Geoffrey C. Dawe

BitWave was formed in 2004 to solve a complex problem facing cell phone manufacturers: how to obtain anytime, anywhere connectivity without sacrificing cost, performance or power consumption. Since its inception, BitWave has been dedicated to the development of a universal programmable transceiver, the Softransceiver RFIC to meet this industry problem. The patent pending technology embodied in the product is unique and will allow wireless carriers and cell phone manufacturers to deploy more services and devices in less time with additional functionality. Beyond the predicted one billion handset per year market in 2007, the firm's product will also be key to such markets as micro-infrastructure, laptops, PDAs, multimedia players and portable consumer electronic devices.

Newlans, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company. It specializes in reconfigurable broadband analog signal processing solutions. The firm's platform provides an unprecedented level of programmability to analog applications. The company was founded by Dev Vrat Gupta and Divi Gupta in 2003 and is headquartered in Acton, MA.

Alpha Industries, Inc. manufactures flight jackets and outerwear. It is specialized in manufacturing many types of jackets and pants for U.S. military forces. The firm also manufactures a line of commercial clothing under the Alpha Industries brand. It sells outerwear through military retailers, as well as specialty retailers across the U.S. The company was founded in October 1959 and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA.

M/A-COM, Inc. manufactured wireless communications components. The firm offered discrete and integrated devices including amplifiers, antennas, diodes, passive devices, switches and specialized transistors. It also offered device packages, as well as semiconductor wafers in plain silicon or compound materials. The company was founded in 1950 and was headquartered in Lowell, MA.