ONLINE POLL RESULTS

10/9/2008 - Over the next 12 months, does your company plan to: Number of Votes: 26 Outsource Design to design houses 23% Outsource R&D activity to Consortiums 12% Perform your own R&D 65%

9/18/2008 - Over the next 12 months, regarding R&D, which of the following will your company do: Number of Votes: 45 Increase R&D investment 40% Decrease R&D investment 36% No Change 24%

8/21/2008 - Do you agree that advanced node design will require a verification shift from process-driven to design-driven verification? Number of Votes: 12 Yes 92% No 8%

8/21/2008 - Which design verification approach does your company use? Number of Votes: 13 Process-driven 23% Design-driven 46% Both 31%

8/20/2008 - Is your company interested in establishing a presence in the Japanese market? Number of Votes: 27 Yes 81% No 19%

7/17/2008 - What is the most significant challenge facing today’s semiconductor industry? Number of Votes: 63 Increasing design and product costs 37% Semi suppliers reducing capital spending 21% Short technology life-cycle 21% Escalating research and development (R&D) costs 22%

6/2/2008 - What business strategy is your company currently focusing on the most for growth? Number of Votes: 34 Identifying new, emerging markets 38% Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) 32% Research and development (R&D) 18% Global partnerships 12%

6/2/2008 - What is the leading factor that contributes to success in today’s semiconductor industry? Number of Votes: 42 Partnerships 33% Innovation and flexibility 33% Software as a differentiator 7% Time-to-Market 26%

5/15/2008 - What is the typical schedule slips for first-generation IC development at your company? Number of Votes: 38 <10% 8% 10% - 20% 16% 21% – 30% 29% 31% - 40% 13% 41% - 50% 21% 51% - 60%   0% 61% - 70% 3% 71% - 80%   0% 81% - 90%   0% >90% 11%

5/15/2008 - What are the root causes for this? Number of Votes: 37 Underestimated development time 24% Underestimated chip design complexity 22% Insufficient resources 22% Integration complexity of functional unit blocks 16% Misalignment of design and management expectations 14% Technical problems in manufacturing process 3%

5/1/2008 - Which end market holds significant growth opportunity for your company in 2008? Number of Votes: 34 Automotive 6% Consumer 35% Data Processing 6% Networking 12% Wireless 32% Industrial 9%

4/17/2008 - During Q1 2008, research analysts lowered 2008 semiconductor growth forecasts. What major factor do you believe influenced analysts' revised forecasts? Number of Votes: 20 Global slow-down 85% Decreased share of computer segment   0% Weakened pricing   0% Unstable memory market 15% Other   0%

4/17/2008 - With the industry under the microscope for revised growth forecasts, how much will the semiconductor industry grow in 2008? Number of Votes: 25 Negative growth 8% 0 -2% 16% 3-5% 48% 5-10% 20% >10% 8%

4/3/2008 - Has your company ever designed, supported or manufactured Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) chips? Number of Votes: 28 Yes – Production 25% Yes – Prototypes only 14% No – But interested 36% No – Not interested 25%

3/6/2008 - How much would you pay for a thorough materials repository that shares materials declaration data, avoiding the duplicative efforts by suppliers/customers & streamline the process to build declarations for end users? Number of Votes: 21 $10k 57% $15k 19% $25k 10% $50k 14%

3/6/2008 - What is the size of your company? Number of Votes: 20 <$100M annual revenue 50% $100M-$1B annual revenue 30% $1B-$5B annual revenue 15% >$5B annual revenue 5%

12/20/2007 - How much will the semiconductor industry grow in 2007 vs. 2006? Number of Votes: 66 Negative growth 11% Flat to 3% 29% 4% to 7% 30% 8% to 10% 11% Greater than 10% 20%

12/20/2007 - How much will the semiconductor industry grow in 2008? Number of Votes: 82 Negative growth 13% Flat to 3% 34% 4% to 7% 24% 8% to 10% 9% Greater than 10% 20%

12/6/2007 - What is the most advanced technology node that your company is using to produce chips? Number of Votes: 130 45-nanometer 18% 65-nanometer 25% 90-nanometer 22% 0.13-micron 15% 0.15-micron 1% 0.18-micron 12% 0.25-micron 3% 0.50-micron 2% 0.60-micron 1% 0.80-micron 1%

