Balakrishnan S. Iyer

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. engages in designing, development, manufacturing, and marketing of a broad range of high-performance solutions for embedded systems, from automotive, industrial and networking platforms to highly interactive consumer devices. Its programmable systems-on-chip, general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and USB-C based connectivity solutions and memories help engineers design differentiated products. The firm operates through the following segments: The Microcontroller and Connectivity Division (MCD), and the Memory Products Division (MPD). The company was founded by Thurman John Rodgers in December 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Conexant Systems LLC provides semiconductor solutions for imaging, audio, embedded modem, and video surveillance applications. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Life Technologies Corp. provides products in the areas of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. Its brands include Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems, Gibco, Molecular Probes, Noves, Ambion and Ion Torrent. The firm’s portfolio includes the most cited products and technologies in qPCR, capillary electrophoresis sequencing, nextgeneration sequencing, molecular diagnostics, forensics, cell culture and analysis, and agriculture research. The company was founded on November 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

IHS Markit Ltd. engages in the provision of information, analytics, and solutions to customers in the business, finance, and government sectors. It operates through the following segments: Financial Services, Transportation, Resources, and Consolidated Markets and Solutions. The Financial Services segment consists of pricing and reference data, indices product portfolio, valuation, and research, sales, and trading activities. The Transportation segment pertains to automotive and maritime and trade products. The Resources segment includes upstream and downstream product offerings. The Consolidated Markets and Solutions segment offers product design, economics and country risk, and technology, media, and telecom portfolio. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Paxonet Communications, Inc. provides integrated circuit semiconductors design services. It designs, develops and markets silicon solutions for interworking metro networking technologies to SONET. It offers the MetroConnect line of integrated circuits and the CoreEl line of specialized IP cores focused on the metro market. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

AirNet Communications Corp. designs, manufactures and markets wireless infrastructure and telecommunications products. It offers conversion, RF planning and network design, enterprise network LAN and WAN management, program management and installation and integration services. The firm's products include AdaptaCell, SuperCapacity, RapidCell, AirSite and Backhaul Free. The firm serves wireless service providers and public safety organizations. AirNet Communications was founded by Terry L. Williams in January 1994 and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL.

Churchill Capital Corp. operates as a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of affecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination. The company was founded by Jerre Stead and Michael Klein on June 20, 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.