Grant A. Pierce
Director/Board Member at Electronic Design Automation Consortium
Network origin in Grant A. Pierce first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
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Electronic Design Automation Consortium
 Electronic Design Automation Consortium Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Electronic Design Automation Consortium operates as an electronic system design association. The American company was founded by Rick Carlson.
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| Private Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 16 |
Sonics, Inc.
 Sonics, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Sonics, Inc. provides system Internet protocol services. It offers SonicsLX (SLX), a NoC that provides systems-on-chip designers with the connectivity needed for CPUs and other processing engines to memory. The firm provides system Internet protocol solutions, which include security, power, and memory subsystems; development tools; performance analysis solutions and topology structures for the network design. The company was founded by Drew E. Wingard, Grant A. Pierce, and Geert Rosseel in September 1996 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Information Technology Services | 13 |
ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc.
 ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. is a provider in client/server/web application development tools. The Company's mission is to help customers build software that keeps pace with their business. ParcPlace products support open computing, portability, and industry standards for distributed and web-based enterprise computing. The Company also provides a comprehensive range of services, including customer support, training, on-site assistance, and consulting. With headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company maintains offices across the United States and in France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and a network of distributors throughout the world.
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| Extinct | Information Technology Services | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Grant A. Pierce via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTEL CORPORATION | Semiconductors | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. | Packaged Software | Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer | |
Electronic System Design, Inc.
 Electronic System Design, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Part of The Protectoseal Co., Electronic System Design, Inc. is a company that specializes in electronics technology for the water industry. The company is based in Palatine, IL. The company provides water process control boards for reverse osmosis water purification systems and water vending machines. Electronic System Design was acquired by The Protectoseal Co. on December 18, 2012. | Electronics Distributors | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Global Semiconductor Alliance
 Global Semiconductor Alliance Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Global Semiconductor Alliance provides information on and organizes events for the semiconductor industry in order to ensure growth and profitability of the industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Jodi L. Shelton. Jodi L. Shelton has been the CEO since incorporation. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member | |
| Santa Clara University | College/University | Doctorate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| SYNOPSYS INC. | Packaged Software | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Founder Corporate Officer/Principal Sales & Marketing | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
 MIPS Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology MIPS Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of intellectual property processor architectures and cores. Its products include Warrior M-Class, Warrior I-Class, Warrior-P Class, AptiveGeneration, and microMIPS ISA. The company was founded by John L. Hennessy in 1984 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Semiconductors | Chief Operating Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ARM HOLDINGS PLC | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | Industrial Machinery | Consultant / Advisor Director/Board Member | |
| San Diego State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Lanza TechVentures
 Lanza TechVentures Investment ManagersFinance Lanza TechVentures (Lanza Tech) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Lucio Lanza. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Investment Managers | Founder Private Equity Investor | |
California Institute of Technology
 California Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| PDF SOLUTIONS, INC. | Information Technology Services | Founder Chairman | |
Carnegie Mellon University
 Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | College/University | Doctorate Degree Director/Board Member | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| San Jose State University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Artisan Components, Inc.
 Artisan Components, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Artisan Components, Inc. develops and manufactures high density embedded memories. The firm's products include standard cell libraries, embedded memories, input/output cells, analog functions, and high-speed interface IP. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Electronic Production Equipment | Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. | Specialty Telecommunications | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree | |
Atrenta, Inc.
 Atrenta, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Atrenta, Inc. provides system on chip realization solutions for the semiconductor and electronics industries. The company was founded by Ajoy Bose in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
Nimbic, Inc.
 Nimbic, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Nimbic, Inc. provides innovative 3D fullwave solutions. The company was founded by Vikram Jandhyala and Swagato Chakraborty in 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Commercial Printing/Forms | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Calypto Design Systems, Inc.
 Calypto Design Systems, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Calypto Design Systems, Inc. provides power optimization and functional verification products. Its products include powerpro, catapult and SLEC. The firm also offers electronic system level hardware design. The company was founded by Devadas Varma, Gagan Hasteer, Venkat Krishnaswamy, Anmol Mathur and Sumit Roy in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Production Equipment | Director/Board Member | |
| INPHI | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member | |
Apexone Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
 Apexone Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Apexone Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. designs, develops and markets mixed-signal integrated circuits. The company was founded by Yong James Gao in March 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member | |
Pelion Venture Partners
 Pelion Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Pelion Venture Partners (Pelion Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1986 by Jim C. Dreyfous and Joel D. Kellman. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City. Utah. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member | |
Virage Logic Corp.
