John C. Lewis

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. engages in designing, development, manufacturing, and marketing of a broad range of high-performance solutions for embedded systems, from automotive, industrial and networking platforms to highly interactive consumer devices. Its programmable systems-on-chip, general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and USB-C based connectivity solutions and memories help engineers design differentiated products. The firm operates through the following segments: The Microcontroller and Connectivity Division (MCD), and the Memory Products Division (MPD). The company was founded by Thurman John Rodgers in December 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Microsemi Communications, Inc. engages in the design, development, and market of integrated circuits that are used primarily by manufacturers of networking systems for carrier and enterprise networking applications. The company was founded by Louis R. Tomasetta and Ira Deyhimy in 1984 and is headquartered in Chandler, AZ.

Needham Capital Partners (Needham Capital Partner) is a private equity subsidiary of Needham Investment Management LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Fujitsu Ltd., Amdahl Corp. is a company that operates an electronic computer manufacturing company. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The company was founded by Raymond A. Williams. Amdahl was acquired by Fujitsu Ltd. on September 19, 1997 for $834.03 million.