Daniel L. Hillman

Virtual Silicon Technology, Inc. supplies semiconductor intellectual property solutions. Its solutions include cell libraries, basic I/O's, applications, memory compilers and programmable phase locked loops. The company was founded in 1997 by Michael G. Kliment and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Part of Synopsys, Inc., inSilicon Corp provides communications semiconductor intellectual property for semiconductor and system companies. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Barry Hoberman. inSilicon was acquired by Synopsys, Inc. on September 20, 2002 for $61.55 million.

Transmeta Corp. develops and licenses innovative computing, microprocessor and semiconductor technologies and related intellectual property. Its advanced power management technologies control leakages and increase power efficiency in semiconductor devices. The company was founded in 1995 by Boris Abad Guerra and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Mosaid Technologies, Inc. provides intellectual property management services. The firm monetizes patented intellectual property in the areas of semiconductors and communications, and develops semiconductor memory technology. The company was founded by Richard Foss and Robert F. Harland on May 6, 1975 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.