Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association - CASPA Founded in 1991, CASPA is the largest Chinese American semiconductor professional organization worldwide. It is an officially registered non-profit organization with both the Internal Revenue Service and the State of California. I. Charters 1. Provide networking and business expansion for corporate sponsors and individual members 2. Facilitate collaboration and communication among professionals and companies in the semiconductor industry 3. Promote the welfare of the members by supporting their interests 4. Exchange information regarding job opportunities and career development globally. II. Organization CASPA consists of individual members, corporate sponsors, board of directors, board of advisors, board of volunteers, and honorary advisors. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, CASPA has 9 local chapters worldwide: Austin & Dallas Texas; Phoenix Arizona; Portland Oregon; HsinChu Taiwan, Pearl River Delta (Hong Kong, ShenZhen), Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore. CASPA also forms alliance with other associations to promote welfare of its members. In 2004, CASPA reciprocates memberships with two of the largest professional organizations in the industry, SEMI and FSA. III. Memberships CASPA has more than ffive thousand individual members covering multiple disciplines. Most members are high tech professionals working in Silicon Valley, Southern California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Texas, New York, China, Taiwan, and Singapore. CASPA also has more than 70 corporate sponsors, including EDA, design, IDM, foundry, packaging / test, venture capital, science and technology development parks, legal and financial service companies located in the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Japan. IV. CASPA's activities Dinner meetings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and Symposiums, Job Fair, International Delegations