Richard J. Elkus

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.

Applied MicroStructures, Inc. designs and manufactures molecular vapor deposition tools. It offers anti-stiction films, self-assembled monolayers, hydrophobic films, conformal coatings, moisture barrier films, hydrophilic films, bio-compatible or reactive coatings and compatible substrates. The company was founded by Richard C. Yi, Romek Nowak, Jeffrey D. Chinn, Richard S. Payne and Boris Kobrin in January 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

SOPRA SA designs, develops, and manufactures scientific research and development instruments and industrial tools for thin film measurements with optical solutions. Its products include table top and framed spectroscopic ellipsometer, combined metrology systems, and porosimeter ellipsometer. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

Cameca SAS manufactures metrology equipment for semiconductor industry. It offers research instruments for laboratories in universities, government organizations and private companies in materials, geology, astrophysics, semiconductors, and life sciences. The firm designs and manufactures instrumentation for surface micro-analysis. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Gennevilliers, France.

Part of KLA Corp., Tencor Instruments designs, makes, markets and services process software and systems. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. Tencor Instruments was acquired by KLA Corp. on May 01, 1997 for $1,379.63 million.