At a media roundtable held at Actel, Silicon Valley CEOs John East of Actel (Nasdaq: ACTL), T.J. Rodgers of Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE: CY) and Brian Halla of National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) shared their provocative thoughts and insights on the environmental and economic challenges facing the world.

All three CEOs, who have focused their companies on power-saving technologies, were in agreement that the innovation inherent to Silicon Valley was key to solving the energy crisis and building the foundation for a sustainable future. The trio called on other high-tech CEOs and entrepreneurs to focus their R&D and investments on solving the crisis, which would eventually fix our ailing economy.