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SpaceClaim Corporation specializes in developing and marketing 3D direct modeling software solutions designed to assist engineers, product designers, CAE analysts, and manufacturers throughout the product development process. Its flagship product, SpaceClaim Engineer, allows users to create, modify, and prepare 3D designs for prototyping, analysis, and manufacturing. Additionally, the company offers SpaceClaim Style for industrial design, SpaceClaim Viewer for viewing and measuring designs, and various add-on modules and plug-ins. SpaceClaim also provides educational licenses and training programs for academic institutions in North America. With a focus on conceptual engineering, industrial design, and manufacturing applications, SpaceClaim distributes its products through a network of resellers in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with additional offices in France and Japan.

SpaceClaim Corporation specializes in developing and marketing 3D direct modeling software solutions designed to assist engineers, product designers, CAE analysts, and manufacturers throughout the product development process. Its flagship product, SpaceClaim Engineer, allows users to create, modify, and prepare 3D designs for prototyping, analysis, and manufacturing. Additionally, the company offers SpaceClaim Style for industrial design, SpaceClaim Viewer for viewing and measuring designs, and various add-on modules and plug-ins. SpaceClaim also provides educational licenses and training programs for academic institutions in North America. With a focus on conceptual engineering, industrial design, and manufacturing applications, SpaceClaim distributes its products through a network of resellers in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with additional offices in France and Japan.

ChipX, Inc. is a Mixed-Signal ASIC company with the broadest offering of value-added ASIC solutions, including Standard Cell, Structured ASIC and Hybrid ASIC technology. ChipX has unique expertise in PCI Express, USB 2.0, DDR/DDR2 and data conversion mixed-signal cores; all are silicon proven and certified and they can be integrated in customers’ ASICs with a record first-time to market success. ChipX products are widely used in industrial applications, medical equipment and military/aerospace systems. Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, ChipX is a privately held corporation, with a Research and Development subsidiary in Israel.

Nascentric, Inc., an electronic design automation company, develops and markets simulators for analysis and functional verification of complex nanometer designs. It offers OmegaSim, a rocket-fast SPICE simulator; OmegaSim AMS, an analog/mixed-signal Fast-SPICE simulator; and OmegaSim GX, a hardware-accelerated SPICE simulator. The company’s products allow designers to simulate, analyze, and verify circuits and improve design quality. Its products also enable to analyze and optimize the mixed-signal, custom digital, and memory designs. Nascentric, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas with a regional office in San Jose, California.

Bay Microsystems, Inc. specializes in designing and developing advanced network solutions, including network architectures, systems, software, and integrated circuits. The company provides a range of products such as ABEx, a network appliance that supports various network types including optical transport and packet-switched networks. Additionally, Bay Microsystems offers a portfolio of network processors, including Chesapeake, Montego, and Biscayne, which serve functions from programmable traffic management to classification. The Lighthouse Tool Suite serves as a development platform for network processor-based equipment, while BayPort acts as a demonstration and evaluation platform for the company's processors. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with an office in Germantown, Maryland, Bay Microsystems aims to enhance connectivity and data accessibility for enterprises across diverse geographic locations.

SpaceClaim Corporation specializes in developing and marketing 3D direct modeling software solutions designed to assist engineers, product designers, CAE analysts, and manufacturers throughout the product development process. Its flagship product, SpaceClaim Engineer, allows users to create, modify, and prepare 3D designs for prototyping, analysis, and manufacturing. Additionally, the company offers SpaceClaim Style for industrial design, SpaceClaim Viewer for viewing and measuring designs, and various add-on modules and plug-ins. SpaceClaim also provides educational licenses and training programs for academic institutions in North America. With a focus on conceptual engineering, industrial design, and manufacturing applications, SpaceClaim distributes its products through a network of resellers in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with additional offices in France and Japan.

LoadStar Sensors, Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing capacitive and resistive load cells, as well as a variety of sensors including torque, displacement, and pressure sensors. The company’s products are utilized across multiple sectors, including automotive, aerospace, medical devices, and industrial applications. They offer innovative Plug and Sense® load cell technology, which is known for its high sensitivity and low-profile design. LoadStar Sensors provides a range of solutions, such as impact force measurement tools, USB and wireless scales, and tactile pressure sensors, alongside calibration services and software for sensor integration. The company serves a global customer base through representatives, resellers, and online channels, and collaborates with leading OEMs to integrate their sensors into mass-market products. Founded in 2004, LoadStar Sensors is headquartered in Fremont, California.

