Last night, the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) celebrated its 30th anniversary and the achievements of remarkable individuals and exceptional semiconductor companies at its annual GSA Awards Ceremony gala. Congratulations to this year’s recipients.
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 Hock Tan, President and CEO of Broadcom.
Women of Influence Award
This award recognizes and profiles the next generation of women leaders in the semiconductor industry who are believed to be rising to top executive roles within their organizations. This year’s award was presented to Dr. An Chen, Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Company Awards
Most Respected 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. This year’s recipients include:
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Achieving Greater than $5 Billion in Annual Sales
- NVIDIA
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Achieving $1 Billion to $5 Billion in Annual Sales
- Qorvo
Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company Achieving $500 Million to $1 Billion in Annual Sales
- Lattice Semiconductor
Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Achieving $100 Million to $500 Million in
Annual Sales
- Credo
Most Respected Private Company
- SambaNova Systems
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Companies
This award is derived from a broad evaluation of the financial health and performance of public semiconductor companies. This year’s recipient is:
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Achieving Greater than $1 Billion in Annual Sales
- NVIDIA
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:
- Celestial AI
As a global organization, the GSA recognizes outstanding companies headquartered in the Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) 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
- MediaTek
Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company
- NXP Semiconductors
Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company
The analyst favorite semiconductor company award was presented based on technology and financial performance, as well as future projections:
- NVIDIA (chosen by Jefferies, LLC)
This year’s in-person ceremony was attended by 1,500 global executives in the semiconductor and
technology industries.