 Virage Logic Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Virage Logic Corp. is a technology and market provider in advanced embedded memory intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. It work on semiconductor IP platforms comprising embedded memory, standard cells, and I/Os primarily for the consumer, communications and networking, handheld and portable, and computer and graphics markets. The company's quality efforts are validated in its Silicon Characterization lab which ensures quality, reliable IP across a range of foundries and process technologies. The company was founded on 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Semiconductors | Chief Executive Officer | |
EZchip Semiconductor, Inc.
 EZchip Semiconductor, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology EZchip Semiconductor, Inc. provided fables semiconductor related products. It was a global leader and innovator in many core processors for network intelligence, video and cloud computing. The firm also developed highest performance, low-power, general purpose many core processors. It designed multi core embedded processors for networking, digital multimedia, and wireless infrastructure markets. The company offered multi core processors for processing and power requirements, multi core software development tools, cloud computing processors, and boards. The company was founded in October 2004 by Devesh Nandan Garg, Vijay K. Aggarwal and Anant Agarwal and was headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member | |
| SMIC (SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL COMPANY) | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member | |
Committee of 100
 Committee of 100 Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Committee of 100 provides grant making services. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 1988 by Henry Alfred Kissinger, Ieoh Ming Pei. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED | Major Banks | Director/Board Member | |
| AMBARELLA, INC. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member | |
San Francisco Opera Association
 San Francisco Opera Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services 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. | Movies/Entertainment | Director/Board Member | |
Bay Area Rescue Mission
 Bay Area Rescue Mission Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bay Area Rescue Mission provides social services for the homeless and impoverished. It offers emergency shelter, discipleship programs, transitional living, job skills training, food pantry, and mobile and youth outreach. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Richmond, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Korea)
 United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Korea) Regional BanksFinance Part of United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore), United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Korea) is a South Korean company that provides commercial banking services. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea. The CEO of the company is Ee Cheong Wee. | Regional Banks | Director/Board Member | |
| INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member | |
Solectron Global Services Canada, Inc.
 Solectron Global Services Canada, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Solectron Global Servic Canada, Inc. provides electronics manufacturing service. It offers technology repair, remanufacturing and refurbishment services for a different electronic products. The firm provides services for manufacturers who design and sell networking, mobile and land based telecommunications, computing equipment, including workstations, notebooks, desktops, peripherals and other electronic equipment. The company is headquartered in Newmarket, CA. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member | |
Beceem Communications, Inc.
 Beceem Communications, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Beceem Communications, Inc. manufactured semiconductors for the wireless broadband market. It specialized in the emerging 4G-WiMAX marketplace. The company was founded in October 2003 by Surendra Babu Mandava and Arogyaswami J. Paulraj and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member | |
| SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Electrical Products | Director/Board Member | |
Huaya Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
 Huaya Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Huaya Microelectronics, Inc. engages in the production, research and development of system-on-chip circuits. It offers chips for digital television and video processing solutions. Its products include digital CRT TV, LCD TV, portable display, and decoder. The company was founded by Biao Zhang in 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member | |
National Venture Capital Association
 National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
| CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD | Electronic Production Equipment | Director/Board Member |
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International
| United States | 38 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| China | 3 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 |
Sectoral
| Electronic Technology | 16 |
| Consumer Services | 13 |
| Technology Services | 7 |
| Commercial Services | 7 |
| Finance | 6 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 168 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 58 |
| Chairman | 32 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 28 |
| Founder | 28 |
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| Lip-Bu Tan | 87 |
| Lucio Lanza | 30 |
| James H. Hogan | 25 |
| Dean Drako | 20 |
| Simon Segars | 19 |
| Michael J. Sophie | 18 |
| Raul Camposano | 17 |
| Michael J. Fister | 17 |
| Dane M. Collins | 10 |
| Aart de Geus | 10 |
| Rick Carlson | 9 |
| Alexander Shubat | 8 |
| Ajoy K. Bose | 8 |
| Ravi Subramanian | 8 |
| Hayssam Balach | 8 |
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