Matthew Raggett

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.

Fairchild Semiconductor International LLC, designs, develops and markets analog discrete, logic, and non-volatile memory semiconductors. The company was founded by Gordon E. Moore, C. Sheldon Roberts, Eugene Kleiner, Robert N. Noyce, Victor H. Grinich, Julius Blank, Jean A. Hoerni and Jay T. Last on October 1, 1957 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Synopsys, Inc., inSilicon Corp provides communications semiconductor intellectual property for semiconductor and system companies. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Barry Hoberman. inSilicon was acquired by Synopsys, Inc. on September 20, 2002 for $61.55 million.

LogicVision, Inc. produces and develops semiconductor testing instruments and related technologies. It offers a portfolio of products for the automated development, integration, and deployment of embedded test technology. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Solido Design Automation, Inc. provides variation analysis and design software solutions for custom ICs. The firm makes variation designer the world’s top CAD software for semiconductor variation analysis and debugging and is used to improve chip yield, improve performance, reduce die area, and reduce power consumption. The company was founded by Amit K. Gupta and Trent Lorne McConaghy in 2005 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

Analog Design Automation, Inc. designs software to help design mixed signal and analog circuits. The company is headquartered in Saratoga, CA.

Javelin Design Automation, Inc. provides electric design automation services. The private company is based in Saratoga, CA.