Heinrich W. Kreutzer

Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of semiconductor components. It operates through the Automotive and Industrial business divisions. The Automotive division involves in developing, manufacturing, and marketing sensors and integrated circuits used in the automotive industry. The Industrial segment offers developing and manufacturing sensors and embedded microcontrollers for nonautomotive applications. The companywas founded in May 1989 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Vodafone Deutschland GmbH engages in the provision of television, telecommunications, and multimedia services. It focuses on areas such as Internet, telephone, cable television, and wireless mobile networks. The company was founded on December 17, 2002 and is headquartered in Unterfoehring, Germany.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik HHI is a research and development institute based in Berlin, Germany. The institute focuses on innovations for the digital society of tomorrow and contributes significantly to the standards for information and communication technologies. As a partner of the industry, it creates new technologies and solutions.

Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG supplies customers worldwide with a range of telecommunications network equipment and software used to build public and private switching systems. It also provides network planning, systems integration and facility management services. Services and products are provided to telecommunications service providers, ISPs, large-volume enterprise customers and smaller businesses. Customers include Deutsche Telekom, Arcor, NetCologne and the German federal armed forces. The company is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Part of STMicroelectronics NV, Alcatel Microelectronics NV designs and manufactures semiconductor components. The company is based in Zaventem, Belgium. Alcatel Microelectronics was acquired by STMicroelectronics NV from Alcatel SA on June 24, 2002 for $345.58 million.

HUBER+SUHNER BKtel GmbH develops and manufactures components and systems for optical networks such as fiber to the home and hybrid fiber coax. Its products include transmitters, optical amplifiers, return channel systems, receivers, transceivers and passive optical components. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Hückelhoven-Baal, Germany.

Micronas GmbH manufactured, developed, produced, and marketed semiconductors, integrated circuits, microprocessors, real-time signal processors, and microcontrollers for the consumer, automotive electronics, and telecommunication fields. The company was founded in July, 2000 and was headquartered in Freiburg, Germany.