Brian Sereda

Credence Systems Corporation is the industry provider of design-to-test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. By applying leading-edge technology to lower the overall cost-of-test, Credence delivers competitive cost and performance advantages to integrated device manufacturers, wafer foundries, outsource assembly and test suppliers and fabless chip companies worldwide. Credence was founded in 1978 and is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol CMOS. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, Credence maintains a worldwide presence in twenty countries.

Portal Software, Inc. provides accounting services. The firm offers billing and revenue management solutions for the communications and media companies. The company provides platform for the end-to-end management of customer revenue across offerings, channels, and geographies. The company was founded by John E. Little in 1985 and is located in Cupertino, CA.

Virage Logic Corp. is a technology and market provider in advanced embedded memory intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. It work on semiconductor IP platforms comprising embedded memory, standard cells, and I/Os primarily for the consumer, communications and networking, handheld and portable, and computer and graphics markets. The company's quality efforts are validated in its Silicon Characterization lab which ensures quality, reliable IP across a range of foundries and process technologies. The company was founded on 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. provides a web-based programming platform. It offers CloudTV, a cloud-based software platform that enables service providers, and content aggregators to virtualize CPE functions in the cloud for the purposes of delivering next-generation user interfaces, online content, and interactive advertising for television to set-tops and connected devices. The company was founded by Leo W. Hoarty in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Arc International Ltd. (United Kingdom) was founded in 1996. The company is based in St. Albans, UK. The British company specializes in processor IP solutions, including ARC® HS, ARC EM, ARC VPX, and ARC EV processors, ARC subsystems, and the ASIP Designer and MetaWare tools. Arc International Ltd. (United Kingdom was acquired by Abigail (UK) Ltd. on September 21, 2009 for $40.93 million.