James R. Pekarsky

Mentor Graphics Corp. provides electronic design automation systems-advanced computer software and emulation hardware systems, which are used to automate the design, analysis, and testing of electronic hardware and embedded systems software in electronic systems and components. It markets products and services primarily to large companies in the military/aerospace, communications, computer, consumer electronics, semiconductor, networking, multimedia, and transportation industries. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Japan, Pacific Rim, and Others. The company was founded on February 4, 1981 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, OR.

Virage Logic Corp. is a technology and market provider in advanced embedded memory intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. It work on semiconductor IP platforms comprising embedded memory, standard cells, and I/Os primarily for the consumer, communications and networking, handheld and portable, and computer and graphics markets. The company's quality efforts are validated in its Silicon Characterization lab which ensures quality, reliable IP across a range of foundries and process technologies. The company was founded on 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

MoSys, Inc. is a provider of semiconductor solutions. The firm provides hardware, software and firmware solutions that enable fast, intelligent data access and data decisions for cloud networking, security, test and measurement, video and other systems. Its products include blazar accelerator engine ICs, 100G linespeed products, and development kits. The company was founded in September 1991 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Wavesat, Inc. manufactures and supplies broadband wireless semiconductor solutions. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

AccelChip Inc. provides software solutions based on MATLAB for embedded signal processing, including intellectual property (IP), for embedded digital signal processing (DSP) design. It develops and markets design tools, integrated verification flows and parametric IP toolkits that automate the development & implementation of DSP algorithms in FPGAs and ASICs. AccelChip's proven solution integrates the domain-specific DSP design environment (MATLAB) with industry-standard hardware design flows from leading silicon & EDA vendors, such as Aldec, Altera, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Synplicity, Synopsys, The MathWorks and Xilinx. The company was founded by Dr. Prith Banerjee in 2000 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

SPI Solar, Inc. engages in providing photovoltaic (PV) solutions for residential, business, government, and utility customers and investors. It focuses on the development, financing, installation, operation, and sale of utility-scale and commercial PV projects. The company was founded by Stephen C. Kircher in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Thompson Designs, Inc. engages in designing, producing, and installing custom-made property signage for residential and commercial customers. The company was founded by Kade Thompson on August 30, 2010 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

BioPharmX, Inc. manufactures and distributes healthcare products. It specializes in women's health, dermatology, aesthetics and drug delivery. The company was founded by Kin Foong Chan, Anja B. Krammer and James R. Pekarsk in 2010 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.