SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the voice of the global semiconductor industry, and VLSIresearch (VLSI) today announced an alliance aimed at providing industry executives with timely and detailed market intelligence on the global semiconductor, foundry, and associated supplier markets.

GSA, well known for its wealth of market intelligence, offers industry executives information and tools to make better tactical and strategic business decisions for their companies. To further enhance its market intelligence resources, GSA strategically partners with leading organizations globally to improve its portfolio of relevant industry research products. “Our mission is to continually provide value-added services to our membership to enhance visibility into the marketplace. Comprehensive and unique market intelligence is one important area than allows our members to keep abreast of the constantly evolving marketplace,” said GSA’s vice president, Lisa Tafoya. “Combining the GSA’s valuable market research capabilities with that of VLSI’s will give our worldwide members the ability to track and follow global markets trends as well as the ability to identify and articulate the landscape of market opportunities.”

Through this partnership, GSA will offer its members the use of VLSI’s The Chip Insider^® and ForecastPro Modules. The modules contain electronic and macroeconomic data, semiconductor regional distribution, weekly indicator reports and more. Chip inventories, capacity utilization, electronics shipments, and even weekly sales activity in chips and electronics will be available as monthly statistics, providing essential information required for effective tactical agility.

“The companies which navigate the silicon cycle best are those with the most detailed and timely market intelligence,” said Mr. G. Dan Hutcheson, CEO of VLSIresearch. “Better information leads to better decisions and ultimately to better results. The combined market research capabilities of GSA and VLSI will provide significant intelligence on the marketplace. We are pleased to be working with GSA and believe our partnership will provide significant benefits to their membership worldwide.”

As part of initiating the partnership, VLSI will offer GSA members a complimentary live market update. These market updates will cover the current outlook and state of the industry. GSA members can contact VLSI at GSA@vlsiresearch.com for further information and availability.

About GSA:

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) mission is to accelerate the growth and increase the return on invested capital of the global semiconductor industry by fostering a more effective fabless ecosystem through collaboration, integration and innovation. It addresses the challenges within the supply chain including IP, EDA/design, wafer manufacturing, test and packaging to enable industry-wide solutions. Providing a platform for meaningful global collaboration, the Alliance identifies and articulates market opportunities, encourages and supports entrepreneurship, and provides members with comprehensive and unique market intelligence. Members include companies throughout the supply chain representing 25 countries across the globe. www.gsaglobal.org

About VLSIresearch:

VLSIresearch is the leading provider of market research and economic analysis on the technical, business, and economic aspects within semiconductor, nanotechnology and related industries. The company is known for its unparalleled accuracy, innovation in market research, and its sharply focused insight into the rapidly changing landscapes of the industries covered. VLSIresearch’s primary databases and reports cover the semiconductor, flat panel display, PV cell and module manufacturing, and associated high technology industries. www.vlsiresearch.com.