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Aviz Networks specializes in facilitating SONiC deployments in Data Center & Edge Networks. It offers platform and ASIC agnostic applications for Network Orchestration, Monitoring, and Enterprise Grade Support. The company aims to drive open-source networking through disaggregated cloud-native applications, providing data-driven intelligence for multi-vendor network fabrics.

Viewtrix Technology specializes in the development of display driver chips and circuit boards, focusing on enhancing display resolution and color representation across various types of screens, including OLED, LCD, and LED. The company’s technologies are designed to support a range of electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and notebooks. By providing advanced display solutions, Viewtrix Technology enables electronics manufacturers to improve the quality of their products while simultaneously reducing costs.

Viewtrix Technology specializes in the development of display driver chips and circuit boards, focusing on enhancing display resolution and color representation across various types of screens, including OLED, LCD, and LED. The company’s technologies are designed to support a range of electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and notebooks. By providing advanced display solutions, Viewtrix Technology enables electronics manufacturers to improve the quality of their products while simultaneously reducing costs.

Kneron is a designer and developer of integrated software and hardware edge AI solutions, offering AI System-on-Chips, neural processing units, and on-device visual recognition software. The company enables real-time recognition, inference, and analysis on devices without cloud connectivity, supporting smart homes, smart surveillance, smartphones, wearables, robots, drones, and IoT devices. Its technology enables local AI workloads with low latency for a range of consumer and industrial applications. Founded in 2015, Kneron is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Taipei, Zhuhai, and Shenzhen.

Viewtrix Technology specializes in the development of display driver chips and circuit boards, focusing on enhancing display resolution and color representation across various types of screens, including OLED, LCD, and LED. The company’s technologies are designed to support a range of electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and notebooks. By providing advanced display solutions, Viewtrix Technology enables electronics manufacturers to improve the quality of their products while simultaneously reducing costs.

Kneron is a designer and developer of integrated software and hardware edge AI solutions, offering AI System-on-Chips, neural processing units, and on-device visual recognition software. The company enables real-time recognition, inference, and analysis on devices without cloud connectivity, supporting smart homes, smart surveillance, smartphones, wearables, robots, drones, and IoT devices. Its technology enables local AI workloads with low latency for a range of consumer and industrial applications. Founded in 2015, Kneron is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Taipei, Zhuhai, and Shenzhen.

Edico Genome Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in bioinformatics solutions for DNA analysis. Founded in 2013 and based in La Jolla, California, the company develops the DRAGEN bio-IT processor, a sequencing application-specific integrated circuit that facilitates efficient analysis of next-generation sequencing data. This platform employs a field-programmable gate array to accelerate genome pipeline algorithms, including BCL conversion, mapping, alignment, and variant calling. By integrating its technology directly into sequencing instruments and bioinformatics servers, Edico Genome enables healthcare institutions to effectively identify connections between DNA sequence variations and human diseases. In 2018, Edico Genome became a subsidiary of Illumina, Inc.

SJ Semi is a MEOL foundry focused on front-end wafer manufacturing and quality systems. The company specializes in bumping, Cu pillar, RDL, and testing services for 12" wafers while investing in R&D for fan-out, TSV, interposer, and 3D technologies. With over a decade of experience, SJ Semi aims to support advancements in the semiconductor market.

CSR is a pioneering designer and developer of silicon and software tailored for the consumer electronics market. The company focuses on simplifying complex challenges, enhancing the lives of motorists, photographers, music enthusiasts, and mobile phone users. CSR's expertise spans five key sectors: voice and music, location services, automotive infotainment, Bluetooth Smart connectivity, and imaging technologies. The firm's engineers work on innovative solutions that integrate smartphones with in-vehicle systems, facilitate navigation in public spaces, and enhance wireless audio experiences. CSR is recognized for its advanced semiconductors and software supporting major technology standards, including Bluetooth, GPS, and Wi-Fi. As the demand for its products has increased, CSR has strategically expanded into new markets, including voice, music, and gaming, further solidifying its commitment to innovation through acquisitions of relevant companies in recent years.

