Dr. Eli Harari to Receive GSA's Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award.GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. to Honor Success of SanDisk ExecutiveSAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) announces industry veteran Dr. Eli Harari as the recipient of the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award, to be presented at the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Dr. Harari has been chief executive officer of SanDisk since 1988, when he founded the Sunnyvale-based company with his colleagues, Sanjay Mehrotra and Jack Yuan. In 1994, SanDisk invented and produced the first flash memory card to be marketed, the CompactFlash([R]) cards. Today, SanDisk has grown to be the world's largest supplier of innovative flash storage cards. Dr. Harari, a recognized authority on non-volatile memory technology, has been a driving force in the electronics industry for over 30 years, and holds more than 100 U.S. and foreign patents. Before founding SanDisk, he co-founded Waferscale Integration, oversaw the development and transfer into production of Intel's first-generation stepper step·per n. 1. One that steps, especially in a fast or spirited manner. 2. Informal A dancer. Noun 1. and dry etch technology, and held technical management positions at Hughes Aircraft and Honeywell. Established in 1999, the first GSA "Exemplary Leadership Award" was given to Dr. Morris Chang, chairman and founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code ). Today, the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award recognizes individuals for their exceptional contributions, exemplifying how their vision and global leadership have transformed and elevated the entire semiconductor industry. The 2008 GSA Awards Dinner Celebration is made possible through the support of 12-year title sponsor, UMC UMC United Methodist Church UMC United Microelectronics Corporation UMC University Medical Center UMC United Microelectronics Corp (Republic of China) UMC University of Missouri-Columbia , as well as additional sponsors, including ARM, Advantest, Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing SGX: C27 NASDAQ: CHRT (abbreviated CSM) is the world's fourth largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, with its headquarters and main operations located in the Woodlands Industrial Park, Kranji Singapore. , Inc., IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , MagnaChip Semiconductor, Marvell Semiconductor, Oracle, QUALCOMM CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. Technologies, Samsung Semiconductor, SAP, Teradyne and TSMC. To make reservations to attend the Awards Dinner Celebration, please visit https://www.gsaglobal.org/events/2008/1211/reservations.asp About GSA The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) mission is to accelerate the growth and increase the return on invested capital of the global semiconductor industry by fostering a more effective fabless ecosystem through collaboration, integration and innovation. It addresses the challenges within the supply chain including IP, EDA/design, wafer manufacturing, test and packaging to enable industry-wide solutions. Providing a platform for meaningful global collaboration, the Alliance identifies and articulates market opportunities, encourages and supports entrepreneurship, and provides members with comprehensive and unique market intelligence. Members include companies throughout the supply chain representing 25 countries across the globe. www.gsaglobal.org |
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