CHENGDU, CHINA, September 22, 2009 – The fall edition of the 14th International IC-China Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China, http://www.english.iic-china.com), including the co-located Components Zone (http://www.cz.IIC-China.com) in Chengdu at the Shangri-la Hotel today. This is the second time Global Sources has taken the shows to Chengdu, but the first time that the shows have taken place in fall. The Chengdu event will feature nearly 120 booths on Sept. 22 and 23.

Top international and local technology and component vendors, including Cyan, Eyang Technology, Guangdong Kexin Industrial, Meder-GHL Electronic, Mueller Electric, Numonyx, RS Components, Shenzhen Secom, Texas Instruments and Xiamen Letdo Electron will showcase their latest products and services.

"Sichuan Province has always been the powerhouse of West China's electronics industry. The Province's revenue from the technology sector was RMB 122 billion, with impressive year-on-year growth of 32 percent," said Mark A. Saunderson, President of Global Sources' (NASDAQ: GSOL) Electronics Business Unit.

"We applaud the success of Sichuan and Chengdu High Tech Zone, and we are glad to be back in the city for the second year. IIC-China and co-located Components Zone will continue to support the engineering community in Chengdu by bringing top technology and components companies from around the world and from across the country.

"The event is where great engineering minds meet, learn and exchange exciting ideas. IIC-China's rich educational program will help drive innovation – the most important element of success in electronics."

Leading technology and components vendors to speak at IIC-China and Components Zone conference

Engineers will have a unique opportunity to learn about enabling technology from international and local industry gurus during seminars at the show. The following Keynote Addresses will take place today:

• ARM China's Country Manager and Vice President of Sales, Allen Wu, will give the IIC-China keynote address ‘The challenges for next-generation embedded design' at 10:30 a.m.,
• Shenzhen Songtian Technology's Chief R & D Engineer, Lu Sheng, will deliver the Components Zone keynote address ‘Chip tantalum capacitor technology trends and its application in A/V system' at 11:25 a.m.

Infineon Technologies, Intel and Numonyx will host a Summit on Product Upgrade: Designing for the Digital Consumer. While, Actel, Altium, Atmel, Analog Devices, Intel, Numonyx and Microsoft, Spansion will hold Vendor Seminars. Topics include the hottest technologies in the region: design automation, digital consumer, power management, touch technology and wireless communications.

Chengdu is the last venue of IIC-China and Components Zone 2009 Fall Edition, following Wuhan and Dongguan. It is scheduled to run through Sept. 22-23 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.english.iic-china.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 10 print media, plus four events which run 12 times across 10 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 China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics, Security Products and Electronics & Components (http://www.chinasourcingfair.com).

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