David Corbin

Silicon Light Machines Corp. develops and markets optical technology and products for fiber-optic communications networks. The firm's grating light valve technology is a spatial light modulator on the surface of a silicon chip that is used in optical components, print, and display-related products. Its products serve various applications including digital display, computer-to-print systems, maskless lithography, and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1994 and is located in San Jose, CA.

Cooligy, Inc. designs and manufactures cooling systems used to cool computer chips. Its cooling method breaks through the roadblock to heat removal and noise reduction. The firm's products allow electronics firms to deliver next-generation CPUs, ASICs, graphics chips, and large programmable gate arrays. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Kovio, Inc. developed semiconductor products using printed silicon electronics and thin film technology. The company was founded by Joseph M. Jacobson and Colin Bulthaup in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. provides industry standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business applications. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, UK

BrightScale, Inc. develops video processing technology for digital television and multimedia products. The firm also provides fables semiconductors. Its partners include MIPS, MontaVista, Tata, Rebaca, Virage Logic, and Denali. The company was founded by Gheorghe Stefan in April 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

NanoGram Corp. develops and manufactures semiconductor for the photovoltaic, optical, and electronic markets. The company was founded by Nobuyuki Kambe and Bi Xiangxin on March 25, 2002 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.