Grant A. Pierce

The Electronic Design Automation Consortium operates as an electronic system design association. The American company was founded by Rick Carlson.

Sonics, Inc. provides system Internet protocol services. It offers SonicsLX (SLX), a NoC that provides systems-on-chip designers with the connectivity needed for CPUs and other processing engines to memory. The firm provides system Internet protocol solutions, which include security, power, and memory subsystems; development tools; performance analysis solutions and topology structures for the network design. The company was founded by Drew E. Wingard, Grant A. Pierce, and Geert Rosseel in September 1996 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. is a provider in client/server/web application development tools. The Company's mission is to help customers build software that keeps pace with their business. ParcPlace products support open computing, portability, and industry standards for distributed and web-based enterprise computing. The Company also provides a comprehensive range of services, including customer support, training, on-site assistance, and consulting. With headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company maintains offices across the United States and in France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and a network of distributors throughout the world.

Part of The Protectoseal Co., Electronic System Design, Inc. is a company that specializes in electronics technology for the water industry. The company is based in Palatine, IL. The company provides water process control boards for reverse osmosis water purification systems and water vending machines. Electronic System Design was acquired by The Protectoseal Co. on December 18, 2012.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Convergent Technologies, Inc. provides telecommunications services. It also provides Information Technology (IT) and communications services and hardware, including computers, desk phones, mobile devices, servers, networks, wireless surveillance and fiber. The company is headquartered in Winston Salem, NC.

Part of Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc., Mips Computer Systems, Inc. is a company that develops microprocessors. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The company was founded by Chris Rowen, John LeRoy Hennessy. Mips Computer Systems was acquired by Silicon Graphics, Inc. on June 30, 1992 for $333.91 million.

MicroUnity Systems Engineering, Inc. develops software solutions for processing multimedia data in real time on general purpose processors. The firm offers BroadMX, a software-upgradeable broadband microprocessor technology for processing 3D graphics, high-definition video, radio frequency data streams, 4G wireless, and other software-based broadband applications in real time using software rather than special-purpose hardware. The company was founded by John Moussouris in August 1988 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.