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Preferred Networks, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in software development services focused on real-time machine learning and deep learning technologies. The company aims to create practical applications for the Internet of Things, particularly in transportation systems, manufacturing, and bio-healthcare. Its services encompass data analytics, edge computing, distributed intelligence, and computer vision, catering to various sectors including retail, automotive, healthcare, advertising, life sciences, manufacturing, public safety, network security, and transportation. Preferred Networks also explores the integration of machine learning in areas such as personal robotics, plant optimization, materials discovery, and sports analytics. With a branch in Berkeley, California, the company is dedicated to advancing technologies that combine data from the physical and digital realms for applications like autonomous driving and medical diagnosis.

SBA Materials is dedicated to the development of functional porous inorganic and inorganic/organic hybrid materials for a wide range of technologies. Different synthesis and processing conditions allow for a variety of material compositions, structures, and applications. They can be fabricated as thin and thick films, powders, fibers, and even optically clear solid monoliths all consisting of highly ordered mesoporous networks. The resulting surface area is extraordinarily high and can be chemically functionalized, e.g. with organic dyes, quantum dots, magnetic materials, or biomaterials enabling applications ranging from electronics and optics to sensors, catalysts. SBA Materials is located in Albuquerque, NM, at the Science and Technology Park, adjacent to the University of New Mexico and the Sandia National Laboratories Materials Research Center. The facility includes R&D laboratories, offices, and meeting space.

Magnetic Solutions is a supplier of magnetic annealing systems and processes used in the development and manufacture of non-volatile memories such as MRAM and STT-RAM, read/write heads in high density disk drives, GMR and TMR sensors. MSL’s philosophy of committing to support the production, process development and R&D needs of our customers has resulted in a range of magnetic annealing systems optimized for all process steps, offering exceptional reliability, throughput and flexibility.

FSI International, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and supports equipment used in the fabrication of microelectronics, such as advanced semiconductor devices. The company provides surface conditioning technology solutions and microlithography systems, and support services to the manufacturers of integrated circuits. It manufactures, markets, and supports surface conditioning equipment that uses wet, cryogenic, and other chemistry techniques to clean, strip, or etch the surfaces of silicon wafers, and supplies refurbished microlithography products that are used to deposit and develop light sensitive films. The company offers system and subsystem upgrade packages, spare part kits, individual spare part components, robot refurbishment and replacement, and support services that provide product and process enhancements to extend the life of previously purchased and installed systems. It also sells various process, service, and maintenance programs. FSI International, Inc. markets its products to the manufacturers of microelectronic devices worldwide. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Chaska, Minnesota.

NEXX Systems, Inc. provides processing equipment for wafer-level packaging applications. It offers sputter deposition, electro-deposition plating, and plasma cleaning systems. The company’s systems and technologies focus on flip chip advanced packaging, including wafer bumping, wafer cleaning, photoresist strip, and related technologies. Its electro-deposition systems are designed for long deposition time processes required in applications, such as gold and solder wafer bumping, redistribution layers, and various MEMS layers. The company’s systems offer processing technology to the areas of compound semiconductors, hard disk drive head manufacturing, and ink jet printing. NEXX Systems has representatives and distributors in the United States, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, China, Israel, Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. NEXX Systems, Inc. was formerly known as Plasmaquest Astex. NEXX Systems, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts.

Epion manufactures and supplies commercial gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) equipment for semiconductor and related manufacturing. Its products include nFusion Doping System, which offers ultra-shallow doping of atoms to high concentrations without channeling; and Ultra Trimmer Corrective Etch System that is used to trim surface layers to improve device performance or yields. It also markets GCIB systems to companies for the enhancement of critical surfaces in devices used for data storage, optics, and telecommunications in the United States and Japan. Epion Inc. was formerly known as Epion Corporation and changed its name to TEL Epion Inc. in January 2007. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Billerica, Massachusetts.

Timbre Technologies develops software and hardware solutions for metrology applications. Its products are used in production by memory and logic device manufacturers. The company was founded by Nickhil Jakatdar in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.