Last night, the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) celebrated the achievements of remarkable individuals and exceptional semiconductor companies at its annual GSA Awards Ceremony gala. Join us in congratulating 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 Steve Sanghi, Executive Chair of Microchip Technology.
Rising 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 Caixia Jiang, Corporate Vice President, Software Development at AMD.
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
- AMD
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
- Ambarella
Most Respected Private Company
- SiFive
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Companies
These awards are derived from a broad evaluation of the financial health and performance of public semiconductor companies. This year’s recipients are:
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Achieving up to $1 Billion in Annual Sales
- SiTime Corporation
Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company Achieving Greater than $1 Billion in Annual Sales
- Broadcom
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 Syntiant Corp.
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
- Renesas Electronics Corporation
Outstanding EMEA Semiconductor Company
- STMicroelectronics
Analyst Favorite Semiconductor Company
Two analyst pick awards were presented based on technology and financial performance, as well as future projections:
- Monolithic Power Systems was chosen by Quinn Bolton, Managing Director at Needham & Company, LLC
- NVIDIA was chosen by Mark Lipacis, Managing Director at Jefferies, LLC
This year’s in-person ceremony was attended by nearly 1,500 global executives in the semiconductor and technology industries.