The GSA Annual Awards Celebration recognizes the semiconductor companies setting the standard for excellence through innovation, vision, execution, and industry leadership. To be nominated is a remarkable accomplishment; to receive a GSA Award is one of the industry’s highest distinctions.
Join us at the Santa Clara Convention… Read More
WISH, GSA WLI’s premier technical conference, is an inspiring celebration of innovation and empowerment. The event welcomes around 1,000 attendees, including industry luminaries, visionary entrepreneurs, and brilliant university students in STEM, and showcases the evolving landscape of technology. Attendees experience… Read More
Join more than 150 semiconductor executives and professionals in Menlo Park, California, amid the stunning views of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California. GSA’s U.S. Executive Forum will be held at the Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park, in the Rosewood Ballroom.
When I first saw the Silicon Catalyst business plan 10 years ago I had very high hopes. Silicon Valley design starts were falling and Venture Capital Firms were distracted by software companies even though without silicon there would be no software.
Silicon Catalyst is an organization focused on accelerating silicon-based startups.… Read More
Silicon Catalyst has been hosting semiconductor forums since 2018. At these events, a group of industry leaders gathers to discuss trends in the semiconductor industry and what the future may hold as a result. I recently had an opportunity to speak with Pete Rodriguez, CEO at Silicon Catalyst. Pete explained that these forums … Read More
Introduction
For many years, I pondered the ultimate future of EDA. Companies such as Oracle, SAP and Dassault provide a huge array of enabling software infrastructure for the enterprise, including product design, mechanical design, project management and materials sourcing. But not for the all-important tasks of chip and… Read More
There’s a lot to keep you awake at night these days. If you live in California, it’s wildfires and unbreathable air. If you live on planet Earth, it’s COVID-19. And if you’re part of the value chain for IoT, it’s the security and robustness of the silicon and software fabric that connects our world. This fabric connects everything,… Read More
When I first started working with the foundries 25 years ago I would have never imagined that I would make a career out of it, which I most certainly have. Fortunately, I recognized early on that not only are the foundries the cornerstone of the semiconductor ecosystem, they are also a very important economic bellwether, absolutely.… Read More
Semiconductor market forecasts for 2016 are all over the place. Jim Handy and Tom Starnes floated a report in January looking for 10% growth. Jim Feldhan at Semico turned outright negative at -0.3% just a couple weeks ago. Tossing out the high and low scores, analysts tracked by GSA range from 0.3% to 7.0% in March updates. What’s … Read More
