Ara Markosian

Camgian Microsystems Corp. develops sensing and information processing technologies that deliver real-time, actionable intelligence. The firm specializes in combining low-power microelectronics, sensors, wireless communications and real-time signal processing to fill intelligence gaps for both the defense and commercial markets. The company was founded by Gary D. Butler in December 2006 and is headquartered in Starkville, MS.

GainSpan Corp. designs and develops semiconductor solutions. It specializes in wireless connectivity products such as, Wi-Fi chips, software applications, and Wi-Fi modules. The company was founded by Lewis Adams and Vijay Parmar in September 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

AEye Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of vision hardware, software and algorithms that act as the eyes and visual cortex of autonomous vehicles. It specializes in computer vision, autonomous driving, robotic vision, autonomous vehicles, lidar, sensor fusion, and three dimensional mapping. The company was founded by Luis Dussan, Ranson Wuller, Barry Behnken, and Jordan Greene in 2013 and is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

Sirific Wireless Ltd. designs and develops RF transceiver integrated circuits. It offers digital direct conversion, transmitter, and transceiver. The company was founded by Tazinder Manku in 2000 and is located in Waterloo, CA.

Stream Machine Co. provides semiconductor solutions that enable video and audio compression. Its compression technology offers video at low bit-rates and is compatible with consumer standards, including MPEG-2, MP3 and Dolby Digital. The company is located in Milpitas, CA.

Synergy Semiconductor Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits using its proprietary Bipolar and BiCMOS processes. Its products include digital logic for advanced system applications, precision mixed-signal time-clock generators for workstations and telecommunication systems, and mixed-signal communications circuits for local and wide area networks. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Mayfield Fund LLC (Mayfield Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 by Mark Jay Levin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Sentient Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Austin, Texas with an additional office in Village of Palmetto Bay, Florida. They manage the Whitecap Texas Opportunity Fund LP.

DAFCA, Inc. develops programmable IP, embedded security for system and device assurance, and software solutions that automate and accelerate ASIC and FPGA validation. The company was established in 2003 and it is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

AutoTech Management LLC (AutoTech Management) is venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Quin Garcia & Alexei Andreev. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

iRoC Technologies Corp. manufactures semiconductor equipment. It provides transistor and circuit analysis services and also provides chip designers with soft error analysis software, services to improve a chip’s reliability and quality. The company was founded by Bernard Courtois, Eric Dupont, Jean-Michael Karam and Michel Nicolaidis in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

GEC, Inc. provides engineering consulting services. The firm offers engineering and design, environmental sciences and engineering, planning services, coastal sciences and engineering, construction services, GIS mapping, and project management. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

Mars, Inc. engages in the production of confectionery and animal food products. Its brands include M&M?s, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, Dove, Pedigree, Whiskas, Extra, Skittles, Uncle Ben's, and Cocoavia. The company was founded by Franklin Clarence Mars in 1911 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Part of Synopsys, Inc., Aristo Technology, Inc. develops and markets automated block based design planning and assembly tools for the rapid design of large integrated circuits. The company is based in Cupertino, CA. The company was founded by Simon Bloch. Aristo Technology was acquired by Monterey Design Systems, Inc. on March 13, 2001.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd. provides semiconductor wafer fabrication and supplies related technologies to suppliers. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Cepton Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of sensing and ranging systems for automotive, industrial and mapping industries. It offers AV and ADAS, intelligent traffic systems, security and safety, crowd analytics, infrastructure, and mapping and surveying. The company was founded by Jun Pei and Mark McCord in 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

USVP Management Co. LLC (US Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Bill Bowes. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Bookham Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures wire telephone and telegraph equipment. The American company was founded by Andrew George Rickman.

Cogenra Solar, Inc. manufactures photovoltaic panels and systems. It offers T14 low concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) system that combines dense cell interconnect (DCI) technology. The company was founded by Gilad Almogy in 2009 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Oclaro Photonics, Inc. manufactures and markets fiber-optic products. The firm develops photonics solutions for commercial and research applications. Its products include optical posts and rods, linear translation stages, mirror mounts, motorized linear stages, rail systems, motorized actuators, high speed photo receivers, general purpose detectors, tunable diode lasers, specialty optical mounts, and beam position detectors. The company was founded by Milton Chang, Timothy Day, Robert Marsland and Frank Luecke in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Brion Technologies, Inc. develops computational lithography technologies. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Clear Shape Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductor. Its products transform ideal-GDSII design to true silicon-accurate design by quickly and accurately accounting for systematic manufacturing variations due to lithography, RET, OPC and Copper on both device and interconnect. The company was founded by Thomas Kailath in 2003 and is located in Santa Clara, CA.

Silicom Ventures LLC (Silicom Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Gadi Behar. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California.

The Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative provides federal program for engineering, science, and technology research. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.