Kamran Elahian Receives FSA's "Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award".SAN JOSE, Calif. -- FSA FSA Financial Services Authority FSA Food Standards Agency (UK) FSA Farm Service Agency (USDA) FSA Financial Services Agency (Japan) , the voice of the global fabless business model, announces Silicon Valley industry veteran and philanthropist Kamran Elahian as the winner of the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award. The award will be presented at the 2006 FSA Awards Dinner Celebration on Dec. 7 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. As a veteran entrepreneur of the high-tech industry, Elahian's recognition stems from a track record that includes development, innovation, growth and long-term opportunities for the fabless semiconductor industry. Elahian currently serves as chairman and co-founder of Global Catalyst Partners, a global venture capital fund specializing in investments for communication product companies. He is also the chairman of six other organizations and has helped launch companies that include CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. Systems, Cirrus Logic, Momenta, NeoMagic and Centillium Communications. Established in 1999, the first FSA "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. Nominees for this award can stem from any sector that supports the fabless semiconductor industry. The 2006 FSA Awards Dinner Celebration is made possible through the support of this year's 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 , and sponsors including Accenture, ARM, ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. , Broadcom, Cadence, 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. , Cirrus Logic, Conexant, Denali, Ernst & Young, 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) , Invest Northern Ireland, Jazz Semiconductor, Marvell, Morgan Stanley, NVIDIA, 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, SAP, STATS ChipPAC, Synopsys, Teradyne, TSMC, Verigy, and Xilinx. Media sponsors include PennWell and Reed Electronics Group. To register for the Awards Dinner Celebration, please visit https://www.fsa.org/awardsdinner/2006/reservations.asp. About FSA: FSA is the voice of the global fabless business model. Incorporated in 1994, FSA positively impacts the growth and return on invested capital of this business model to enhance the environment for innovation. It provides a platform for meaningful global collaboration between fabless companies and their partners; identifies and articulates opportunities and challenges to enable solutions; and provides research, resources, publications and survey information. Members include fabless companies and their supply chain and service partners, representing more than 21 countries across the globe. www.fsa.org |
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