Robert P. Akins

Cymer, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of light sources for the manufacturers of photolithography tools in the semiconductor equipment industry. It provides chip making process, light source, onpluse and data products and services. The company was founded by Robert P. Akins and Richard L. Sandstrom in 1986 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Extraction Systems, Inc. produces a wide range of molecular contamination measurement and control products for ultraclean environments. It provides solutions to the global microelectronics industry. It products are used to measure and remove airborne molecular contaminants in the semiconductor manufacturing process. If not precisely controlled, contaminants can cause wafer defects and impact manufacturing yields as well as damage sensitive semiconductor manufacturing equipment. It is headquartered in Franklin, MA.

UC San Diego Foundation specializes in obtaining private gifts in support of research, teaching, and public service, as well as engages in management of gift assets. The company is was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International operates as association of companies that provide equipment, materials and services for the manufacture of semiconductors, photovoltaic panels, LED and flat panel displays, micro-electromechanical systems, printed and flexible electronics, and related micro and nano-technologies. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Cymer LLC develops light sources used by chipmakers worldwide to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, and is pioneering development of next generation EUV sources. It technology includes chip design, wafer preparation and cleaning, exposure and light source, etching and process completion and packaging. The company was founded by Bob Akins and Richard Sandstrom in 1986 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.