Steven D. White

SBA Materials, Inc. develops engineered nano-structured materials. It engages in the development and commercialization of advanced electronic materials for back-end of line and packaging applications for semiconductor manufacturing. The firm has advanced electronic materials to address unmet needs of today's and tomorrow's electronic device manufacturers. The company was founded by Bradley F. Chmelka, William E. Cook, Daniel E. Morse and Galen D. Stucky in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Takumi Technology Corp. provides design for manufacturing system solutions for sub-wavelength process nodes. The company was founded by Adriaan Ligtenberg in October 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Grandis, Inc. develops and licenses non-volatile memory solutions. It specializes in semiconductor memories, STT-RAM, MRAM, DRAM, Flash, NAND, NOR, and embeded memories. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Menara Networks, Inc. develops optical transmission modules and systems. It offers OTN XFP, SFP+, and CFP modules that provides optical networks with performance and improved service velocity while drastically reducing floor space, power consumption, and overall network cost. The company was founded by Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi, Salam El-Ahmadi, and Harry Tan in 2004 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Global Equipment Services & Manufacturing, Inc. provides outsourced service solutions to the high tech equipment markets. The firm’s services include design engineering, contract manufacturing, field service, software, and after market service. It also offers worldwide design, engineering field support, and manufacturing services to the semiconductor, solar, FPD production equipment, and semiconductor manufacturing industries. The company was founded by Don V. Tran in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

View Operating Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of architectural glass. It offers smart windows and smart building. The company was founded by Paul Nguyen in 2007 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

R2 Semiconductor, Inc. operates as a power management company which specializes in semiconductor chip manufacturing. It develops novel analog semiconductors for applications including mobile devices. The firm also supplies semiconductor devices through wholesale and retail stores. The company was founded by Bret Rothenberg in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Accelera, Inc. develops and manages mobile broadband networks. The company was founded by Andrea Goldsmith and Bojan Likar in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Sigma Partners (Sigma Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984 by J. Burgess Jamieson and C. Bradford C. Jeffries. The firm is headquartered in Danville, California.

Siemens Corp. manufactures electrical hardware and software for the communication, power, medical and other industries. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc., Novita Communications, Inc. develops digital multimedia communication solutions for PC and Internet users. The American company was founded by Hung Nguyen, Julien Nguyen. Novita Communications was acquired by Planetweb, Inc., part of Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. from December 14, 2009 on November 16, 1998.

Part of Synopsys, Inc., Logic Modeling Corp is a company that specializes in simulation models for computers. The company is based in Beaverton, OR. The company was founded by L. Curtis Widdoes. Logic Modeling was acquired by Synopsys, Inc. on January 06, 1994 for $102.70 million.

Summit Design, Inc. develops engineering software products. The firm provides products for the design, analysis, verification and management of complex electronic systems & semiconductor intellectual property. The company was founded by Amir Schreiber in 1994 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Part of Cisco Systems, Inc., Pirelli Optical Systems develops dense wave division multiplexing technology for use in the telecommunications industry. Pirelli Optical Systems was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. from Pirelli SpA on February 16, 2000 for $2,150 million.

Part of Sigma Designs, Inc., E-Motions, Inc. is a company that specializes in graphic designs. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company was founded by Julien Nguyen. E-Motions was acquired by Sigma Designs, Inc. on August 17, 1993 for $3.44 million.

TriCN, Inc. provides IP and semiconductor interface solutions. It also provides a complete portfolio of IP for moving data on and off the chip. The company was founded in 1997 by Ron Nikel and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA

Applied Ventures LLC (Applied Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Applied Materials, Inc founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Tula Technology, Inc. develops digital signal processing technology. It is a silicon valley based supplier of dynamic skip fire a software enabled powertrain technology that integrates advanced digital signal processing with sophisticated powertrain controls to create the ultimate variable displacement engine. The firm delivers optimal fuel efficiency across a wide range of engine types to the world’s automotive manufacturers, helping them meet fuel efficiency and CO2 mandates at the lowest cost. The company was founded by Adya S. Tripathi and Chester J. Silvestri in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Kateeva, Inc. manufactures production equipment for flat panel display products like OLEDs. The company was founded by Vladimir Bulovic, Martin A. Schmidt, Conor F. Madigan, Valerie Leblanc, Somekh Sasson and Gerry Chen in 2008 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Phong Phu Sac Viet JSC engages in the provision of licensed music and games to mobile devices. Its also develops and publishes social mobile games and offers music and games on mobile operator networks. The company was founded on May 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

PowWow, Inc. provides mobile application transformation solutions. It specializes in force-fitting desktop apps onto mobile devices with remote desktop apps. It preserves and leverages existing application investments and transforms business-critical applications into fully-functioning native mobile apps that run on any mobile device. The company was founded by Andrew Cohen and Jonathan Kaplan in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Faircare, Inc. develops mobile applications. Eric Duprat has been the CEO of the American company since 2014.

Airdog, Inc. operates in the technology industry. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Plume Design, Inc. engages in the provision of a consumer experience management platform for service providers and their subscribers. Its products include HomePass, a smart home services software; Haystack, a back-end software suite for subscriber experience management; and Harvest, a network insights and campaign automation software. The company was founded by Fahri Diner, Adam Hotchkiss, Sri Nathan, and Aman Singla in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Drivezy, Inc. develops car and bike sharing blockchain platform. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Applied Materials Ventures is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Applied Materials, Inc. founded in 2001. Applied Materials Ventures is headquartered in Santa Clara.