Brian Halla, National Semiconductor CEO, to Discuss U.S. Tech Competitiveness, Shifts in Chip Industry During AeA Classic Financial Conference Keynote Address.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- AeA announced today that Brian L. Halla, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of National Semiconductor Corporation, will be the keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. speaker at the AeA Classic Financial Conference, held November 6-9 in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif. On November 8, Mr. Halla will address an audience of high-tech executives and investors to share his real world perspectives on the semiconductor industry, key growth drivers as well as the dramatic shift that indicates U.S. technology leadership could be in jeopardy jeopardy, in law, condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of punishment. At common law a defendant could be exposed to jeopardy for the same offense only once; exposing a person twice is known as double jeopardy. . "Although Brian Halla has been a real leader in the semiconductor industry, he has been especially insightful about the problems facing the entire high-tech industry," said William T. Archey, President and CEO of AeA. "We look forward to a compelling keynote and are delighted that Brian will be joining us." Halla joined National in 1996 as chairman, president and CEO. He has capitalized Capitalized Recorded in asset accounts and then depreciated or amortized, as is appropriate for expenditures for items with useful lives longer than one year. on National's strength in analog technology, leading-edge process technologies and world class manufacturing capabilities, and sharpened sharp·en tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens To make or become sharp or sharper. sharp the company's strategic focus to serve major growth market segments including wireless handsets and displays as well as a variety of broad electronics markets. In its 35th year, the AeA Classic Financial Conference continues to provide public technology companies with a venue to showcase their companies to key technology investors. At this exclusive three-day conference, senior executives representing 200 firms will present their technologies, strategic missions, trend analysis and other significant information to more than 800 investors. Companies representing every sector of the high-technology industry will present their stories this year, including: software, semiconductor, wireless, defense technology, security telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , and medical devices. The Classic's reputation for attracting the next "up and comers" has made it the premier financial conference of the high-tech industry for more than three decades. For more information about the keynote speaker or the AeA Classic, please visit http://www.aeanet.org/classic. About AeA AeA, founded in 1943, is a nationwide trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping our members' top line and bottom line. We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels, providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select business services and networking programs. For more information, please visit http://www.aeanet.org. |
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