Ronald H. Sartore

Simtek Corp. designs and manufactures high performance nonvolatile memory, application specific integrated circuits and data communications. It provides integrated circuits to the electronics market for use in variety of systems, such as data storage systems, computers, copiers, factory controllers, electric meters and military systems. It was founded in 1987 by Dr. Richard Petritz and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO

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.

Part of Infineon Technologies AG, Anchor Chips, Inc. is a dental composite resin manufacturer based in San Diego, CA. The company offers a range of composite systems that are efficient, predictable, and affordable for most patients. The company's composite resin is easy to handle and can be sculpted quickly and effectively. It works well for small/average class 3, less for large class 4. The material is excellent for restoring posterior teeth, even large cavities, and can be used for root canal treatment. The company's composite resin is a valid alternative to the more expensive cast metal approach. The company was founded by Ronald H. Sartore. Anchor Chips was acquired by Cypress Semiconductor Corp., part of Infineon Technologies AG from April 17, 2020 on May 25, 1999 for $15 million.

AgigA Tech, Inc. provides battery-free non-volatile memory solutions. Its flagship products include agigaram and powergem energy modules. The company was founded 2007 in and is headquartered San Diego, CA.

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. engages in the provision of silicon solutions for next-generation cloud infrastructure and data centers, as well as connectivity products for edge, metro and long haul communications equipment. Its products include the X-Gene ARM 64-bit Server on a Chip solution, or X-Gene, designed for cloud data center and enterprise applications. It offers a line of embedded computing products based on power architecture. The company's connectivity portion of base business provides high-speed, high-bandwidth, high-reliability communications products. Its connectivity products include framer or mapper devices for Optical Transport Network equipment and physical layer devices that transmit and receive signals in a very high-speed serial format. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.