Open-Silicon Earns GSA’s Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company Award Two Years in a Row

MILPITAS, Calif. – December 15, 2009: Open-Silicon, Inc., a leading ASIC design and semiconductor manufacturing company, announced today that for the second year in a row it has won the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) award for the industry's "Most Respected Private Semiconductor Company."

The GSA presents this award annually to the private company most respected in terms of technology, vision and future opportunity. The demand for Open-Silicon’s develop-to-spec IC services and utilization of its MAX Technologies has put the company at the forefront of IC design. Also, teaming with industry leading IP and design services vendors has enhanced Open-Silicon’s offering, making it one of the most flexible industry partners for IC development.

“To receive one of the most prestigious awards given in our industry is a great honour and a tribute to our open market development model, the OpenMODEL™,” said Dr. Naveed Sherwani, Open-Silicon president and CEO. “We have assembled a world-class team of vendors, partners and customers that allow us to predictably and reliably deliver customized semiconductor products. As we move forward we intend to build on what has helped us achieve so much and increase our offering for our customers.”

Only two other companies have received this award more than once, NVIDIA and Cavium Networks, both of which are now public companies. The award process consists of nomination by a GSA committee of industry experts and then final selection by the semiconductor community, including semiconductor financial and industry analysts and suppliers.

GSA announced on December 14, 2009, all of the GSA Award winners. To view the complete press release visit http://www.gsaglobal.org/news/article.asp?article=2009/1214.

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 SoC and ASIC 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. For more information, visit Open-Silicon’s website at www.open-silicon.com or call 408-240-5700.