Biocept, Inc. is a molecular oncology diagnostics company that develops and commercializes innovative assays for circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA, utilizing standard blood samples. Its cancer assays provide critical information for healthcare providers to identify oncogenic alterations in diverse solid tumors, including breast, lung, gastric, colorectal, prostate, melanoma, pancreaticobiliary, and ovarian cancers. The company employs its patented Target-Selector technology to enhance the sensitivity and specificity of mutation detection. Biocept also offers laboratory services to various medical professionals, aiding in the development of treatment plans for cancer patients. In addition to its blood-based liquid biopsy assays, Biocept has created the CNSide cerebrospinal fluid assay to detect metastasized cancer in the central nervous system. The company's clinical laboratory is accredited and operates under strict regulatory standards. Biocept markets its diagnostic assays directly to healthcare providers and collaborates with pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations for drug development and research services. Founded in 1997, Biocept is headquartered in San Diego, California.

NeoPhotonics offers a complete line of both active and passive optical components for every network market segment: FTTH/Access, Datacom, Storage Area Networks, Metro and Long Haul networks. NeoPhotonics' transceivers are compliant with industry standard MSAs, are available in GBIC, SFF, SFP, XFP and other configurations, and serve a variety of reaches, applications and data-rates from 155MBps to 10GBps. NeoPhotonics' advanced silica Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) integrated optical modules and subsystems are critical parts in access FTTH networks and in metro and long-haul DWDM networks. For FTTH, NeoPhotonics manufactures integrated splitters in high volume and FTTH BiDi and TriPlexer transceivers, Other products include AWGs, Athermal AWGs, VOA Multiplexers, EDFAs and ROADM Modules. NeoPhotonics' manufactures MEMS-based Variable Optical Attenuators and Dynamic Channel Equalizers

Sipex Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog integrated circuits (ICs). It offers power management products, including white LED drivers, DC/DC regulators, and controllers to regulate, control, monitor, or provide the reference voltage for a system or portion of a system. The company also provides interface products that facilitate the transfer of digital signals between or within electronic systems, as well as ensure connectivity between networks, computers, and digital peripherals and consumer portable devices that connect to them. In addition, it offers optical storage products, including photo-detector ICs, advanced power control ICs, and laser diode drivers.

TestQuest, Inc. provides test automation and management solutions for mobile devices and applications. It offers TestQuest Pro, a test automation tool for embedded systems, including enterprise computing/information automation, digital entertainment and consumer electronics, telecom/datacom, military/aerospace, medical devices, and automation systems; and TestQuest CountDown, a test platform for mobile devices and applications, which integrates test design, management, and execution while enabling collaboration among distributed development teams. The company's TestQuest CountDown platform includes TestManager, a Web-based environment for organizing, scheduling, and executing tests, as well as for reporting the results; TestRunner that enable test execution; Device Connectivity, which provides test connectivity for mobile and wireless devices, PCs, and test equipment for automated end-to-end testing; TestDesigner, an automated, graphical environment for test case generation and debugging; and AssetManager, a shared repository of test assets. Its TestQuest Pro platform comprises Scripting, a tool for creating test automation scripts within TestQuest's TestVerb Technology architecture; Connectivity that offers connectivity and hardware integration capabilities and interfacing with mobile/wireless operating systems; and Test Management, which provides the productivity of automated tests and log the results with TestQuest Pro test management tools. The company also provides assessment, consulting, implementation and training, and professional services. It serves network operators, device manufacturers, content providers, and application developers. TestQuest was founded in 1983 as B-Tree Systems, Inc. and changed its name to TestQuest, Inc. in 2000. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of November 18, 2008, TestQuest, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of BSQUARE Corp.

