George Schneer

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.

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.

SEMATECH, Inc. provides research and development services in semiconductor manufacturing technology. It offers research in design, lithography, interconnect, and other facets of chip manufacturing. The company was established in 1986 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

AVX Antenna, Inc. provides embedded antennas and radio frequency system solutions. The firm's products include active antenna systems, RFIC's, Bluetooth, cellular, industrial handsets, tablets, laptops, net books, portable television, routers, healthcare devices, GPS, WiFi, WiMAX, WLAN, mobile entertainment and unique applications. The company was founded by Laurent Desclos, Sebastian Rowson and Eli Yablonovitch in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.