Gary F. Derbenwick

Celis Semiconductor Corp. designs, develops, and markets integrated circuit products. It specializes in semiconductor memories, low cost battery-less radio frequency identification tags, and SOI design products. The company was founded by Gary Derbenwick in 1996 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

Symetrix Corporation is a technology company based in the United States that develops memory technology for the semiconductor industry. The private company is based in Colorado Springs, CO. The company's technology is used in various applications such as communications, data acquisition, and measurement devices. The company has collaborated with major semiconductor companies, universities, and government research organizations worldwide. Recently, they have been working with Applied Materials and Arm to develop a "neuromorphic" electronic switch that functions like the neurons and synapses of the human brain.

Sandia National Laboratories develops science based technologies. The company provides research services in nuclear weapons, energy and infrastructure assurance, nonproliferation, and defense systems. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.

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

Bell Laboratories, Inc. manufactures rodent control products. It has developed products such as rodenticides, tamper-resistant bait stations, non-poisonous glue boards, and mechanical mousetraps to control rats. The company was founded by Malcolm Stack in 1974 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.