12/6/2007 - What is the biggest challenge to overcome as your company moves from one process node to the next? Number of Votes: 127 Higher-mask costs 34% Increased design complexity 26% Inadequate EDA tools for increasing complexity 10% Semiconductor IP cost and availability 13% Semiconductor IP quality 6% Packaging costs 2% Test costs   0% Other 9%

11/15/2007 - Does your company perform analog design in-house or outsource it? Number of Votes: 60 In-house 63% Outsource 7% Both 30%

11/15/2007 - Do you consider your company's analog design to be a product differentiator? Number of Votes: 61 Yes 89% No 11%

10/31/2007 - Is an increasing cost of logistics concerning your company? Number of Votes: 44 Yes 70% No 30%

9/17/2007 - Is your company planning to transition to Open Access (OA)-based design tools? Number of Votes: 69 Yes 57% No 25% Haven't Decided 19%

9/17/2007 - If yes, when is your company planning the transition to OA-based design tools? Number of Votes: 31 Have already made the transition 35% Within the next quarter 3% Within the next 6 months 13% Within the next 12 months 26% After CY 2008 23%

8/15/2007 - Are semiconductor companies doing enough to stay innovative and profitable at the same time? Number of Votes: 119 Yes 41% No 59%

7/19/2007 - Does the semiconductor industry need more IP standards? Number of Votes: 87 Yes 85% No 15%

6/21/2007 - As the semiconductor industry faces growing gross margin pressures, a key focus for companies is logistics (shipments, freight, packaging, etc.). Number of Votes: 140 Strongly Agree 21% Agree 36% Neutral 17% Disagree 21% Strongly Disagree 5%

5/16/2007 - Should electrostatic discharge (ESD) specifications be reduced in digital ICs? Number of Votes: 158 Yes 33% No 58% No Opinion 9%

4/18/2007 - Analysts recently lowered 2007 semiconductor forecasts. What will be the BIGGEST factor in the lower growth rate? Number of Votes: 95 Low average selling prices 57% Falling capital utilization 7% Bloated inventories 36%

4/5/2007 - What is your company's most important operational priority? Number of Votes: 45 Volume Ramp - sourcing, qual, yield, capacity amt 24% Quality - product quality & reliability 27% Asset Utilization - inventory optimization/equip 7% Product Cost - wafer, material cost 31% Customer Svc. - total cycle time/reliable delivery 11%

3/1/2007 - At 90nm, silicon and packaging qualifications are ~$5M, and these costs will be even greater at 65nm and below. Are silicon and packaging qualifications costs at leading nodes a concern for your company? Number of Votes: 74 Yes 76% No 24%

3/1/2007 - Would your company be interested in collaborating with a non-competing fabless company with similar needs by sharing knowledge, and ultimately, costs? Number of Votes: 83 Yes 61% No 39%

2/15/2007 - What is the most critical factor to fabless success? Number of Votes: 64 Time to Market 55% Time to Revenue 12% Time to Profitability 33%

2/1/2007 - Which benefit of membership do you find most valuable? Number of Votes: 29 Leadership & visibility opportunities 28% Education, networking & partnership events 28% Business & technical tools to enable fabless cos. 10% Access to comprehensive data, surveys & resources 34%

1/17/2007 - The spike in private-equity buyouts in the semiconductor industry will likely ___ the most. Number of Votes: 43 Create wealth & provide better shareholder returns 16% Promote more consolidation 51% Slow start-up business 9% Slow innovation 23%

12/19/2006 - How much will the semiconductor industry grow in 2006 vs 2005? Number of Votes: 108 Flat to 3% 11% 4% to 7% 31% 8% to 10% 39% Greater than 10% 19%

12/19/2006 - How much will the semiconductor industry grow in 2007? Number of Votes: 120 Negative Growth 5% Flat to 3% 28% 4% to 7% 29% 8% to 10% 19% Greater than 10% 18%

11/30/2006 - When do you think the current semiconductor cycle will reach its peak? Number of Votes: 118 It's at its peak now 40% 2007 17% 2008 43%

11/16/2006 - What percentage of your total chip design cost is TEST? Number of Votes: 51 Less than 2% 8% 3%-5% 20% 6%-8% 24% 9%-10% 14% Greater than 10% 35%

