Everett Roach

Summit Microelectronics, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures Designs and manufactures programmable power integrated circuits. It provides integrated power management solutions combining precision power regulation with sophisticated digital control in a single chip. The firm's fast charging solutions are found in a variety of leading mobile phones, tablets, and e-readers. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Silicon Wave, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies integrated circuits for wireless personal area networks (WPANs). The firm offers integrated single-chip CMOS radio processors, including the radio modem and digital baseband functions, as well as stand-alone CMOS radio modem solutions. The company was founded by Rory Moore and Michael Librizzi in 1997 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The Group's principal activities are to design and sell integrated circuit devices. The products of the Group are used in consumer audio applications such as DVD players, home theater systems, internet appliances, gaming consoles, computer audio applications. The Group also manufactures amplifiers that enable the manufacturers of these products in the elimination of externally-powered speakers and in improving overall sound quality. The Group serves consumer audio, personal computer and communications markets. The Group markets and sells its products through its regional offices located in Japan, Hong Kong, as well as through representatives and independent distributors in Asia, Europe and the United States.

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Texas Instruments Incorporated, Cyrix Corp is a company that makes personal computer microprocessors. The company is based in Richardson, TX. Cyrix was acquired by National Semiconductor Corp., part of Texas Instruments Incorporated from September 23, 2011 on November 17, 1997 for $525.70 million.

Weitek Corp. manufactures multimedia chips, PC chipsets and CPUs for electronic computers. The company specializes in semiconductor technology to enhance the performance and value of industry-standard computers and software. The company was founded in 1981 and is located in San Jose, CA

NuCORE Technology, Inc. develops digital and analog imaging chips for digital still and video cameras. It offers software, hardware, and support services to enable camera manufacturers get products to the market. The company was founded in May 1997 and is headquartered in Waukesha, WI.