Open-Silicon CEO to Keynote GSA Industry Innovation Event

Address to highlight strategies for success in ASIC Design

MILPITAS, Calif. – November 12, 2009: Open-Silicon, Inc., a leading ASIC design and semiconductor manufacturing company, announced today that Dr. Naveed Sherwani, co-founder and CEO of Open-Silicon, will present the keynote at the first of GSA’s Industry Innovation Series. Leveraging Open-Silicon’s years of expertise in design and manufacturing of custom silicon, Dr. Sherwani will consider the potential impact on design activities by recession related layoffs in the semiconductor industry. As industry leaders are looking for new ways to keep costs low, he will discuss their options and the potential impacts on the job market and local economy.

• What: Keynote Address at the GSA Industry Innovation Series
• When: 12:00 pm PST, Thursday, November 19, 2009
• Where: Santa Clara Marriot, Santa Clara, CA, USA
• Who: Dr. Naveed Sherwani, co-founder, president and CEO

About Open-Silicon, Inc.

Open-Silicon, Inc. is a leading semiconductor company focused on setting new standards for predictable, reliable and flexible custom IC development. Open-Silicon provides leading edge ASIC and SoC design, proven open market IP integration and high quality silicon manufacturing services to customers worldwide. Through the MAX Technologies, Open-Silicon continues to introduce technology advantages in the areas of low power design, high performance processor implementation, variability management, and low cost test that help customers increase their market success. In 2008, Open-Silicon was recognized by the GSA as the Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company. For more information, visit Open-Silicon’s website at www.open-silicon.com or call 408-240-5700.