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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.

ViaCyte, Inc. develops a stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for the treatment of diabetes. Its development portfolio includes VC-01 product candidate, a cell replacement therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Reconstruction Capital II Ltd. operates as a closed-ended company, which engages in the holding and managing of investments. It operates through the Private Equity Programme, and Other Items segments. Its portfolio include Policolor Group, Mamaia Resort Hotels, and Telecredit IFN. The company was founded by Ion Alexander Florescu on October 17, 2005 and is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.

Figaro Systems, Inc. provides seatback and wireless titling software solutions. It offers in-Ovation Software, a titling software with multi-lingual capabilities; and Figaro's Simultext SeatBack System, a viewing monitor at individual seats that translates libretti, dialogue, and program information to various languages. The company also provides Figaro's Wireless Captions, a wireless hand-held device for translation and captioning needs; and supertitle LED video panels and supertitle projector systems. Its products are also used in historic restorations and renovations. The company was founded by Patrick G. Markle, Ronald E. Erkman, and J. H. Geoffrey Webb in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Fe, NM.

IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. used to develop and commercialize targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company’s products used to act chiefly through immune system mechanisms, exerting their effect by binding to specific, readily targeted immune cells in the patient’s blood or lymphatic system. The company was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Asset Management Co. is a venture capital firm. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in East Palo Alto, CA.

Hypres, Inc. develops and manufactures superconducting microelectronics including superconducting Integrated Circuits (ICs). Its products include voltage standard circuits and systems, wide bandwidth semiconductor-based amplifiers, and superconducting circuit foundry service. The firm supplies primary voltage standard circuits used in metrology laboratories. The company was founded by Sadeg M. Faris in 1983 and is headquartered in Elmsford, NY.

San Francisco Opera Association owns and operates opera theater. It offers an array of training programs and performance opportunities for young artists under the support of the San Francisco Opera Center and the Merola Opera Program. The company was founded by Gaetano Merola in 1923 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.