Edward James Casey

Komag, Inc. is a independent supplier of thin-film disks, the primary high-capacity storage medium for digital data in computers and consumer appliances. It was founded in 1983 and led the industry in production volume and technology for thin-film disks. It has capitalized on it's technological strength in thin-film processes and manufacturing capabilities to achieve and maintain position as a supplier to the thin-film media market

HMT LLC provides aboveground storage tank solutions. The firm offers tank repair and maintenance, floating roof and seal repair, installation services, fabrication services, project management and turnkey, calibration services, and engineering services. The company was founded by Roger W. Thiltgen in 1978 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

SoloPower Systems, Inc. manufactures and commercializes thin-film photovoltaic cells and modules. The firm’s proprietary electrochemical process for CIGS solar cell formation is differentiated from Si-based PV and alternate thin film PV technologies. Its products include SP1, SP3L and SP3S. The company was founded by Bulent M. Basol and Homayoun Talieh in 2005 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Seagate Technology Plc engages in the development, production, and distribution of data storage products and electronic data storage solutions. Its products include hard disk drives, solid state hybrid drives, solid state drives, peripheral component interconnect express cards, serial advanced technology attachment controllers, storage subsystems and computing solutions. The firm offers its products under the Backup Plus and Expansion product lines, and Maxtor and LaCie brands. The company was founded by Finis Conner, Syed Iftikar, Doug Mahon, David Thomas Mitchell, and Alan F. Shugart in 1978 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

StorMedia Inc. supplies thin film disks for hard disk drives used in portable and desktop computers, network servers and workstations. The company also manufactures substrates for these disks. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells disks in 2 1/2 inch and 3 1/2 inch sizes. Within each size, the company provides a range of coercivities, fly heights and disk thicknesses to meet specific customer requirements. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.