Tom Deitrich

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures and designs micro controllers, processors and semiconductors. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. provides embedded processing solutions, which includes the combination of embedded processors, complementary semiconductor devices and software. Its business is organized around five principal product groups: Microcontrollers, Digital Networking, Automotive MCUs, Analog and Sensors, and RF. The company's key applications and end-markets include automotive safety, hybrid and all-electric vehicles, next generation wireless infrastructure, smart energy management, portable medical devices, consumer appliances and smart mobile devices. Freescale Semiconductor was founded on November 9, 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications is a global provider of mobile multimedia devices, including feature-rich phones, accessories and PC cards. The products combine powerful technology with innovative applications for mobile imaging, music, communications and entertainment. The net result is that Sony Ericsson is an enticing brand that creates compelling business opportunities for mobile operators and desirable, fun products for end users. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications was established in 2001 by telecommunications leader Ericsson and consumer electronics powerhouse Sony Corporation. The company is owned equally by Ericsson and Sony and announced its first joint products in March 2002. Sony Ericsson products have universal appeal and are different in the key areas of imaging, music, design and applications. The company has launched products that make best use of the major mobile communications technologies, such as the 2G and 3G platforms, while enhancing its offerings to entry level markets. Sony Ericsson undertakes product research, design and development, manufacturing, marketing, sales, distribution and customer services. Global management is based in London, and R&D is in Sweden, UK, France, Netherlands, India, Japan, China and the US. The management team is led by President Hideki Komiyama, a former senior executive of Sony Europe and one of the key players in the growth of Sony in Europe; and Executive Vice-President and Head of Sales Anders Runevad, the former President of Ericsson Brazil.

Part of Flex Ltd., Flextronics International, Inc. is a company that manufactures and supplies semiconductor devices. The company is based in Plano, TX.

Ferric, Inc. develops integrated circuits and integrated inductors in CMOS technology for use in on-chip voltage regulators. Its products include chips and circuit IP, power management IC, packaged integrated voltage regulators and stack integrated voltage regulators. The firm offers power converters utilizing inductors. Its technology can be applies across a broad spectrum of power electronics ranging from full scale servers to the chip level. The company was founded in 2011 by Noah Sturcken, Maurizio Arienzo and Kenneth Shepard and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Itron Networked Solutions, Inc. operates as a networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks. It provides solutions like silverlink network and data platforms, which offers advanced metering, distribution automation, demand-side management, street lights, and wireless ipv6 network services. The company was founded by Eric P. Dresselhuys and Raj Vaswani on July 3, 2002 and is headquartered in Liberty Lake, WA.