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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.

Zilog, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets micrologic semiconductor products for embedded control and communication applications worldwide. It provides semiconductor devices that its customers design into their end products. Its devices combine a microprocessor memory and input and output functions on a single device. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

G2 Microsystems helps connect products, people and data through intelligent Wi-Fi integrated circuits that make it easy to Internet-enable anything. Its ultra low-power Wi-Fi systems-on-a-chip are embedded in a range of battery-powered or microcontroller-based devices including consumer electronics, real-time locating systems, and wireless sensors. Backed by top industry investors, the privately held firm is headquartered in Campbell, California, and has R&D facilities in Sydney, Australia.

Ometric Corporation provides innovative solutions to embed analytical technology into industrial processes. Ometric's SpectrInline Processware™ utilizes patented Multivariate Optical Computing™ to perform spectroscopy at the speed of light, thus providing real-time, in-line process control and final product testing to a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, agriculture, food and beverage, pet nutrition, environmental, plastics, oil and gas, and homeland security.

SynapSense Corp. provides data center infrastructure management solutions. It offers data center optimization platform, environmental monitoring systems, power usage monitoring, active cooling control, data center assessment and thermal mapping and humidity mapping systems. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Folsom, CA.

R2 Semiconductor, Inc. operates as a power management company which specializes in semiconductor chip manufacturing. It develops novel analog semiconductors for applications including mobile devices. The firm also supplies semiconductor devices through wholesale and retail stores. The company was founded by Bret Rothenberg in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Keyssa, Inc. develops connectors. It offers wireless transfer of data and video between devices with speed. The company was founded by Gary McCormack and Ira Deyhimy in 2009 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Part of Winbond Electronics Corp., Information Storage Devices, Inc. designs, develops, and sells single chip integrated circuit products. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Richard T. Simko. Information Storage Devices was acquired by Winbond Electronics Corp. on December 24, 1998 for $63.41 million.

Technicolor USA, Inc. manufactures and sells electronic products. It offers wide selection of radio, television, tablets, smart phones, laptop, home accessories, portable audio, and computer products. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Foveon, Inc. engages in the design and development of image sensors and image capture systems. The firm offers digital single lens reflex and pro, CMOS, and direct image sensors. The company was founded by Jan-Dieter Spalink, Brian Gullette Richard B. Merrill, K. Michael Munsch and Carver A. Mead in August 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Validity Sensors, Inc. provides intelligent fingerprint sensing solutions. The company was founded in November 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Qwikker, Inc. provides wireless network appliances. It provides solutions for out of home application, such as kiosks, bus shelters and airports; retail application comprising shopping centers, grocery stores, and specialty retail outlets; and event applications, including music festivals, museum openings, sporting games and fashion shows. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Norstam Veneers, Inc. manufactures hardwood veneers and lumber products. Its products include ash, cherry, hard maple, hickory, walnut, poplar, red oak, and white oak. The firm markets its products to manufacturers of furniture, plywood, doors and cabinetry. The company is headquartered in Mauckport, IN.

Kuprion, Inc. develops and manufactures inks and pastes. The firm specializes in the formulation and licensing of nano copper inks and pastes. The firm offers The company was founded by Alfred A. Zinn in 2016 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Abilita Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering and developing drugs that target challenging human membrane proteins with high medical impact, such as GPCRs, ion channels, and transporters. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company's internal drug discovery pipeline is focused on treating cancer and chronic pain. Abilita Bios EMP™ platform fuels research collaborations with pharmaceutical and biotech partners. The company was founded in 2014 by Mauro Mileni, who has been the CEO since 2014.

Intravu, Inc. engages in biotechnology company. It provides advance imaging system. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Part of Idè-Pro Be Holding ApS, the company is a Danish investment holding company based in Skive, Denmark. The company functions as an investment holding company. The company was founded in 2012 and the CEO is Morten Nors.

LiteCap (Litecap) is a private equity firm. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.