Open-Silicon CEO to Keynote GSA Industry Innovation Event

Address to highlight strategies for success in ASIC Design

MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.

SOURCE Open-Silicon, Inc.

Hillary Cain of Dynamic Flow Marketing, +1-831-439-2071,
hcain@dynamicflow.com, for Open-Silicon, Inc.