SpaceClaim Corporation specializes in developing and marketing 3D direct modeling software solutions designed to assist engineers, product designers, CAE analysts, and manufacturers throughout the product development process. Its flagship product, SpaceClaim Engineer, allows users to create, modify, and prepare 3D designs for prototyping, analysis, and manufacturing. Additionally, the company offers SpaceClaim Style for industrial design, SpaceClaim Viewer for viewing and measuring designs, and various add-on modules and plug-ins. SpaceClaim also provides educational licenses and training programs for academic institutions in North America. With a focus on conceptual engineering, industrial design, and manufacturing applications, SpaceClaim distributes its products through a network of resellers in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with additional offices in France and Japan.

Ceon Corporation specializes in providing product management and fulfillment software tailored for the communication service provider (CSP) market. Its offerings include the Product Control Center, which helps service providers create and manage product catalogs, and the Intelligent Order Manager, designed for orchestrating order handling for broadband and IP-based services. The Intelligent Activation Server activates various services across different networks and technologies, while the Adapter Library facilitates the development of connectivity adapters for various devices. Additionally, Ceon offers service modules for High Speed Data, Voice over IP, and IP-TV. The company also provides a range of services such as business analysis, system design, program management, installation, configuration, testing, and post-deployment maintenance support. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Ceon Corporation was previously known as FirstTel Systems Corporation and became a subsidiary of Convergys Corporation in 2008.

ePartners, established in 1992, specializes in providing tailored IT solutions to help businesses achieve their objectives and explore new growth opportunities. By taking the time to understand a client's unique industry and operational processes, ePartners develops comprehensive solutions that minimize the learning curve for employees. The company empowers workforces at all levels—from shop floor staff to executives—by equipping them with the necessary tools to enhance decision-making and fulfill their organizational missions. ePartners focuses on aligning IT strategies with business goals, enabling the deployment of cost-effective solutions that foster significant performance improvements across enterprises.

Bay Microsystems, Inc. specializes in designing and developing advanced network solutions, including network architectures, systems, software, and integrated circuits. The company provides a range of products such as ABEx, a network appliance that supports various network types including optical transport and packet-switched networks. Additionally, Bay Microsystems offers a portfolio of network processors, including Chesapeake, Montego, and Biscayne, which serve functions from programmable traffic management to classification. The Lighthouse Tool Suite serves as a development platform for network processor-based equipment, while BayPort acts as a demonstration and evaluation platform for the company's processors. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with an office in Germantown, Maryland, Bay Microsystems aims to enhance connectivity and data accessibility for enterprises across diverse geographic locations.

ChipX, Inc. is a Mixed-Signal ASIC company with the broadest offering of value-added ASIC solutions, including Standard Cell, Structured ASIC and Hybrid ASIC technology. ChipX has unique expertise in PCI Express, USB 2.0, DDR/DDR2 and data conversion mixed-signal cores; all are silicon proven and certified and they can be integrated in customers’ ASICs with a record first-time to market success. ChipX products are widely used in industrial applications, medical equipment and military/aerospace systems. Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, ChipX is a privately held corporation, with a Research and Development subsidiary in Israel.

Color Kinetics is a leader in the design and marketing of intelligent solid-state lighting systems, primarily utilizing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as their light source. The company develops innovative lighting technologies that cater to diverse markets, including architectural applications, motion picture production, medical settings, and children's toys. By focusing on solid-state devices, Color Kinetics harnesses the advantages of advanced semiconductor materials to create efficient and versatile lighting solutions.

Athena Semiconductors is a fabless IC company specializing in CMOS radio transceiver IC products addressing rapidly growing wireless broadband communications and convergence markets. It products enable seamless delivery of video, audio and data over different types of wireless networks. Athena Semiconductors is applying its distinguished patent-pending CMOS radio technology platform to design products for various markets from wireless LAN, WAN to PAN and GPS applications.

Bay Microsystems, Inc. specializes in designing and developing advanced network solutions, including network architectures, systems, software, and integrated circuits. The company provides a range of products such as ABEx, a network appliance that supports various network types including optical transport and packet-switched networks. Additionally, Bay Microsystems offers a portfolio of network processors, including Chesapeake, Montego, and Biscayne, which serve functions from programmable traffic management to classification. The Lighthouse Tool Suite serves as a development platform for network processor-based equipment, while BayPort acts as a demonstration and evaluation platform for the company's processors. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with an office in Germantown, Maryland, Bay Microsystems aims to enhance connectivity and data accessibility for enterprises across diverse geographic locations.

