Silvio Perich

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.

Read Rite Corp. is one of the three major independent suppliers of magnetic recording heads for the hard disk drive and tape drive markets. The Company designs, manufactures and markets magnetic recording heads as head gimbal assemblies and incorporate multiple head gimbal assemblies into head stack assemblies. The Company is a market leader in providing magnetoresistive and inductive tape heads to the entry level through mid-range tape drive markets. The Company operates in an industry with limited visibility. It is located in Fremont, CA.

StorMedia Inc. supplies thin film disks for hard disk drives used in portable and desktop computers, network servers and workstations. The company also manufactures substrates for these disks. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells disks in 2 1/2 inch and 3 1/2 inch sizes. Within each size, the company provides a range of coercivities, fly heights and disk thicknesses to meet specific customer requirements. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Ramtron International Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells specialty high performance semiconductor memory devices. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the design, development and sale of semiconductor products. Its products are used in communication, computing, industrial automation, consumer and automotive applications. It offers serial and parallel Flash/electrically erasable programmable read only memories (EEPROM), programmable micro-controller supervisory and voltage reference circuits and mixed signal devices. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Insitu, Inc. designs, develops, and produces unmanned aircraft systems. It offers miniature aircraft for offshore weather reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicles and tools for commercial and defense reconnaissance purposes. The firm's technologies can be applied to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts in the defense sector, as well as the civil and commercial industries, such as environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, search-and-rescue, disaster relief, and mining operations. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bingen, WA.

Switchfly LLC operates an ecommerce platform that provides a one-stop travel solutions for airlines, financial services companies, hotels, and other travel brands. It offers Switchfly packaging and Switchfly loyalty products to help firms grow revenue and increase customer loyalty. The company was founded by Heidi Vavul and Tina Fitch in 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Grandis, Inc. develops and licenses non-volatile memory solutions. It specializes in semiconductor memories, STT-RAM, MRAM, DRAM, Flash, NAND, NOR, and embeded memories. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Kimree, Inc. designs and manufactures e-cigarette products. It designs and produces a broad range of e-cigarette products, including disposable e-cigarettes, rechargeable e-cigarettes and e-cigarette accessories. The company was founded by Qiuming Liu, Jianjie Ai, Jian Zhang, Lingfan Jiang, Zhiyong Xiang and Dafeng Yu in 2006 and is headquartered in Huizhou, China.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Flexera Software LLC, Internet Image, Inc. develops Internet-based application deployment and management technology. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company was founded by Steve Tsai, Lung C. Tsai. Internet Image was acquired by Intraware, Inc. on October 04, 1999 for $37 million.

Part of Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc., Novita Communications, Inc. develops digital multimedia communication solutions for PC and Internet users. The American company was founded by Hung Nguyen, Julien Nguyen. Novita Communications was acquired by Planetweb, Inc., part of Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. from December 14, 2009 on November 16, 1998.

Vertex Networks, Inc. manufactures fabless semiconductors for the enterprise and WAN access markets. The company is based in Irvine, CA. The company was founded by Frank C. Huang.

Part of EDCI Holdings, Inc., Wireless Access, Inc. is a company that provides wireless data communications solutions to financial institutions and government agencies. The company is based in San Antonio, TX. The company was founded by Tim A. Williams, Judy M. Owen. Wireless Access was acquired by Glenayre Technologies, Inc. on September 09, 1997 for $83.30 million.

Part of Sigma Designs, Inc., E-Motions, Inc. is a company that specializes in graphic designs. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company was founded by Julien Nguyen. E-Motions was acquired by Sigma Designs, Inc. on August 17, 1993 for $3.44 million.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

Indtech Corp. engages in the manufacture of wire, cable and harness services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Marina, CA.

Part of Primax Electronics Ltd., Destiny Technology Corp. is a Taiwanese company that manufactures semiconductors. The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan. The company was founded in 1987 by Gary Cheng, James Lung, Gary Chang, Lung C. Tsai.

Rollbase, Inc. provides software solutions. The firm offers its services under the categories of cloud computing, enterprise software, PaaS and SaaS. The company was founded by Matt Robinson and Pavel Vorobiev in August 2007 and is headquartered in Saratoga, CA.

Greenvity Communications, Inc. operates as mixed-signal semiconductor company. It produces and develops power-line communications (PLC) technology for smart grid, energy-efficient appliances, home gateways, electric vehicles and other green-tech products. The firm’s product include Hybrii-mini chip, Hybrii-xl chip and smart LED development kit. The company was founded by Hung Nguyen in 2011 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Acorn Networks Services Ltd. provides telecommunication services. It offers mobile phones, telephone systems, network services, and mobile internet. The company was founded on June 19, 2008 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.