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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.

Zilog, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets micrologic semiconductor products for embedded control and communication applications worldwide. It provides semiconductor devices that its customers design into their end products. Its devices combine a microprocessor memory and input and output functions on a single device. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

IXYS Integrated Circuits Division, Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductor integrated packages. It offers optically isolated solid-state relays, mixed-signal custom ASICs, and ASSP integrated circuits for the telecommunications market. The company was founded by Carl P. Clare in 1937 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Liquid Robotics, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of autonomous ocean robots for ocean monitoring and operations. It offers the Wave Glider that capture live ocean data close to where lava is flowing into the ocean. The company was founded by Graham Hine, Joseph D. Rizzi, and Roger Hine in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Karma Automotive LLC designs, produces and distributes electric vehicles with extended range. It offers hybrid electric cars under the Karma brand name. the firm also manufactures automobiles with hybrid electric engines. The company was founded in August 2007 by Bernhard Koehler and Henrik Fisker and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Part of Divcore Capital, LLC, Divco West Real Estate Services LLC provides investment advice. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded in 2006 by Stuart Zachary Shiff. Stuart Zachary Shiff has been the CEO since 2006.

M West REIT, Inc. is a Real Estate Investment Trust/REIT. The private company is based in Santa Clara, CA.

Paladin Capital Group (Paladin Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Penn Ave Investments LLC founded by Mark Maloney and Michael Steed in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London and Luxembourg.

Part of Bandwidth, Inc., VeriFiber Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures fiber-optic and electronic modules. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. VeriFiber Technologies was acquired by Bandwidth, Inc. on August 24, 2000 for $5.90 million. The company was founded by Timothy A. Richardson.

Microwave Technology, Inc. manufacturer’s radio frequency and microwave discrete semiconductor products. Its products include GaN RF power amplifiers, low noise pHEMT devices, wireless amplifiers, hybrid modules, and connectorized microwave amplifiers. The company was founded by Thomas R. Baruch in 1982 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

HP Labs, Inc. creates, identifies, and develops novel technologies. It provides research and testing services for its parent company. The firm develops different products such as business software and digital cameras. The company was founded by Bernard M. Oliver, David Packard, and William R. Hewlett in 1966 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Pegasus Research Group LLC provides end-to-end marketing and sales solutions. The firm offers demand generation, sales pipeline solutions, data quality technology, marketing automation and teleservices. The company was founded by James H. Hooker in 1995 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Seiko Instruments USA, Inc. is a manufacturing company, which engages in designs and production of timepieces. The company is headquartered in Torrance, CA.

The Jupiter Research Foundation provides research on whales. The firm operates as a non profit organization which develops and applies new technologies for monitoring and understanding the natural world, and sharing them with the public and the academic community. The company was founded by Joseph D. Rizzi, William Stutz, Kurt Kiesow, Bruce Kamolnick and Tim Richardson in 2003 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory operates as laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Reaction Technology, Inc. supplies silicon expitaxy and silicon coatings. It offers silicon epitaxial, silicon epitaxial-metrology/evaluation, RT facilities and silicon coating services. The company was founded in March 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Numonyx, Inc. manufactures computer peripheral equipment. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Folsom, CA

Georgia Tech Research Institute, Inc. conducts research and development activities. The firm specializes in systems engineering, sensors, radar, integrated sensing, digital media, IPTV, RFID, UAV, unmanned systems, autonomous systems, information technology, information communications technologies, open innovation, venture philanthropy. Its services include government, which minimize risk, reduce cost, increase speed, increase flexibility, increase scalability, industry, professional education, contract vehicles, machine solutions and research security department solutions. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquarters in Atlanta, GA.

Sharkz LP provides investment services. The private company is based in Wilmington.

Vertical Venture Partners LLC (Vertical Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Dave Schwab. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.