Ralph Schmitt

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. engages in designing, development, manufacturing, and marketing of a broad range of high-performance solutions for embedded systems, from automotive, industrial and networking platforms to highly interactive consumer devices. Its programmable systems-on-chip, general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and USB-C based connectivity solutions and memories help engineers design differentiated products. The firm operates through the following segments: The Microcontroller and Connectivity Division (MCD), and the Memory Products Division (MPD). The company was founded by Thurman John Rodgers in December 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Exar Corp. engages in the design, development, and sale of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits; as well as advanced sub-system solutions for the industrial and embedded systems, high-end consumer, and infrastructure markets. Its product portfolio includes power management, connectivity, and communications products; as well as data and storage products for network security and storage optimization solutions. The company was founded in April 1971 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Sipex Corp. manufactures and sells analog integrated circuits. The firm's products include boost regulators, charge pumps, LED drivers, PWM controllers, multi protocols, USB, advanced power control and photo detector IC. The company was founded in 1983 and is located in Milpitas, CA.

PLX Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor devices. The company was founded by Michael J. Salameh in May 1986 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Legend Silicon Corp. operates as a fabless semiconductor company that develops and markets integrated circuits for digital broadcasting and wireless broadband transmission and reception. It offers demodulator chips for high and standard definition televisions, integrated digital television (iDTV), set top boxes, mobile phones, portable media players (PMPs), laptop and personal computers, mobile Internet devices, wireless peripheral devices (USB, SDIO) and automotive applications. The firm provides its products for fixed terrestrial and portable/mobile applications to designers and manufacturers. The company was founded by Lin Yang and Hong Dong in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

ZCO Liquidating Corp. designs, manufactures and distributes solid state drives and computer components. The company was founded by Ryan Maurice Petersen and Bhulinder Sethi on December 17, 2004 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Nanotron Technologies GmbH develops and provides wireless communications systems. The firm’s platform consists of chips, modules, and software that enable real-time positioning and concurrent wireless communication. Its products include swarm, nano location systems (RTLS), and transceiver. The company was founded by Manfred Koslar and Zbigniew Ianelli in 1991 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, Sensera, Inc. is a private company that manufactures sensors and modules. The company is based in Woburn, MA. The company was founded by Marc-Andre Lebel. Sensera was acquired by ABIOMED, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson from Sensera Ltd. on January 04, 2022 for $7.50 million.