Knut Eichler

RPO, Inc. develops digital waveguide technology solutions for consumer electronics, telecoms and datacoms. The company's products include game players, cell phones, PDAs, GPS systems, automotive control displays, multimedia players, tablet PCs and professional applications, such as ATM's and gambling machines. RPO was founded by Ian Maxwell & Robbie Charters in 2003 and is headquartered in Acton, Australia

RPO, Inc. is incorporated in Delaware and has headquarters in San Jose. The core technologies have been developed at its research and development facilities in Canberra and Sydney, Australia. It has received venture funding from existing investors including Australian funds managed by Jolimont Capital, by Allen & Buckeridge and by Neo Technology Ventures; and from BASF Venture Capital and from Jafco. Since mid-2003 RPO's focus has been turned to applying its waveguide technology to solutions for consumer electronics markets and developing a high-volume manufacturing process. They are a technology focused company, with over 90% of its staff engaged in waveguide technology development, technical marketing, product development, design, and manufacturing. Die design, layout and footprint is customized to suit customers' cost, performance, assembly and packaging requirements. RPO supplies the key component to its touch screen customers the polymer optical waveguides for integration during the final product's assembly process.

BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC) is an independent venture capital subsidiary of BASF SE, founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

SiPix Imaging, Inc. is a world leader in display innovation. The company offers custom display module manufacturing to enable system designers to rapidly get to the market and achieve a strong return on investment. In its Fremont, California facility, the firm develops novel materials and scalable roll-to-roll production technologies for low-power Electrophoretic Display material, cuttable to custom sizes. Based on the patented Microcup structure, the flexible material is impact and moisture resistant. With SiPix e-Paper, designers may now choose from multiple saturated color combinations. In Taoyuan, Taiwan, a SiPix production facility provides display module development services and volume manufacturing. This resource enables customers with rapid system development and quick market entry. Since SiPix was established in 1999 in Silicon Valley, California, it has filed over 100 patent applications and developed a core expertise in roll-to-roll based display solutions and integration.