Silicon Hills Summit 2005 Showcases
16 Premier Semiconductor Companies from Texas
Sixth Annual Event Highlights the State’s Leading Public
and Private Companies to the Industry’s Financial Community
AUSTIN, Tex. (November 1, 2005) — The sixth annual Silicon Hills Summit, the Southwest region’s premier semiconductor financial conference, will be held Tuesday, November 1 at the Hilton Austin Airport.
The full-day event features presentations from some of the State’s most exciting public and private semiconductor companies and a special luncheon keynote address from Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, executive vice president of QUALCOMM and president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies.
This year’s event features 16 presentations from Texas companies, including Alereon, Britestream Networks, Cirrus Logic [NASDAQ: CRUS], ColdWatt, D2 Audio, Microtune [NASDAQ: TUNE], Mimix Broadband, Molecular Imprints, Nascentric, NetEffect, PropheSi Technologies, Pyxis Technology, RF Monolithics [NASDAQ: RFMI], Staktek [NASDAQ: STAK], SyChip and Wintegra.
“The Silicon Hills Summit has become the region’s top annual gathering of the financial community for updates on returning presenting companies and introductions to new, exciting semiconductor companies,” said Leanne Sievers, executive vice president, Investor Relations for Shelton. “This year, we are expanding our presentations to include top companies from across the State of Texas and offering a multiple-track format. In the first two quarters of 2005, venture capital investments in Texas companies totaled five percent of national VC investments of $10.1 billion, demonstrating Texas’ leadership among U.S. technology-focused regions.”
Austin Ventures and Shelton created Silicon Hills Summit in 2000, bringing the financial community to one of the fastest-growing semiconductor regions in the nation and drawing attention to the continuing success and advancement of technology in Texas.
Conference attendees include invited industry media and analysts, venture capitalists, semiconductor financial analysts, bankers, private equity fund managers and other financial experts. Loyal sponsors for the event are Comerica, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US L.L.P., Ernst & Young, Morgan Stanley and Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Registration for Silicon Hills Summit begins at 8:00 a.m. on November 1, followed by morning presentations from early-stage and public companies, and closing with mid- and late-stage companies in the afternoon. Additional information on presenters, sponsors and the event schedule is available online at http://www.silicon-hills-summit.com.
About Austin Ventures:
With $3 billion under management across nine funds, Austin Ventures
has provided startup and growth capital to emerging companies for
over twenty years. We partner with exceptionally talented entrepreneurs
and operating executives to build valuable businesses in a variety
of technology and service industries. We invest nationally but maintain
a particular focus on Texas and the Southwest, where we are the
region's most active investor. Our team of investment professionals
works with companies at every stage of the funding lifecycle, from
initial seed investments, through startup and growth capital, to
management-led buyouts and recapitalizations. Austin Ventures brings
a long-term investment perspective, broad experience in building
high-growth companies, and access to an unparalleled network of
entrepreneurs and executives. Visit http://www.austinventures.com
for more information.
About Shelton:
Shelton is an integrated communications firm providing customized
programs for the strategic delivery of public relations (PR), investor
relations (IR), marketing and creative design services to public
and private companies in the high-technology sector. Founded in
1994 with a technology focus, Shelton offers a team of professionals
with extensive deep-tech knowledge and expertise in emerging growth
areas, including semiconductors, telecommunications, intellectual
property, enterprise software and other tech-related services. Through
a dedication to value-added service and a national network of key
strategic relationships, Shelton has built a trusted reputation
with the media, industry experts and the financial industry that
produces results for emerging and established technology companies.
More information about the firm is available at http://www.sheltongroup.com.
Media Relations Contact:
Stacey Gaswirth
(972) 239-5119 x 132
sgaswirth@sheltongroup.com
