Kiran Konanur

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Synergy Semiconductor Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits using its proprietary Bipolar and BiCMOS processes. Its products include digital logic for advanced system applications, precision mixed-signal time-clock generators for workstations and telecommunication systems, and mixed-signal communications circuits for local and wide area networks. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

WiSpry, Inc. manufactures RF-CMOS integrated circuits and components. It offers tunable RF components, digital capacitor arrays, RF evaluation kits, filters and duplexors, and power amplifiers. The firm's products are used in airbag sensors, game controllers, accelerometers, microoptics, video projection systems, and printer heads. It serves mobile handset manufacturers and network operators. The company was founded by Jeffrey L. Hilbert and Arthur S. Morris III in October 2002 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Ponte Solutions, Inc. develops and markets unique model-based software products, that are used to predict and enable optimization of semiconductor yields at the design stage. It has offices in Mountain View-California, Grenoble-France, Tokyo-Japan and Yerevan-Armenia. The company was founded in 2002 and is located in Mountain View, CA.

Axiom Microdevices, Inc. manufactures amplifiers for the cellular telephone market. The company was founded by Ichiro Aoki, Scott Kee & Ali Hajimiri in April 2002 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Motion Computing, Inc. provides mobile computing and wireless communications. Its services include combine world-class innovation and industry experience. The firm also enhances in line of tablet PCs and accessories are designed to increase productivity for on-the-go users while providing computing security, power and versatility. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Aspendos Communications, Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductors for wireless standards in mobile communications. It offers integrated CMOS for mobile communications and develops IC architectures for the wireless markets. The company was founded by Korhan Titizer & Joel L. Dawson in June, 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA

Nortel Networks, Inc. provides digital network solutions and services. It offers end-to-end broadband, voice over Internet Protocol, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Black Sand Technologies, Inc. provides analog and fabless digital circuits for the wireless industry. It offers BST34 and BST35 series 3G PA products. The firm specializes in advanced power amplifier technology for wireless applications. The company was founded by Dave Pietruszynski, Jim Nohrden, and Susanne Paul in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Broadband Services, Inc. provides wireless broadband and internet access services. The company headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Part of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., TSMC North America, Inc. is a company that manufactures, distributes, and tests integrated circuits, silicon wafers, diodes, and related semiconductor components. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The CEO of the company is Dave Keller.

Stream Machine Co. provides semiconductor solutions that enable video and audio compression. Its compression technology offers video at low bit-rates and is compatible with consumer standards, including MPEG-2, MP3 and Dolby Digital. The company is located in Milpitas, CA.

Zero G Software, Inc. provides multi-platform software installation, deployment, and updating solutions. It offers tools for deploying and installing software. The company's customers include Abbott Laboratories, Apple Computer, Borland Software, EDS, General Dynamics, Merrill Lynch, Northrop Grumman, Smith College, UC Berkeley, and Wind River Systems. The company was founded by Eric Shapiro and Greg Maletic in 1996 and is located in San Francisco, CA.

Sentient Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Austin, Texas with an additional office in Village of Palmetto Bay, Florida. They manage the Whitecap Texas Opportunity Fund LP.

USfalcon, Inc. provides information technology services. Its services include A&AS program support, aircraft engineering fabrication and modification, aircraft maintenance, aviation training, system design and development, system engineering, cyber security, network operations, classroom instruction, and curriculum development. The firm serves aerospace, mission systems engineering, information technology, and education and training markets. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

DAFCA, Inc. develops programmable IP, embedded security for system and device assurance, and software solutions that automate and accelerate ASIC and FPGA validation. The company was established in 2003 and it is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

Mayfield Fund LLC (Mayfield Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 by Mark Jay Levin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.