William P. Ingram

Siliconix, Inc. manufactures semiconductors and switches. Its products are used to manage and convert power in computers, cell phones, and the communications infrastructure. The company also controls motion in computer disk drives and automotive systems. Siliconix was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Solectron Corp. was a provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services. It offerings included new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. The firm was acquired by Flextronics International Ltd. The company was founded in 1977 and was headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (HSBC-GAM HK) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC.PRA) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm originated in 1973 as a banking branch and became part of HSBC Asset Management in 1994. The current firm, formerly known as HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd., was founded in 2005 when the group's investment management business was reorganized. HSBC-GAM HK provides investment management services to corporate clients, private individuals and institutions.

Volterra Semiconductor Corp. designs, develops and markets proprietary analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors for the computing, storage, networking and consumer markets. Its products includes integrated voltage regulator semiconductors, integrated power protection and distribution semiconductors and scalable voltage regulator semiconductor chipsets that transform, regulate, deliver and monitor the power consumed by electronic systems. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, contract equipment manufacturers and merchant power supply manufacturers. Volterra Semiconductor was founded by Craig Teuscher, David B. Lidsky, Anthony Stratakos and Marco Zuniga in August 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Needham Capital Partners (Needham Capital Partner) is a private equity subsidiary of Needham Investment Management LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Linear Dimensions Semiconductor, Inc. develops custom and semi-custom system solutions for consumer, industrial and medical products. It offers vertically integrated combination of AMS IC development, plastics, mechanical, embedded system, algorithm and software based upon its PEAL and CardiacLock technology and its proprietary sensors. The company was founded by David Schie in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

AIStorm, Inc. is a company that specializes in AI-in-sensor processing, which eliminates the latency, power, and cost associated with competitive solutions at the edge. AIStorm is headquartered in an undisclosed location, but has offices in multiple locations including Houston, TX; San Jose, CA; Tel Aviv, Israel; Nashua, NH; Bangalore, India; and Shanghai, China. The company was founded by David C. Schie and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Burr Pilger & Mayer LLP engages in the provision of accounting services. Its services include corporate tax; international tax; private client; audit; information technology assurance; risk assurance and advisory; corporate finance consulting; business process outsourcing; technology solutions; and human resources and people. It serves industries including agribusiness, automotive, consumer business, financial services, life science, and nonprofit. The company was founded by Curtis Burr, Henry Pilger, and Steve Mayer in 1986 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Quantum Electro Opto Systems Sdn. Bhd. designs and manufactures optical solutions for multimedia. It offers QEOS Tilted Charge Dynamics, a technology-enabled product; and The QEOS Optical Transceiver Kit that pairs the QEOS Transmitter Optical Full Assembly with the QEOS Receiver Optical Full Assembly, and provides a product-ready solution for speeds up to 3.5Gbps. The company was founded by Milton Feng, Nick Holonyak Jr. and Gabriel Walter in 2008 and is headquartered in Batu Berendam, Malaysia.

Siemens Corp. manufactures electrical hardware and software for the communication, power, medical and other industries. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.