Chris O'Connor

Avnera Corp. designs system-on-chip products and analog circuits for the consumer audio industry. Its products primarily address technical challenges associated with high-density wireless deployments in enterprise audio and voice conferencing products. The firm offers products for different applications such as battery chargers, UI controllers, power supply units, and signal processors. The company was founded by Manpreet S. Khaira, Raj Garg, and Chris O'Connor in 2004 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. provided radio frequency (RF) solutions and foundry services. It designs, develops and manufactures RF solutions with Gallium Arsenide, Gallium Nitride, Surface Acoustic Wave and Bulk Acoustic Wave technologies for customers worldwide. The company offered a array of filtering, switching and amplification products for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications. TriQuint Semiconductor was founded in 1985 and was headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits. Its products include integrated power circuits, amplifiers, data converters, analog filters, transceivers, expanders, level translators, broadband switches, powerline communications, microcontrollers, data loggers, solar energy, and automotive. The company was founded by Jack F. Gifford in 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.