Michael Joseph Franzi

Planar Systems, Inc. engages in developing, manufacturing and marketing electronic display products and systems. Its products include LCD video walls, rear projection video walls, large format displays, desktop and touch screen monitors, transparent displays, touch displays, processing and players, open frame and custom displays, accessories and home theater products-and home theater projection systems. The company was founded by Jim Hurd, Christopher N. King and John Laney on April 27, 1983 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

SRS Labs, Inc. develops and provides audio and voice technology solutions for consumer electronics. It focuses on developing and licensing technology solutions to the OEMs, ODMs, semiconductor manufacturers, and software providers in the home entertainment, personal computers, personal telecommunications, automotive, portable media devices and broadcast markets and limited sales and marketing of standalone software and hardware products through the Internet. The company was founded on June 23, 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

Arc International Ltd. (United Kingdom) was founded in 1996. The company is based in St. Albans, UK. The British company specializes in processor IP solutions, including ARC® HS, ARC EM, ARC VPX, and ARC EV processors, ARC subsystems, and the ASIP Designer and MetaWare tools. Arc International Ltd. (United Kingdom was acquired by Abigail (UK) Ltd. on September 21, 2009 for $40.93 million.

THX Ltd. provides film and video production, distribution, and replication solution. It also provides services to the sound and image quality of motion pictures, home and automotive entertainment systems, computer games, and gaming consoles. The company was founded by George Lucas 1983 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

VZR, Inc. develops cutting edge audio technology to make sound affordable. The company was founded by Michael Joseph Franzi, Victor Tiscareno and Michel Henein and is headquartered in Issaquah, WA.