, you need to learn to milk a cow? You may not believe me, but both were key themes from my last week. Stay with me… Last week I had the privilege of attending GSA Women's Leadership Initiative's Women in Semiconductor Hardware (WISH) conference. The conference featured: ? An inspiring keynote by Christine King ?? Thought-provoking panels on inspiring leadership journeys, allyship, and the future of AI ???? Technical breakout session on AI, test/ validation, process/ packaging/ assembly technology, and design technology ?? Awards for women doing amazing things in the industry ?? Energizing networking opportunities Some of my key takeaways: ?? Find ways to lead by proactively solving problems; don’t wait for someone to give you permission- “fill in the white space” (Christine King) ???As leaders, it’s important we build communities instead of teams. “Communities work together because they want to; teams work together because they have to” (Rani Borkar) ??When you make mistakes, when you have a bad day, “do you bounce like a tennis ball or do you bounce like an egg?”- (Ann Kelleher) ??Using gen AI to transcribe meeting notes helps highlight who is making contributions in a meeting (shoutout to #Copilot and one of my favorite uses!) This is extremely beneficial if there are voices that are spoken over or dismissed ??AI is not making stuff up, it is reflecting its training- let’s train it to think more diversly! Ok, back to why it’s important to milk a cow. It’s not. At least not exactly. What IS important is that if you want to achieve something, no matter how impossible it seems, you just…start. One foot in front of the other. Determination and resiliency were common traits amongst all the contributors at the conference. They were comfortable in the uncomfortable and pushing themselves to be ready for new challenges because, as they said, feeling ready is not a feeling at all, it’s a decision. ?? credit: Cecilia Xia #WISH2024 #WomenInSTEM #Semiconductor #GSA #Leadership #DiversityAndInclusion #WomenatMicrosoft