Kanisa is the provider of knowledge-empowered customer service applications. They help customer support organizations meet the pressures of increasing customer demand and tightening budgets while delivering higher levels of service and satisfaction. They do this by providing a suite of applications to make support analysts more effective, to leverage expert users' knowledge, and to empower customers with knowledge directly on the website. Kanisa exists to help service organizations solve their toughest problem — making customers happy — without breaking the bank. The faster and more accurately you can answer questions and the more you can avoid problems altogether, the happier customers are. Kanisa enables agents and customers with the knowledge they need to get the most out of your solutions.

pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor's 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission-to enhance Murata's world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi's product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi's team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.

CoWare, Inc. specializes in providing platform-driven electronic system-level design software and consulting services tailored for IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies. The company offers a range of products and services that facilitate platform architecture design, verification, application sub-system design, processor design, and digital signal processing (DSP) algorithm development. Key offerings include Platform Architect, a graphical environment for platform analysis; Model Designer for verifying IP blocks; and Virtual Platform, which supports simulation for software development teams. Additionally, CoWare provides a Model Library containing various processor and peripheral models, as well as Processor Designer for creating custom processors and programmable hardware accelerators. Their Signal Processing Designer aids in the design and analysis of signal processing algorithms, while the Virtual Platform product family encompasses tools for constructing and utilizing virtual hardware platforms for device software development and validation.

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Atherotech, Inc. is a clinical reference laboratory based in Birmingham, Alabama, specializing in cardiometabolic testing and disease management solutions. The company is known for its VAP+ (Vertical Auto Profile) Lipid Panel, which utilizes patented density gradient ultracentrifugation technology to provide a comprehensive measurement of cholesterol content across various lipid components and subclasses. This innovative testing enables clinicians to better stratify cardiovascular risk and tailor personalized treatment strategies for improved health outcomes. In addition to its core testing services, Atherotech offers consulting and educational resources to healthcare providers and patients, serving a diverse client base that includes physicians, hospitals, and clinics across the United States. Founded in 1996, Atherotech operates as a subsidiary of Ningbo Alabama LLC.

Alacritech specializes in storage network acceleration solutions that enhance the performance of enterprise network storage systems. Founded in 1997 by Larry Boucher, a notable figure in technology and the author of the SCSI standard, Alacritech addresses the challenges of storage and networking convergence. The company offers network interface cards (NICs) that offload TCP/IP processing from computer CPUs to the NIC hardware, significantly boosting application performance without necessitating the replacement of existing NFS-based storage networks. By leveraging its patented technology, including Dynamic TCP Offload, Alacritech helps organizations optimize their storage infrastructure, reduce reliance on underutilized disk drives, and extend the life of their current storage solutions. With a focus on redefining enterprise storage capabilities, Alacritech equips businesses to enhance their operational efficiency and performance.

Nextest Systems Corporation was founded in 1997 and shipped its first product in 1998. Nextest is a low-cost leader in the design and manufacture of ATE for non-volatile memory, microcontrollers, ASIC and System-On-a-Chip (SOC) semiconductors. Nextest's products address the growing demand from manufacturers for testing equipment with increased throughput, reliability, functionality and capacity, while reducing the time to market and cost of test. The company employs approximately 150 employees with sales and support offices worldwide. To date, Nextest has shipped over 1000 systems globally!

TestQuest, Inc. provides test automation and management solutions for mobile devices and applications. It offers TestQuest Pro, a test automation tool for embedded systems, including enterprise computing/information automation, digital entertainment and consumer electronics, telecom/datacom, military/aerospace, medical devices, and automation systems; and TestQuest CountDown, a test platform for mobile devices and applications, which integrates test design, management, and execution while enabling collaboration among distributed development teams. The company's TestQuest CountDown platform includes TestManager, a Web-based environment for organizing, scheduling, and executing tests, as well as for reporting the results; TestRunner that enable test execution; Device Connectivity, which provides test connectivity for mobile and wireless devices, PCs, and test equipment for automated end-to-end testing; TestDesigner, an automated, graphical environment for test case generation and debugging; and AssetManager, a shared repository of test assets. Its TestQuest Pro platform comprises Scripting, a tool for creating test automation scripts within TestQuest's TestVerb Technology architecture; Connectivity that offers connectivity and hardware integration capabilities and interfacing with mobile/wireless operating systems; and Test Management, which provides the productivity of automated tests and log the results with TestQuest Pro test management tools. The company also provides assessment, consulting, implementation and training, and professional services. It serves network operators, device manufacturers, content providers, and application developers. TestQuest was founded in 1983 as B-Tree Systems, Inc. and changed its name to TestQuest, Inc. in 2000. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of November 18, 2008, TestQuest, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of BSQUARE Corp.

