Christos Karampelas

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.

Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

HighWired Technologies, Inc. develops software tools that enable personalized messaging using music, graphics, video, and other special effects. Its products including test drive and soundscapes. The company was founded by Chris Boyes and Spencer Brewer and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

HVVi Semiconductors is a fabless semiconductor company located in Phoenix, Arizona that manufactures high performance silicon RF power transistors. The company’s patented HVVFET™ is an impressive transistor architecture that combines high current density with high voltage operation. The transistor structure greatly reduces device parasitics which results in frequency performance greater than 10 times that of other vertical transistors, and has superior gain, linearity and ruggedness over bipolar transistors. In 2008, HVVi launched its first product families for the pulsed RF transistor market. Pulsed RF transistors are used in a variety of applications such as military/avionics, medical, and industrial technologies. These markets have been historically served by bipolar transistor technology, and LDMOS has made little penetration due to reliability issues. HVVi is poised to disrupt bipolar’s hold on the market due to the HVVFET’s superior gain, linearity, and ruggedness performance improvement over bipolar.

Spectra Linear, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets timing circuits. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Fourth Communications Network offers a diverse range of products to meet various business information needs.

Toolwire, Inc. provides experiential learning solutions. It develops virtual learning labs for higher education and corporate customers that offer online skill and competency building in a broad range of subject areas, including business, health care, law, applied science, and information technology. The company was founded by David James Clarke IV in 1999 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Horizon Ventures LLC (Horizon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jack C, Carsten and John E. The firm is headquartered in Palo Altos, California.

Band of Angels LLC (Band of Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in California.

Accusonus, Inc. develops audio repair and music creation software solutions. It provides Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence technology in order to enable previously sound processing workflows. The company was founded by Alexandros Tsilfidis and Elias Kokkinis and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.