James Spoto

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.

Southwall Technologies, Inc. operates as a global energy technology company which provides energy conservation and climate management thin-film glass solutions. The firm manufactures and develops films and glass products that improve energy efficiency in architectural and automotive glass applications. It manufactures windows & glass sun-proof, heat-proof & cold-proof - enabling their customers to fine-tune the insulating and solar control performance of glass, reducing the energy consumption for cooling and heating for a comfortable indoor climate. Southwall Technologies was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in St. Louisiana, MO.

Ansoft LLC develops electronic design automation (EDA) software used primarily in technology industry. Its products define the architecture of device, create specifications for functional blocks, design the circuits and components, evaluate component level interactions, and optimize circuit or system performance under operating conditions. The firms products are used to design technology products, such as cellular phones, Internet networking, satellite communications systems, integrated circuits and circuit boards, and electronic sensors, and motors. The company was founded by Zoltan Cendes in 1984 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

AWR Corp. provides electronic design automation and software solutions. It offers Microwave Office, a software solution for designers of radio frequency (RF) and microwave circuits ranging from integrated microwave assemblies to monolithic microwave integrated circuits. The company was founded by Joseph E. Pekarek in 1994 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Pyxis Technology, Inc. operates as an early-stage EDA company that develops router for use in the design of semiconductor devices. The company was founded by PT Patel is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Multigig, Inc. provides semiconductor products. It offers clock synthesizer ICs which provides ultra-low jitter and phase noise reference clock signals to communication, computing, and networking interface devices. It specializes in highly innovative high-performance clocking technology. The company was founded by Steve Beccue, John Wood and Haris Basit in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Zen Research Plc designs, develops, and licenses technologies for companies that create and market components found in CD-Rom and DVD players.

Gilo Ventures LLC (Gilo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Emiko Higashi and Davidi Gilo. Gilo Ventures LLC is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

The Aerospace Corp. provides information on launch vehicles, satellite systems, ground control systems, and space technology. It operates a Federally Funded Research and Development Center for the United States Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office. The firm also provides independent technical and scientific research, development, and advisory services to national-security space programs. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., High Level Design Systems, Inc. supplies integrated circuit design tools. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company was founded by J. George Janac. High Level Design Systems was acquired by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on December 18, 1996 for $94.11 million.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ascend Elements, Inc. is a sustainable battery materials solutions provider based in Westborough, MA. Ascend Elements manufactures advanced battery materials using valuable elements reclaimed from discarded lithium-ion batteries. The company's proprietary hydro-to-cathode® direct precursor synthesis technology produces new precursor and cathode active materials more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in reduced cost, improved performance, and lowered GHG emissions. The company's full-service EV battery recycling simplifies the recycling process and transforms discarded EV batteries into advanced battery materials that rival or even surpass the performance of new. Ascend Elements' advanced battery materials are sustainably sourced and engineered for high power and long cycle life, making them ideal for high-performance applications. The company was founded in 2015 by Eric Gratz, Yan Wang, Diran Apelian, and the CEO is Mike O'Kronley.

Altior, Inc. engages in the provision of software and hardware products. The company was founded in March 2004 and is headquartered in Eatontown, NJ.

The Electronic Design Automation Consortium operates as an electronic system design association. The American company was founded by Rick Carlson.

Corsair Pharma, Inc. is a development stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the development of novel prodrugs of treprostinil to treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension using a once-daily transdermal patch. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Our Next Energy, Inc. is a Michigan-based energy storage technology company that focuses on engineering batteries to accelerate electrification in transportation and stationary applications. The company is based in Novi, MI. The company's vision is to double the range of electric vehicles, use safer and more sustainable raw materials, and establish a localized supply chain. The company was founded in 2021 by Mujeeb I. Ijaz, who has been the CEO since then.

InoBat JSA engages in conducting research and development services in field of automotive, petrochemical and energy sectors. The company was founded by Marian Bocek, Jozef Urban and Marián Goga and is headquartered in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Agility Design Solutions, Inc. develops software tools. The company offers solutions for algorithm acceleration, prototyping, and implementation in both software and hardware. Agility speeds the development of signal processing algorithms offering complete solutions for algorithm acceleration, prototyping and implementation in both software and hardware. The solutions include Agility's unique software technologies for MATLAB to C and C to FPGA synthesis and a rich portfolio of synthesizable algorithmic functions and FPGA hardware platforms. Agility completes the solutions with services delivered by a team of expert users to help customers meet deadlines and delivery requirements. Agility's customers differentiate their products with leading edge algorithms. With over 100 customers and 1000s of successful algorithm implementations in FPGA and software, Agility is a proven supplier for getting from algorithm to implementation, fast. Agility Design Solutions was incorporated in January of 2008 when Catalytic Inc. changed its name after combining with the Celoxica ESL business. The Celoxica ESL business was built on original research from Oxford and started selling commercial product in 2001. Catalytic Inc. was founded in 2001 to develop technology to go from MATLAB to C and began selling commercial product in 2005.