Blue Pumpkin provides industry-leading workforce management solutions that improve the performance of a customer contact center’s most important and valuable asset – its people. Addressing critical business challenges and creating competitive advantage with both innovative technology and best practices professional services, the company helps customers Balance and Optimize™ three critical and often competing priorities: business growth through customer loyalty, employee satisfaction and retention, and operating costs.

Magma Design Automation, Inc. specializes in electronic design automation (EDA) software and related services aimed at enhancing the efficiency of chip design and production. The company's software solutions assist designers in reducing the time required to develop integrated circuits used across various sectors, including communications, computing, consumer electronics, networking, and semiconductors. Magma's primary offerings include the Talus family of products, which provides a comprehensive digital integrated solution for the entire chip development cycle, from initial design to physical implementation. Additionally, the Tekton static timing analyzer and QCP extractor, along with the Quartz family of sign-off and verification tools, facilitate a unified approach to chip design and verification by streamlining previously separate processes. The Titan platform further supports custom integrated chip design by offering a cohesive solution for mixed-signal designs, thereby enhancing design accuracy and efficiency.

Lara Technology is a fabless semiconductor manufacturer that designs, develops and markets memory-intensive ASICs for the networking and communications industries.

Silicon Metrics specializes in the development of electronic design automation (EDA) technology and products aimed at enhancing the design process for integrated circuits. The company creates characterization and modeling tools for standard cells, memories, and complex input/output interfaces. Its SiliconSmart products offer comprehensive timing, power, and signal integrity models compatible with various industry-standard formats. By providing these advanced tools, Silicon Metrics assists design teams in minimizing silicon re-spins caused by hidden timing issues, ultimately improving the efficiency and reliability of circuit designs.

Corona Networks is a developer of networking equipment, specifically carrier-class IP switches for CLECs, ILECs, IXCs, PTTs and ISPs. The company's products enable the delivery of differentiated IP services including multimedia content delivery, virtual private networks, firewalls and bandwidth management.

HotRail is an internet infrastructure company founded in 1993 and headquartered in California. Specializing in the development of advanced high-speed interconnect technologies, the company offers solutions that include smart switched fabrics. As a fabless semiconductor firm, HotRail focuses on mixed signal and complex digital logic design, providing innovative products to enhance connectivity for its clients.

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CoWare, Inc. specializes in providing platform-driven electronic system-level design software and consulting services tailored for IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies. The company offers a range of products and services that facilitate platform architecture design, verification, application sub-system design, processor design, and digital signal processing (DSP) algorithm development. Key offerings include Platform Architect, a graphical environment for platform analysis; Model Designer for verifying IP blocks; and Virtual Platform, which supports simulation for software development teams. Additionally, CoWare provides a Model Library containing various processor and peripheral models, as well as Processor Designer for creating custom processors and programmable hardware accelerators. Their Signal Processing Designer aids in the design and analysis of signal processing algorithms, while the Virtual Platform product family encompasses tools for constructing and utilizing virtual hardware platforms for device software development and validation.

Rapid Logic, Inc. develops Web-based applications. Its applications enable the distribution, access, presentation, and control of their client's development initiatives with management solutions.

Silicon Metrics specializes in the development of electronic design automation (EDA) technology and products aimed at enhancing the design process for integrated circuits. The company creates characterization and modeling tools for standard cells, memories, and complex input/output interfaces. Its SiliconSmart products offer comprehensive timing, power, and signal integrity models compatible with various industry-standard formats. By providing these advanced tools, Silicon Metrics assists design teams in minimizing silicon re-spins caused by hidden timing issues, ultimately improving the efficiency and reliability of circuit designs.