Francis F. Lee

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Adesto Technologies Corp. is engaged in the development, manufacture, and market of non-volatile memory products. It offers DataFlash, Fusion Serial Flash, Standard Serial Flash, EcoXiP, Mavriq, and Moneta. The company was founded by Narbeh Derhacobian, Ishai Naveh, and Shane Hollmer in January 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Synaptics, Inc., Synaptics Hong Kong Ltd. develops touchpad devices for computer interface applications. The private company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Synaptics Hong Kong was acquired by Synaptics, Inc. on June 27, 2003.

Foveon, Inc. engages in the design and development of image sensors and image capture systems. The firm offers digital single lens reflex and pro, CMOS, and direct image sensors. The company was founded by Jan-Dieter Spalink, Brian Gullette Richard B. Merrill, K. Michael Munsch and Carver A. Mead in August 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.