Richard M. Freeman

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.

ESS Technology, Inc. engages in the design and marketing pf analog and audio devices for mobile, consumer, automotive, and professional audiophile systems. Its products include digital to analog converters, audio amplifiers, voltage regulators, and sound bar and audio system on chip. The company was founded by Forest S. Mozer in 1984 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

PEAK Surgical is a medical device company that has developed the PEAK Surgery System, a new tissue dissection system based on a proprietary technology that represents an important advance in radiofrequency surgical technologies. The PEAK Surgery System consists of the PEAK PlasmaBlade, a family of disposable cutting devices that offer the exacting control of a scalpel and the bleeding control of traditional electrosurgery without extensive collateral damage, and the PULSAR Generator, which supplies pulsed plasma radiofrequency energy to the PlasmaBlade. The PEAK Surgery System is cleared for use in general, plastic and reconstructive, ENT, gynecologic, orthopedic, arthroscopic, spinal and neurological surgical procedures in the United States, and for use in general surgery in the European Union. It was launched in the United States in July 2008 and has been used by U.S. surgeons on many patients, including general, gynecologic, orthopedic and plastic and reconstructive surgeries

ZipLine Medical, Inc. engages in the development of non-invasive surgical skin closure devices. It offers Zip Surgical,m PreLoc Wound Care, and Zipstitch Consumer platforms. The company was founded by Amir Belson in 2009 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Vitriflex, Inc. develops and manufactures ultra-barrier films. It scaled-up a novel approach that represents a breakthrough, applicable to multiple markets, including OLED display, Solar PV, OLED Lighting, and quantum dot films. The company was founded by David Robert Parker, Dave Pearce and Ravi Prasad in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Uphill Investment Co., Signia Technologies Co., Ltd. is a Taiwanese company that manufactures wireless chipsets. The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Signia Technologies Co. was acquired by Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., part of Uphill Investment Co. from December 08, 2015 on December 21, 2004 for $7.96 million.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. provides medical products and solutions. It offers imaging systems, therapy equipment, and hearing instruments for diagnosis, treatments, and patient monitoring. The firm services include imaging and therapy, customer resources and logins, healthcare financing solutions and laboratory diagnostics services. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Sierra Monolithics, Inc. manufactures microwave modules and integrated circuits. It offers RFICs and Modules for wireless, wire line, and military applications. The firm serves the aerospace and telecommunication industries. The company was founded by Charles E. Harper, David A. Rowe and Binneg Y. Lao in 1988 and is headquartered in Camarillo, CA.

Silego Technology, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company. The firm designs and sells configurable power, logic, and timing mixed signal IC products referred to as CMICs. It also have operations in Taiwan, and additional design/technology centers in China, Korea and Ukraine. The company was founded by Ilbok Lee, Chen Wang, John McDonald, and Kuang-Yu Chen in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures semiconductors. It markets Samsung semiconductor product lines including its DRAM and SRAM memory chips, flash memory components, thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels and screens and system LSI products. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Oki Semiconductor Co. designs and manufactures integrated circuits. The company's products include telecommunication IC's, speech synthesis, memory devices, ASIC, ARM based controllers, display drivers, etc. It was founded in 1977 and is located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Part of Koninklijke Philips NV, Philips Semiconductors, Inc. is an American company that manufactures semiconductors.

DropWise Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of coating technology. It offers solutions to power generation; desalination; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; and chemical refining industries. The company was founded by Adam Paxson, Karen Gleason, Kripa Varanasi, and David Borrelli in 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Vozy, Inc. operates as a voice communication platform for helping business and customers. The company was founded by Humberto Pertuz and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Part of Santa Clara University, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship is a university-based social enterprise accelerator that has accelerated over 1,000 social enterprises since 2003. The center leverages its location in Silicon Valley and Jesuit ambition to end poverty and protect the planet. Miller Center also helps transform social ministries to more sustainable social enterprise models and engages Santa Clara University students in field research to support social entrepreneurs. With an emphasis on climate resilience and women's economic empowerment, Miller Center accelerates social entrepreneurship to eliminate poverty. The center has served more than 1,300 social entrepreneurs, engaged 162 SCU students in field research, and currently works with more than 300 business leaders from around the world who participate as mentors in the center's programs. The social enterprises accelerated by Miller Center have collectively improved, transformed, or saved the lives of over 400 million people in 100 countries.

RiSo Capital LLC (RiSo Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Sri Purisai. The firm is headquartered in Saratoga, California.

3D Glass Solutions, Inc. produces glass-based electronic packaging and micro-components. It also offers design and device consultation, complete prototyping, and high-volume production. The company was founded by Jeb Flemming in 2006 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.