Sanjay Adkar

Netcell Corp. develops storage processors for the ATA and SATA host bus adapter, consumer, server, workstation and embedded storage markets. It uses patented architecture for writing and reading from multiple disk drives in parallel. Netcell enables a class of storage product that advances for mainstream hard drive storage applications, delivering enterprise-class reliability with performance and plug-and-play simplicity. The company is located in San Jose, CA.

BrightScale, Inc. develops video processing technology for digital television and multimedia products. The firm also provides fables semiconductors. Its partners include MIPS, MontaVista, Tata, Rebaca, Virage Logic, and Denali. The company was founded by Gheorghe Stefan in April 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

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.

LSI Corp. designs, develops, and markets high-performance storage and networking semiconductors. Its products include custom and standard product integrated circuits that are used in disk drives, solid state drives, high-speed communications systems, computer servers, storage systems, and personal computers. The company was founded on November 6, 1980 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Audience, Inc. provides mobile intelligent voice and audio solutions. The company was founded by Lloyd Watts in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Surabhi, Inc. develops mobile applications. The private company is based in Saratoga, CA.