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SHENZHEN, China, February 24, 2011 – Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) announced that the 16th International IC-China Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China, http://www.english.iic-china.com) opens today at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, with a keynote address on "Opportunities for Embedded Systems in the Era of Internet of Things" by Professor He Limin of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who is widely known as the "Father of Embedded System in China".

The three-day event (February 24, 25 and 26) features twice daily live product teardowns of new Smartphones and tablet PCs, in addition to conferences on embedded systems, analog, power and Smartphone design technologies, over 30 technical application courses (TAC) and TechShare sessions, and about 590 exhibition booths of world leading technology vendors such as ADI, Atmel, Freescale, Intel, Intersil, NXP and STMicroelectronics.

Visitors attending three or more conferences and TAC sessions will receive a special certificate.

Brandon Smith, President of Global Sources' joint venture eMedia Asia Limited, said, "IIC-China is a three-day opportunity for engineers to learn about world-changing technologies , share provocative ideas, and, have a lot of fun doing it. We have put special effort into this year's show to create a lasting and deep experience for mainland China's electronics engineers.We understand and respect just how influential mainland China's engineers will be on our changing world. Our simple goal for IIC-China is to give them the tools to be as creative and successful as they can possibly be."

Rich technical content aims to inspire innovation

Yan Chenwei, Vice President of Qualcomm – a world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies, is scheduled to open the Smartphone Conference tomorrow (February 25) with a keynote speech on "Growth of Smart Mobile Devices and Chip Technology Trends"; Jane Hsu, Director of IMS Research's Taiwan Office, is slated to speak on Saturday (February 26) on "LED Market Opportunities and Challenges" at the Power Conference.

Experts from technology companies such as Dongbu HiTek, Fairchild, Leadcore, Micron, NXP, Parasoft, STMicroelectronics and TriQuint Semiconductor are also scheduled to speak at the conferences.

Global Sources analysts are scheduled to perform two live product teardowns on each day. The Smartphone teardown will give engineers a chip-by-chip, technology-by-technology analysis of two international and local branded Smartphones. Another session will provide an in-depth look inside two popular tablet PCs.

Top IC and component vendors showcase latest products

At the exhibition, the world's leading semiconductor companies, including ADI, Atmel, Freescale, Fujitsu, Intel, Intersil, Maxim, Micron, NXP, On-Bright, On Semiconductor, ROHM, Silicon Labs, STMicroelectronics and Vishay, are scheduled to showcase their latest solutions and products to mainland China's engineering community. Exhibiting alongside them are key distributors including Advanced MP Technology, Eluomeng, Richardson Electronics and RS Components, as well as top local IC companies and design houses such as BYD Microelectronics, Beijing Nufront, Go2Silicon and Sino IC.

Engineers can also see the latest semiconductor devices and solutions from Taiwan and Korea vendors at the regional pavilions.

Leading passive-component suppliers such as EYANG Technology Development, Mornsun and Shenzhen Sunlord Electronics are also showcasing their products at the Components Zone.

Attendance at IIC-China is free for industry professionals. For more show information, please visit http://www.english.iic-china.com/.

About eMedia Asia Limited

eMedia Asia Limited is a joint venture between Global Sources (60.1%) and United Business Media (39.9%).

eMedia Asia provides 500,000-plus technology decision-makers throughout Asia and China with access to a multichannel media network. Through its technical events, publications and online network, eMedia Asia leads in providing the region’s electronics community with the business and technical information they need to remain competitive.