Kenneth Aitchison

Applied MicroStructures, Inc. designs and manufactures molecular vapor deposition tools. It offers anti-stiction films, self-assembled monolayers, hydrophobic films, conformal coatings, moisture barrier films, hydrophilic films, bio-compatible or reactive coatings and compatible substrates. The company was founded by Richard C. Yi, Romek Nowak, Jeffrey D. Chinn, Richard S. Payne and Boris Kobrin in January 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of AerCap Holdings NV, Temescal Aircraft, Inc. is an investment company vehicle. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Genus LLC designs, manufactures and markets capital equipment and deposition processes for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The firm makes the Lynx and StrataGem families of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, which semiconductor makers use in the production of integrated circuits. Its customers include Samsung Electronics, Infineon, and Seagate Technology. The company was founded by William W.R. Elder in 1981 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

The Aerospace Corp. provides information on launch vehicles, satellite systems, ground control systems, and space technology. It operates a Federally Funded Research and Development Center for the United States Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office. The firm also provides independent technical and scientific research, development, and advisory services to national-security space programs. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Edwards Ltd. manufactures vacuum pumps and related systems. The firm supplies integrated solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered Crawley, the United Kingdom.