Christopher Brigham

G2 Microsystems helps connect products, people and data through intelligent Wi-Fi integrated circuits that make it easy to Internet-enable anything. Its ultra low-power Wi-Fi systems-on-a-chip are embedded in a range of battery-powered or microcontroller-based devices including consumer electronics, real-time locating systems, and wireless sensors. Backed by top industry investors, the privately held firm is headquartered in Campbell, California, and has R&D facilities in Sydney, Australia.

Philips Semiconductors manufactured and marketed semiconductors. It manufactured analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) from its product portfolio and are used in televisions, car radios to cellular phones to computer peripherals. The unit also made a range of general purpose discrete semiconductors and logic devices. The company was headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Cypress Communications, Inc. provides electronic mail and other broadband communication services. It offers communication products such as feature rich digital telephone systems and satellite business television. The firm also provides comprehensive data and voice & video communications services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company was founded by Allen R. Stan and Ward Bourdeaux on August 16, 1995 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Signetics.net develops medical diagnostic products. The company is headquartered in Reno, NV.

Quality Semiconductor, Inc. (QSI) designs, develops and markets high-performance logic and networking semiconductor products. The Company targets systems manufacturers principally in the networking, personal computer and workstation markets. QSI is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and employs 200 people worldwide with manufacturing and product design facilities located in Sydney, Australia

Samsung C&T America, Inc. provides investment management and business services. It provides international commodities trading, product marketing and distribution, and new business development. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ.

Hi/fn, Inc. provides network and storage security and data reduction products to network and storage equipment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Silicon Bandwidth, Inc. manufactures electronic interconnects, semiconductors and printed circuit boards. It provides bandwidth and eliminates input ad output bottlenecks across the entire circuit path for optical, semiconductor and subsystem products. The company's products include cluster grid array and mezzanine connector/socket. Silicon Bandwidth was founded in 1999 and is headquartered at San Jose, CA