April 29, 2010 - The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) has announced its Silicon Series Luncheon focused on Next-Generation Networks: The Evolution of Mobile Connectivity offering views and perspectives on wireless, 3G to 4G and LTE applications. The event takes place on May 4 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The GSA mission is to provide thought leadership and insight areas of growth for our member base and chip companies across the globe, in addition to providing a platform for global collaboration to address supply-chain challenges and inefficiencies.

The luncheon begins at 11:00 a.m. with featured keynote, Arpit Joshipura, vice president and head of Strategy and Communications for Ericsson, addressing LTE and the Future of Mobile Networks. Next-generation networks are becoming an increasingly important area of growth for semiconductor companies. Semico Research reported that in 2009 mobile communications made up 20 percent of the $226.3 billion semiconductor TAM. Mr. Joshipura’s presentation will highlight opportunities in LTE space and the challenges that must be overcome to successfully deploy LTE and evolve network technology.

Following Joshipura’s keynote, an insightful panel discussion on Beyond 3G: 4G, WiMax, LTE...What Next? will focus on the various semiconductor benefits, challenges and advancements for growth in pursuing innovation in technologies beyond 3G.

Moderated by Jim Feldhan, president, Semico Research, this thought-provoking panel includes:

• Peter Carson, senior director Product Management QCT, QUALCOMM
• Raouf Halim, chief executive officer, Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.
• Lars Johnsson, vice president, Marketing & Business Development, Beceem Communications
• Sandeep Vij, president and chief executive officer, MIPS Technologies, Inc.
• Richard Yeh, senior director of Marketing, System LSI, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

GSA members receive special pricing of $50 while non-member pricing is $75 per ticket. Sign up with promo code “SSL0504” and receive a $25 discount. The Silicon Series Luncheon was made possible by event sponsor GLOBALFOUNDRIES and press sponsor Business Wire.

The third Luncheon in the series is focused on The Future in Consumer Electronics and Cloud Computing, held on May 6 in Austin, Texas. The fourth Silicon Series Luncheon, focused on Medical Devices, takes place on October 21 in Boston, MA. These luncheons hosted by GSA will feature an insightful and interactive keynote and panel discussion for industry professionals in North America.

To learn more about this series, please visit the event Web sites at www.gsaglobal.org/siliconseries.