Kenneth A. Hansen

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures and designs micro controllers, processors and semiconductors. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. provides embedded processing solutions, which includes the combination of embedded processors, complementary semiconductor devices and software. Its business is organized around five principal product groups: Microcontrollers, Digital Networking, Automotive MCUs, Analog and Sensors, and RF. The company's key applications and end-markets include automotive safety, hybrid and all-electric vehicles, next generation wireless infrastructure, smart energy management, portable medical devices, consumer appliances and smart mobile devices. Freescale Semiconductor was founded on November 9, 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Motorola, Inc. provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. Motorola is engaged in providing technologies, products and services for mobile phones. Its portfolio includes wireless handsets, wireless accessories, digital entertainment devices, wireless access systems, voice and data communications systems, and enterprise mobility products. The company operates through three business segments, including Mobile Devices Segment, Home and Networks Mobility Segment and Enterprise Mobility Solutions Segment. The Mobile Devices segment designs, manufactures, sells and services wireless handsets with integrated software and accessory products, and licenses intellectual property. The Home and Networks Mobility segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services: (i) digital video, Internet Protocol video and broadcast network interactive set-tops, end-to-end video delivery systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice customer premise equipment to cable television and telecom service providers, and (ii) wireless access systems, including cellular infrastructure systems and wireless broadband systems, to wireless service providers. The Enterprise Mobility Solutions segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services analog and digital two-way radio, voice and data communications products and systems for private networks, wireless broadband systems and end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions to government and public safety agencies, as well as retail, energy and utilities, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare and other commercial customers. Motorola was founded on September 25, 1928 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ferric, Inc. develops integrated circuits and integrated inductors in CMOS technology for use in on-chip voltage regulators. Its products include chips and circuit IP, power management IC, packaged integrated voltage regulators and stack integrated voltage regulators. The firm offers power converters utilizing inductors. Its technology can be applies across a broad spectrum of power electronics ranging from full scale servers to the chip level. The company was founded in 2011 by Noah Sturcken, Maurizio Arienzo and Kenneth Shepard and is headquartered in New York, NY.