Leonid Yavits

Part of TranSwitch Corp., Horizon Semiconductors, Inc. provides engineering and testing services for semiconductor equipment. The company is based in Newton, MA. Horizon Semiconductors was acquired by TranSwitch Corp. on February 20, 2001 for $1.98 million.

Horizon Semiconductors Ltd. develops fables semiconductor and related devices. Its products include satellite set-top boxes, digital video recorders, home media centers, media players, cables, and encoders & decoders. The company also offers system-on-a-chip IC solutions. Horizon Semiconductors was founded by Amir Morad and Leonid Yavits in January 2003 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

VisionTech Ltd. manufactured integrated silicon solutions that enable MPEG compression and decompression of video, voice, and data content for consumer electronics, home entertainment, and broadband communications. The company was founded by Leonid Yavits and Amir Morad and was headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

Broadcom Corp. designs, develops and supplies semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. The company was founded by Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli on August 16, 1991 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.