Chinh H. Doan

Chelsio Communications, Inc. provides high-speed protocol-acceleration products. It is a technology company focused on solving high performance networking and storage challenges for virtualized enterprise data centers, cloud service installations and cluster computing environments. The firm delivers hardware and software solutions including unified wire ethernet network adapter cards, unified storage software, high performance storage gateways, unified management software, bypass cards and other solutions focused on specialized applications. The company was founded by Kianoosh Naghshineh in 1997 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Aeluros, Inc. manufactures semiconductor devices. It focuses on high-performance, high-density physical layer solutions in mainstream CMOS technology for the datacom and storage markets. The was founded by Stefanos Sidiropoulos, Marc Loinaz, Haw-Jyh Liaw, and Nader Gamini in June 2001 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Zipit Wireless, Inc. provides cloud-based services and critical messaging services. Its connected platform includes a robust cloud-based infrastructure, connectivity and activations for wireless service providers, web-based interfaces and smartphone applications for device management and communication, customer support portals, and in-depth reporting services. The company was founded by Frank U. Greer and Ralph Heredia in 2003 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

Bandgap Engineering, Inc. develops renewable energy technologies. It provides photovoltaic and storage batteries. The firm engages in nano-structuring silicon and applying these technologies to photovoltaic systems and lithium ion batteries. It also provides nanotechnology based photovoltaic solar cells. The company was founded by Chris Hobson and Marcie R. Black in 2007 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Graphite Systems, Inc. develops storage technology solutions. The company was founded by Frederic Roy and Mark Himelstein and is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

Kumu Networks, Inc. designs and manufactures wireless systems using full-duplex wireless design technology. Its wireless full-duplex allows a radio to transmit and receive signals at the same time using a single frequency channel. The company was founded by Jung-il Choi, Philip Levis, Sachin Katti, Steven Hong, Mayank Jain and Jeffrey A. Mehlman in 2012 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Bitglass, Inc. provides transparent protection and security solution for mobile access of corporate data. It solutions include cloud security and encryption, mobile security, and breach discovery. Its products include Office 365, Google apps, salesforce, Amazon, exchange, box, dpopbox, slack, and JIRA. The company was founded by Balas Natarajan Kausik and Anurag Kahol in 2013 is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. provides wireless and wired technologies for the mobile, networking, computing and consumer electronics markets. The company was founded in May 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Viking Enterprise Solutions engages in designing, manufacture and sale of data center products. It offers storage expansion product platforms for performance, space efficiency, storage application platforms for server and storage integration. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Foveon, Inc. engages in the design and development of image sensors and image capture systems. The firm offers digital single lens reflex and pro, CMOS, and direct image sensors. The company was founded by Jan-Dieter Spalink, Brian Gullette Richard B. Merrill, K. Michael Munsch and Carver A. Mead in August 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

National Laboratory Partners LLC provides laboratory home care services. It provides services in clinical, cytological, surgical pathology, and anatomic pathology. The company operates a reference testing laboratory and patient service centers. National Laboratory Partners is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Conviva, Inc. engages in the provision of online video optimization and online video analytics. The firm helps operators and broadcasters to meet audience expectations for video experience, across a multi-screen viewing environment. The company was founded by Hui Zhang and Ion Stoica in 2006 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Solar Junction Corp. manufactures solar cells and receivers for the terrestrial concentrated photovoltaic market. Its products include triple junction solar cells, four junction solar cells. The firm engages in developing and manufacturing next-generation solar cells for space power applications. Solar Junction was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Alta Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures mobile power technology solutions. The firm specializes in the development of a technology that extends the energy source of a system, with focus on cell and module single junction conversion efficiency. It offers single and dual junction solar cells, bringing flexible and portable power that can be embedded into any other material. The company was founded by Eli Yablonovitch, Nasreen Chopra and Harry A. Atwater in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Terrajoule Corp. provides energy storage solutions. It distributes solar energy with proprietary power and storage technology. The firm develops applications in the industrial and agricultural sectors. The company was founded by Stephen James Bisset, Robert Charles Mierisch, and David Henkel-Wallace in 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

BEEcube, Inc. designs computer hardware and software components for high-speed networking, aerospace and defense, architecture development, and video imaging applications. Its products include programmable rack servers, mixed-signal FMD cards, and wired telecommunications accessories and equipment. The company was founded by Robert Brodersen, Chen Chang, Tim Williams, and John Wawrzynek in 2006, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Smartcar, Inc. operates a software platform for car services. The company was founded by Sanketh Katta and Sahas Katta and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Userful Corp. operaters as a display management company. It offers on-premise, modules, and cloud products. The firm's solutions include control rooms, digital signage, office and dashboards and public computing. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Ketra, Inc. provides lighting solutions to retail, hospitality, and office spaces. Its products include luminaires, lamps, interfaces, controls and integration. The company was founded by Horace Ho and David J. Knapp in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Userful Corp. operates as an infrastructure software company. The firm builds a software appliance for AV and information technology professionals to control large numbers of displays and interactive content sources from any browser. It supports centrally powered displays from video walls to touch-screens to desktops. The company was founded by Timothy Griffin in 1999 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.