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Synergy Semiconductor Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits using its proprietary Bipolar and BiCMOS processes. Its products include digital logic for advanced system applications, precision mixed-signal time-clock generators for workstations and telecommunication systems, and mixed-signal communications circuits for local and wide area networks. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Philsar Semiconductor, Inc. develops semiconductors for the wireless connectivity market. The company is based in Ottawa, Canada. Philsar Semiconductor was acquired by Conexant Systems LLC, part of Synaptics, Inc. from July 25, 2017 on May 30, 2000 for $213.75 million. The Canadian company was founded by Luc Lussier.

Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics Co. Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices. The firm offers products on embedded NVM, LCD driver, analog/power management, RF technology field, and customer electronics platforms. The company manufactures smart card, LCD driver, simulation and power control, RF, and customer chips, which are used in Smart Card, communications, consumer electronics, and computer products. The company was founded in July 1997 and is located in Shanghai, China.

Potentia Semiconductor Corp. provides power management and conversion solutions for power systems in digital displays and video systems. The company was founded in June 2000 by Ray Orr and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

CEC Huada Electronic Design Co., Ltd. engages in the integrated circuit design, development, and sale. It specializes in smart card chips and satellite navigation chips and modules. Its products are used in smart cards and wireless communications, government identification card, social security card, fuel card, telecom and mobile payment, electricity card, transportation cards, wireless networks equipment, online authentication, and satellite navigation. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Shanghai Longjing Technology Co. Ltd. is a holding company that is engaged in the provision of smart set-top devices. Its products are developed for digital and high definition television, IPTV applications, and AVS video decoder chip. It also offers portable audio and system control processors to accelerate its system-on- chip devices. The company is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Huada Semiconductor Co., Ltd. engages in design, manufacture and distribution of integrated circuits and electric components. The company was founded on May 8, 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Beijing Chipadvanced Technology, Inc. provides integrated circuit (IC) test services. Its services include IC wafer testing, finished product testing, design verification, testing adapter design processing, and overall test solutions. The company was founded on July 23, 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

GTA Semiconductor Co., Ltd. engages in the development, consulting, and service of semiconductor technology. Its products include electronic components, electronic products, computer software, and auxiliary equipment. It also provides computer system integration services. The company was founded on November 15, 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

China Electronics Smart Card Co., Ltd. was founded in 1995. The text in the description is in Chinese characters and needs to be translated to English. The company is based in Beijing, China. The Chinese company provides smart card products and related application systems. The company is a subsidiary of China Electronics Corporation and ultimately controlled by the Government of China.