Michael L. Major

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. engages in the provision of silicon solutions for next-generation cloud infrastructure and data centers, as well as connectivity products for edge, metro and long haul communications equipment. Its products include the X-Gene ARM 64-bit Server on a Chip solution, or X-Gene, designed for cloud data center and enterprise applications. It offers a line of embedded computing products based on power architecture. The company's connectivity portion of base business provides high-speed, high-bandwidth, high-reliability communications products. Its connectivity products include framer or mapper devices for Optical Transport Network equipment and physical layer devices that transmit and receive signals in a very high-speed serial format. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Silicon Image, Inc. provides video, audio and data connectivity solutions for the mobile, consumer electronics and personal computer markets. The firm operates its business in one segment, Semiconductors and IP solutions. Its connectivity solutions are deployed in mobile phones, tablets, DTVs, Blu-ray Disc players, audio-video receivers, digital cameras as well as desktop and notebook PCs. The company was founded on July 14, 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

MedChannel LLC provides sales and marketing channels for medical device technology partners. Its products include suture grasper needles, laparoscopic instruments, Doppler-guided hemorrhoid treatment system, HTS Doppler handles, and probe. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

New Aurora Corp. provides communication software solutions. The company was founded on April 11, 1994 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.