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Premiere of Silicon East Summit to Highlight East Coast's Diverse Semiconductor Industry
Successful Semiconductor Event Expands to Boston to Explore the Region's Unique High-Tech Community
BOSTON (March 3, 2004) -Silicon East Summit, a full-day event featuring presentations from top private semiconductor companies in the Northeast, will premiere in Boston on Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza.
The invitation-only event will bring togethersemiconductor company executives, financial and industry analysts, bankers, private equity investors, venture capitalists and media from across the country to showcase the East Coast companies that are leading the innovation and technology advancements in the semiconductor industry.
"A significant number of East Coast semiconductor companies are garnering new investment dollars and are collectively becoming a strong force in the industry," said Mike O'Neill, general partner of Kodiak Venture Partners. "With the second-largest amount of venture funding going into this area in 2003 and the highest concentration of semiconductor companies in the U.S. after Silicon Valley, Boston provides the ideal location to showcase the top-tier companies in this space and bring together members of our vibrant semiconductor community."
Silicon East Summit will feature presentations from 12 companies and a luncheon keynote address by Christine King, president and chief executive officer of AMI Semiconductor [NASDAQ: AMIS]. The event will begin with a panel discussion moderated by O'Neill and include comment from key venture capitalists Marko Maschek, director of 3i, Bill Frezza, general partner of Adams Capital Management and Mike Feinstein, a general partner at Venrock Associates. Presenting companies at Silicon East Summit include Ammasso, Aristos Logic, Carbon Design Systems, eSilicon, Gemicer, IceFyre, Motia, Potentia, Sandbridge, Sandburst, SiGe Semiconductor and Silicon Dimensions.
"As the Northeast grows in significance and impact on the semiconductor industry, the Silicon East Summit will provide a platform to highlight some of the area's most promising companies to key members of the financial community, offering unprecedented access to investment decision makers," said Leanne Sievers, executive vice president of Shelton. "After achieving tremendous success in hosting the Austin event for the past four years, we recognized Boston's unique environment for semiconductor leadership and innovation. With the assistance of Kodiak Venture Partners and the support of our sponsors, this event creates an opportunity for many of these companies to gain greater visibility and influence with the region's leading investors."
Silicon East Summit event hosts Kodiak Venture Partners and Shelton are joined by Platinum sponsors Ropes and Gray, LLP and Silicon Valley Bank/Alliant Partners and Gold Sponsor Ernst & Young.
Registration for Silicon East Summit is complimentary and by invitation only. For more information, please visit http://www.siliconeastsummit.com.
About Kodiak Ventures
Kodiak Venture Partners is a Waltham, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage investments in emerging communications/IT, semiconductor and software companies. With a focus in the eastern regions of the U.S. and Canada, Kodiak Venture Partners builds relationships with entrepreneurs seeking accelerated market success. Kodiak's investment partners are successful high-technology business entrepreneurs who take a high-impact, hands-on approach to forming, operating, building and funding market leaders. For more information, visit www.kodiakvp.com.
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 and enterprise software. 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.
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