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Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) Names Bay Microsystems among Three Finalists for Most Respected Private Company
SAN JOSE, Calif., November 29, 2007 –Bay Microsystems, Inc., the worlds fastest growing network processor company, and an industry leader in extending Wide Area Networks (WANs), has been named among the finalists for this year’s FSA Awards. Bay has been nominated among hundreds of organizations worldwide in the “Most Respected Private Fabless Company” category.
The industry’s Most Respected Private Fabless Company award is designed to identify the private company garnering the most respect of the industry in terms of its products, vision and future opportunity. FSA’s Awards Committee reviews all private fabless companies, and the selected companies are chosen based upon the committee’s analysis of each company’s performance and likelihood of long-term success. On-line voting takes place to allow members of the semiconductor industry, including semiconductor companies and partners, to cast a ballot for the private fabless companies they most respect.
“We are pleased to highlight FSA member Bay Microsystems as a nominee for this year’s Most Respected Private Fabless Company Award,” said Jodi Shelton, co-founder and executive director of FSA. “The nominees for this award are selected by industry vote, and achieving this nomination speaks well to Bay Microsystems’ industry reputation and leadership. We applaud Bay Microsystems on its nomination and wish the company continued success in the communications sector.”
“We’re thrilled to be named a finalist in this category as it is an honor that is bestowed upon us by other members of the semiconductor industry,” stated Charles Gershman, President and CEO of Bay Microsystems. “As one of the industry leaders in network processor technology, our products are driving the adoption of 40G and beyond, a capability that is crucial to meeting the growing demand for converged voice, video, data and multimedia services in the service provider and enterprise sectors today and well into the future.”
Winners will be announced at this year’s FSA dinner and awards ceremony to be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on December 6th, 2007.
About Fabless Semiconductor Association
FSA is the voice of the global fabless business model. Industry leaders incorporated FSA in 1994 on the premise that the fabless business model would be a viable, long-term business model. Today, the viability of outsourcing as a sustainable business model for the industry has been proven, and FSA is focused on the perpetuation of this business model throughout the worldwide semiconductor industry.
About Bay Microsystems
Bay Microsystems is one of industry’s fastest growing communications companies. A recognized global leader in high-performance, programmable network processors, transport processors and WAN system technology, Bay Microsystems and its award winning products enable the delivery of converged voice, video, data and multimedia and have been deployed in mission-critical service provider, enterprise and government networks since 2003. Bay’s customers include many leading government, telecom and network equipment manufacturers. For more information please visit www.baymicrosystems.com.
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