Lauren Carr

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets nonvolatile memory solutions. It supplies flash memory semiconductor devices for the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and the Internet computing markets. The firm produces and sells semiconductor products, including flash controllers and controller-based modules, smart card integrated circuits and modules, flash microcontrollers and radio frequency devices and modules. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ISSC Technologies, Inc. provides wireless communication system-on-chip integrated circuit design and total system solutions. The company manufactures and sells electronic parts and components, offers information technology software services, and involves in the integrated circuit design industry. Its products are divided into three categories: audio, data, and mobility. The company’s main products include Bluetooth mono headset, Bluetooth stereo multimedia, Bluetooth human interface device, and embedded applications. Its products are used in mono headsets, stereo headsets, car kits, speakers, mouse, keyboards, game controllers, home healthcare equipment and MFi adjunct solutions. The company was founded on May 10, 1999 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Part of Microchip Technology, Inc., Microchip Frequency Technology GmbH designs, manufactures, and markets frequency generation and control products. The company is based in Teltow, Germany. Microchip Frequency Technology was acquired by Manfred Klimm from Dover Corp. on May 15, 2002 for $18.10 million.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Enevate Corp. operates as a silicon Lithium-ion battery technology company. It focuses on silicon-dominant Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles and consumer mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and notebook personal computers. The firm?s HD-Energy technology, delivers significant performance improvement over conventional graphite-dominant Li-ion batteries. The company was founded by Steven Cardona, Rabih Bachir Zaouk, Chunlei Wang, Marc J. Madou and Benjamin Y. Park in 2005 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Microsemi Semiconductor Ltd. develops and manufactures microelectronic technologies, miniaturization, low power wireless communication, energy harvesting and ambient temperature electronics. The company is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures and designs micro controllers, processors and semiconductors. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Apollo Global, Inc. invests in international education services sector. It provides business and technology management, consulting and training and operational services in the fields of higher education and education administration to its network of schools. The company was founded in October 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Tech Titans is a forum that connects and collaborates with the regional technology community to inspire creative thinking and fuel tomorrow's innovations. The private company is based in Richardson. The American company serves as a platform for companies, individuals, and institutions that create and embrace technological innovation. Tech Titans offers various programs such as the Cybersecurity Forum, Emerging Leaders Program, and job hunting opportunities to provide thought leadership, education, and professional engagement.