John D. Yerger

Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. develops thin films of ultrananocrystalline diamond technology. The firm develops and applies diamond films for electronic, mechanical, industrial and biomedical applications. Its products include UNCD Wafers, UNCD Components, Diamonox Cells, UNCD Probes and UNCD Sensor Substrates. The company was founded by Neil D. Kane, John Carlisle and Orlando Auciello in December 2003 and is headquartered in Romeoville, IL.

Founded in 1967, ASM Assembly Systems Weymouth Ltd. is a printing services company. Part of Dover Corp., the company is based in Weymouth, UK.

Universal Instruments Corp. designs and manufactures advanced automation and assembly equipment solutions for the electronics manufacturing industry. It offers surface mount, automation, hot bar bonding, though-hole, and software. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Conklin, NY.

VT Holdings, Inc. supplies 3D graphics cards and PC enhancement products to retailers and consumers. It designs and manufactures memory-integrated circuits and related board- and module-level products. Its products can be found at Best Buy, Circuit City, COMP USA, Fry's electronics,and Micro Center. The company was founded in 1988 by Mark Polinsky, Scott Dauer, Craig Gutmann, and Allen Sutker and is located in Inverness, IL.

SMS Technologies, Inc. provides electronic manufacturing services. It offers prototypes/new product introduction, program management, materials management, board level assembly, testing, box build assembly and logistics/fulfillment services. The company serves the military, computer and peripherals, medical, telecommunications, automotive, industrial and consumer products industries. SMS Technologies was founded by Christopher Ross in 1995 and is located in San Diego, CA.