Robert Todd Smathers

Xicor, Inc., a California corporation, was founded in 1978. It is a manufacturer of nonvolatile semiconductor devices including EEPROMs, NOVRAMs, EEPOT nonvolatile digital potentiometers and microperipheral. It also processes transitioning of product development effort to the area of high performance analog mixed-signal integrated circuits

Exar Corp. engages in the design, development, and sale of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits; as well as advanced sub-system solutions for the industrial and embedded systems, high-end consumer, and infrastructure markets. Its product portfolio includes power management, connectivity, and communications products; as well as data and storage products for network security and storage optimization solutions. The company was founded in April 1971 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Bin1 ATE LLC is a test equipment company, which focuses on analog and mixed signal test. It develops mixed signal automated test system for analog, mixed signal, and power management integrated circuits. Its product includes Ceres 1000, a tester-in-a-test head system solution with 32 universal slots. The company is headquartered in Ashland, MA.