Michael Farese

Advanced Photonix, Inc. develops and manufactures optoelectronic devices, and measurement instrumentation for telecommunications, defense, industrial, and medical markets. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

TriQuint WJ, Inc. designs and manufactures broadband communications products. The firm provides radio frequency solutions serving multiple markets targeting wireless communications, RF identification, broadband cable, and defense and homeland security. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc. engages in the design, development, marketing, and support of semiconductor solutions by integrating its mixed-signal, software, and systems expertise through a network of offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded by James V. Diller, Sr., Colin C. Harris, Brian Gerson, Gregory D. Aasen, Glenn Bindley, and Kevin Huscroft in 1984 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Palm, Inc. manufactures handheld computing device products. It provides mobile products that help people to stay connected with their family, friends and colleagues, access and share information. The firm sells their products through Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels and at Palm online stores. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Entropic Communications LLC operates as a provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment, transforming how streaming IP-based video and high-definition multimedia content and services are delivered and distributed into and throughout the home. The company was founded by Itzhak Gurantz and Anton Monk on January 31, 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

BitWave was formed in 2004 to solve a complex problem facing cell phone manufacturers: how to obtain anytime, anywhere connectivity without sacrificing cost, performance or power consumption. Since its inception, BitWave has been dedicated to the development of a universal programmable transceiver, the Softransceiver RFIC to meet this industry problem. The patent pending technology embodied in the product is unique and will allow wireless carriers and cell phone manufacturers to deploy more services and devices in less time with additional functionality. Beyond the predicted one billion handset per year market in 2007, the firm's product will also be key to such markets as micro-infrastructure, laptops, PDAs, multimedia players and portable consumer electronic devices.