HONG KONG, March 17, 2008 – Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) announced that the 13th International IC-China Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China, http://www.english.iic-china.com) attracted 36,046 visitors at its four venues, up 21 percent from 2007, making it the largest in the event's history.

Combined, the events in Chengdu, Shenzhen, Beijing and Shanghai offered engineers, technical and procurement managers over 1,400 booths and over 400 exhibitors -- up 37 percent and 47 percent, respectively, from 2007. Eight of the world's 10 largest semiconductor firms, including Intel, Freescale Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Technology, Samsung, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Toshiba, showcased their latest technologies at the event.

IIC-China's expanded Components Pavilions in Chengdu, Shenzhen and Shanghai featured over 300 booths, more than doubling its size over its 2007 debut in Shenzhen.

Across all four IIC-China venues, experts from leading technology companies including Altera, Fujitsu, International Rectifier, Micrel, Microchip, NEC Electronics, NXP Semiconductors, Shanghai Jade Technologies and Spansion held over 80 keynote presentations, summits and seminars attended by thousands of engineers and technical managers.

"IIC-China is without a doubt the single most important networking opportunity for mainland China's engineers," said Mark A. Saunderson, President of Global Sources' Electronics Business Unit. "It is where they meet face-to-face with the world's foremost names in chip technology, discuss new ideas with recognized industry gurus, and get solutions to their latest design challenges.

"No other event delivers the same industry connections, or the same depth and breadth of technical content."

Leading Technology Companies Exhibited at IIC-China

Leading technology vendors exhibited at the show include Analog Devices, Atmel, Intersil, Microsoft, NEC Electronics, Numonyx, Semtech International, Spansion, Vishay and Fairchild Semiconductor.

Fairchild's Worldwide Sales and Marketing Executive Vice President, Allan Lam, said: "We have been exhibiting at IIC-China for almost a decade and we are pleased with the growth in scale of this event. We keep coming back because this provides a great opportunity to connect directly with managers and engineers who are leading innovation in China's technology industry."

Upcoming Events in Greater China: IIC-Taiwan 2008 and IIC-China 2009

International IC-Taiwan Conference & Exhibition (IIC-Taiwan, http://www.english.iic-taiwan.com) is the next technical event and is scheduled to run Sept. 9-11, 2008 at the Taipei World Trade Center, co-located with SEMICON Taiwan.

The co-located shows aim to enable design engineers to see and learn about all products and technologies covering the entire electronics development spectrum – from design to manufacturing.

In 2009, IIC-China is scheduled to be held in mainland China's six major electronics hubs as follows:

Spring:

• Shenzhen: Feb. 26-27, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center
• Xi'an: March 2-3, Xi'an Qu Jiang International Exhibition Center
• Beijing: March 5-6, China World Trade Center
• Shanghai: March 9-10, Shanghai Mart

Fall:

• Chengdu: Nov. 5-6, Chengdu Century City New International Convention and Exposition Center
• Wuhan: Nov. 9-10, Wu Han Technological Exhibition and Convention Center
• Shenzhen: Nov. 12-13, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center

More information about IIC-China and IIC-Taiwan are available at http://www.english.iic-china.com and http://www.english.iic-taiwan.com .

Global Sources' Design-to-Export Solution for Greater China and Asia's Electronics Industry

IIC-China is an important part of Global Sources' portfolio of electronics industry media and trade show brands. Combining 29 online and 11 print media, plus four events which run 14 times across eight cities, Global Sources provides Greater China and Asia's electronics industry with end-to-end support - from product conceptualization through to export of finished products.

Global Sources' key electronics industry event brands also include International IC-Taiwan Conference & Exhibition (http://www.iic-taiwan.com) and China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics and Electronics & Components (http://www.chinasourcingfair.com).

For more information about Global Sources, visit http://www.corporate.globalsources.com .