11/16/2006 - Test quality is becoming a greater challenge to the overall cost of chip design. Number of Votes: 53 Agree 83% Disagree 9% Neutral 8%

11/2/2006 - Are the EU RoHS requirements adequate for China and other countries as the de facto standard? Number of Votes: 32 Yes 62% No 38%

10/17/2006 - Which recent FSA deliverable do you find most valuable? Number of Votes: 20 FSA SiP Market and Patent Analysis 35% Document Control Systems and Operating Procedures   0% Mixed-Signal/RF PDK Checklist (Version 2.0) 15% ISA–F&S Study on the India Semiconductor Industry 50%

9/28/2006 - What is the biggest challenge for today's designers? Number of Votes: 71 Time-to-Market 46% Die Size 3% Performance 11% Complexity 8% Design Closure 7% Manufacturability 21% Other 3%

9/14/2006 - How did inventory levels affect your company's earnings in CYQ2 2006? Number of Votes: 12 Positively 25% Negatively 25% No Change Over Previous Quarter 50%

9/12/2006 - How did inventory levels affect your company's earnings in CYQ2 2006? Number of Votes: 1 2   0% 1 100%

8/31/2006 - Which section of FSA Forum do you find most valuable? Number of Votes: 32 Feature Articles 31% Non-Feature Articles   0% Interviews 3% Company News 19% FSA Member Benefits/Member Listing 47%

8/17/2006 - Since January, are you more BULLISH or BEARISH on 2006 semi growth? Number of Votes: 79 Bullish 49% Bearish 51%

8/17/2006 - If BEARISH, what factor is your biggest concern? Number of Votes: 45 Overcapacity 16% Inventory Levels 51% PC Slowdown 13% Other 20%

8/3/2006 - What is the biggest ADVANTAGE of System-in-Package? Number of Votes: 22 Faster Time-to-Market 41% Cost Reduction 27% High Frequencies 14% High Speed 9% Other 9%

8/3/2006 - What is the biggest CHALLENGE to System-in-Package? Number of Votes: 23 Lack of Tools for Chip Package Co-Design 30% How to Test Chips and Package 52% How to Integrate and Test Different Memory Types 9% Other 9%

7/18/2006 - Will system-in-package (SiP) replace system-on-chip (SOC)? Number of Votes: 97 Yes 51% No 49%

6/28/2006 - After purchasing IP, how much additional cost do you incur internally to integrate it through the entire integration process? Number of Votes: 25 <2x 20% 2x 52% 3x 20% 4x   0% >4x 4% None 4%

6/19/2006 - What is your biggest perceived Quality IP challenge? Number of Votes: 27 Vendor support 26% Ease of integration 52% Ease of reuse 11% Other 11%

5/19/2006 - What percent of customs duties have you/your customers paid to Korea on multi-chip package (MCP) components since April 1, 2006? Number of Votes: 22 0% 77% 2.6% 9% 8.0% 5% Other 9%

5/19/2006 - What is your company's annual revenue? Number of Votes: 27 $0–$5M 15% $6M-$20M 19% $21M-$50M 22% $51M–$100M 11% $101-$500M 11% >$500M 22%

5/4/2006 - How did inventory levels affect your company's earnings in CYQ1 2006? Number of Votes: 25 Positively 28% Negatively 32% No Change Over Previous Quarter 40%

5/4/2006 - How will inventory levels affect your company's earnings in 2006? Number of Votes: 25 Positively 40% Negatively 24% No Change Over 2005 36%

4/20/2006 - On a scale from 1 to 5, rate the Process Design Kit (PDK) quality you are receiving from your foundry. Number of Votes: 33 5 (Excellent) 15% 4 30% 3 30% 2 12% 1 (Poor) 12%

4/6/2006 - Which one of the following factors/market conditions MOST affects your business? Number of Votes: 16 New technology 25% Response to demand (volume changes) 6% Barriers to market entry 6% Changes in customer technical requirements 12% Government regulations 6% New product introductions by competitors 19% Threat of new competition 6% Frequency of product/design changes 19%

4/6/2006 - Which one of the following factors/market conditions LEAST affects your business? Number of Votes: 13 New technology 8% Response to demand (volume changes) 8% Barriers to market entry 15% Changes in customer technical requirements   0% Government regulations