Michael Plisinski

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and support of defect inspection, lithography, process control metrology, and process control software. Its products include semiconductor, light emitting diodes (LED), flat panel display, data storage, and compound semi. The company was founded by Otto Curt Rudolph in 1940 and is headquartered in Budd Lake, NJ.

Cognizer, Inc. provides software solutions. The company was founded by Avishay S. Katz, Jack Porter and Soundar Velu and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

August Technology Corp. used to provides critical product and process enhancing information, which enabled microelectronic device manufacturers to drive down costs and time to market. Its decision tools correlate the defect data across surfaces and provided the comprehensive information necessary for device manufacturers to make process-enhancing decisions. The company was headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

Part of Onto Innovation, Inc., Counterpoint Solutions, Inc. develops and provides wafer inspection, review and failure analysis systems and software solutions. The company is based in Thornwood, NY. The company was founded by Michael P. Plisinski. Counterpoint Solutions was acquired by August Technology Corp. on July 08, 2003 for $1.41 million.