Alan Richards

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides information and knowledge services. It offers engineers and executives with information on technologies and professional development resources. The firm also organizes expositions and other industry-related events. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

Gennum Corp. designs innovative semiconductor solutions and intellectual property cores to serve the rising global demand for high-speed data transmission products in the broadcast, networking, storage and telecommunications markets. Gennum offers optical, analog and mixed-signal solutions with uncompromising signal integrity to support standards such as high-definition video, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand®, Ethernet, SONET and PCI Express®. The company was founded on May 28, 1973 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

Micralyne, Inc. develops and manufactures micro fabricated products. It offers wafer level packaging, die level packaging, silicon optical bench and spatial light valve. The firm’s services are used in the areas of microfluidics and MEMs sensors. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.