SAN JOSE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — December 7, 2018 — The Global Semiconductor Alliance ( GSA) is proud to announce the award recipients honored at the 2018 GSA Awards Dinner Celebration that took place last evening in Santa Clara, California. For almost a quarter century, the GSA Awards have recognized the achievements of top performing semiconductor companies in several categories ranging from outstanding leadership to financial accomplishments, as well as overall respect within the industry.
Individual Awards:
Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership
Award
The
GSA’s most prestigious award recognizes individuals, such as its
namesake, Dr. Morris Chang, for their exceptional contributions to drive
the development, innovation, growth and long-term opportunities for the
semiconductor industry. This year’s recipient is Dr. Lisa Su,
President and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
Rising Women of Influence Award
This newly initiated award
recognizes and profiles the next generation of women leaders in the
semiconductor industry that are believed to be rising to top executive
roles within their organizations. This year’s award was presented to Vanitha
Kumar, Vice President of Software Engineering at Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc.
Company Awards:
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Companies
GSA members
identified the winners in this category by casting ballots for the
industry’s most respected companies, judged for their vision, technology
and market leadership. Below are this year’s recipients:
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Achieving Greater than $5 Billion in Annual Sales
- NVIDIA Corporation
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Achieving $1 Billion to $5 Billion in Annual Sales
- Marvell Semiconductor
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Achieving $500 Million to $1 Billion in Annual Sales
- Silicon Labs
Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Achieving $100 Million to $500 Million in Annual Sales
- Nordic Semiconductor
Most Respected Private Company
- SiFive Inc.
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Companies
These awards are
derived from a broad evaluation of the financial health and performance
of public fabless and IDM semiconductor companies. Below are this year’s
recipients:
Best Financially Managed Company Achieving up to $1 Billion in Annual Sales
- Holtek Semiconductor Inc.
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Achieving Greater than $1 Billion in Annual Sales
- Micron Technology, Inc.
Start-Up to Watch
GSA’s Private Awards Committee, comprised of
successful executives, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, chose the
winner by identifying a promising startup that has demonstrated the
potential to positively change its market or the industry through
innovation and market application. This year’s winner is Movandi.
As a global organization, the GSA recognizes outstanding companies headquartered in the Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia-Pacific regions having a global impact and demonstrating a strong vision, portfolio and market leadership. Two awards were presented in this category:
Outstanding Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Company
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company
- Infineon Technologies AG
Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company
Two analyst pick awards were
presented based on technology and financial performance as well as
future projections:
- NVIDIA Corporation was chosen by Rajvindra Gill, Managing Director at Needham & Company, LLC
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was chosen by Mark Lipacis, Managing Director at Jefferies, LLC
This year’s ceremony was attended by close to 1500 global executives in the semiconductor and technology industries.
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