David French

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. designs, develops and markets analog discrete, logic, and non-volatile memory semiconductors. The company was founded by Gordon E. Moore, C. Sheldon Roberts, Eugene Kleiner, Robert N. Noyce, Victor H. Grinich, Julius Blank, Jean A. Hoerni and Jay T. Last on October 1, 1957 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. designs and manufactures mixed-signal semiconductors for digital media and communication markets. It provides end-to-end interface connectivity semiconductor solutions for DisplayPort under its SlimPort brand, including signal conditioners and mobile display controllers such as timing controller solutions. The firm enables mobile devices to display movies, games, and applications on internal system screens, computer monitors, and televisions. The company was founded by Kewei Yang, Ted Rado, and Shuran Wei in March 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. Ltd. engages in the manufacture of semiconductor wafers. Its products and services include technology roadmap, technology platform, design services, mask services, iFab, and certification. The company was founded on October 4, 1988 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Improv Systems, Inc. designs and develops microprocessors, microcontrollers and digital signal processor solutions. Its product DSP is a configurable DSP that allows designers to create optimized DSP cores targeted to consumer electronics and telecommunications markets. The company was founded in 1997 by Diane Flynn and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

Vivace Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures multimedia processors and semiconductors. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.