Edico Genome Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in bioinformatics solutions for DNA analysis. Founded in 2013 and based in La Jolla, California, the company develops the DRAGEN bio-IT processor, a sequencing application-specific integrated circuit that facilitates efficient analysis of next-generation sequencing data. This platform employs a field-programmable gate array to accelerate genome pipeline algorithms, including BCL conversion, mapping, alignment, and variant calling. By integrating its technology directly into sequencing instruments and bioinformatics servers, Edico Genome enables healthcare institutions to effectively identify connections between DNA sequence variations and human diseases. In 2018, Edico Genome became a subsidiary of Illumina, Inc.

DesignArt Networks is a prominent silicon provider specializing in 4G infrastructure products. The company develops software-defined system-on-chip (SoC) platforms that deliver high performance for compact base stations, including Enterprise Femto, Pico, and Micro variants, as well as Remote Radio Heads (RRH) and backhaul links utilizing NLOS, Microwave, and E-Band technologies. DesignArt Networks' SoC platforms come pre-loaded with proven software packages, facilitating the efficient design of advanced products while minimizing both bill of materials costs and power consumption.

Qualcomm Atheros, formerly known as Atheros Communications, specializes in developing semiconductor system solutions for wireless and network communications products. By leveraging its expertise in wireless and networking systems, along with radio frequency and semiconductor design skills, Qualcomm Atheros offers highly integrated chipsets manufactured on low-cost CMOS processes. These chipsets are utilized by a wide range of customers, including manufacturers of personal computers, networking equipment, and consumer devices. After being acquired by Qualcomm in May 2011, Atheros Communications rebranded as Qualcomm Atheros, continuing to provide innovative solutions in the semiconductor industry.

Tessolve is a semiconductor IC test engineering solution provider specializing in a wide range of technologies, including logic, high-speed digital, RF, analog, power, mixed-signal, and memory devices. The company offers comprehensive test services tailored for System-On-a-Chip and System-In-Package devices that cater to various sectors such as wireless, broadband, and consumer markets. With a focus on technical excellence and operational efficiency, Tessolve enhances its versatile test floor by adopting new testing technologies, which lead to reduced time and costs while improving productivity. The company employs over 350 experienced test engineers who support clients throughout the product development cycle, from initial design to successful tape-out. As an independent entity, Tessolve is not affiliated with any Automatic Test Equipment manufacturers, allowing it to prioritize customer objectives by selecting optimal test systems that ensure cost-effectiveness and maximum coverage. This independence also enables the transfer of intellectual property and hardware ownership to clients, providing them with the flexibility to choose the best-performing subcontractors for production ramp-up.

Arteris specializes in system IP for accelerating SoC development. Its NoC IP technology and automation software enhance product performance while reducing power consumption and time to market.

Founded in 2005, Tela Innovations specializes in lithography-optimized standard cell libraries for integrated circuits. Its solutions aim to reduce die area and enhance performance by offering customizable IP blocks and power optimization technology.

TeleCIS Wireless, Inc. is a semiconductor company based in Campbell, California, that specializes in developing wireless system-on-a-chip solutions for the broadband wireless communications market. Founded in 2000, the company offers a range of products, including the TCW 1620 WiMAX chip designed for indoor fixed customer premise equipment (CPE), portable consumer devices, and PC cards. Additionally, it provides the TCW 2720 chip, which caters to CPE, handheld devices, and PC cards for the WiMAX mobile market. TeleCIS focuses on delivering innovative chipset technology to WiMAX operators, user terminal device manufacturers, and end-users, thereby contributing to the advancement of fixed and portable wireless communications.

Spike Technologies, founded in 1994 by Nikhil Modi and Pradeep Vajram, has successfully established itself as a high-quality semiconductor design services company known for improving clients’ time to market. The key areas of Spike’s service expertise are in physical design for deep submicron process technologies, circuit development, and design and verification engineering for pre-silicon design debug and analysis. Qualcomm continues to expand its capability to bring high quality new products to market faster and to supply growing demand through second sourcing.