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Public Companies: (IPOs)

    Harmonic, Inc. San Jose, CA
HLI was originally incorporated by Mr. Carsten in 1987 to exploit unique laser technology for fiber optic cable television applications, and is now an industry leader cable modem back bone provider.
    Photon Dynamics, Inc. San Jose, CA
Founded in 1986, the company is a world leader in inspection and repair of liquid crystal flat panel displays.
    Resound, Inc. Bloomington, MN
Resound makes customized hearing aids which are programmed and fitted to each individual user using a proprietary diagnostic system.
    Socket Communications, Inc. Newark, CA
Socket is a leader in RFID, Bluetooth and wireless access cards for PDA's and Laptops.
    Silicon Motion Technology, Inc. San Jose, CA
Silicon Motion Technology, Inc is a leading supplier of USB / flash drives, multimedia processors and memory.
 
Private Companies:

    Airflash, Inc. Woodside, CA (acquired by Webraska Wireless in 2001)
          Mapping services for cellular phone users.
    Alien Technology Corp. San Jose, CA
A leading vendor of RFID tokens and systems.
    Apptitude, Inc. San Jose, CA (acquired by Exar in 2009)
Network monitoring and probes for both wide and local area networks.
    Bridges 2 Silicon, Sunnyvale, CA. (acquired by Synopsys in 2008)
EDA for FPGA verification.
    Discera, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA. (sold to Micrel, Inc. in 2013)
Silicon clock chips.
    HVVi Semiconductors Phoenix, AZ (sold to OnSemi in 2012)
Power semiconductors.
    IDMG Palo Alto, CA
Customer ID software for banks and enterprise users
    iWatt, Inc. Los Gatos, CA (sold to DialogSemi in 2013)
iPhone charger chips.
    Jovial Test Equipment, Inc. Oakland, CA (acquired by Harris Corp. in 2001)
Network cabling testers and diagnostic tools.
    Knowledge Revolution, Inc. San Mateo, CA (acquired by MacNeal Schwendler in 1998)
Leader in motion simulation for educational and industrial applications on Windows NT.
    LED Engine, San Jose, CA (sold to OSRAM in 2015)
          LED emitters and light engines.
    NativeMinds, Inc. San Francisco, CA (acquired by Verity in 2003)
Automated response system for e-mail inquiries.
    N-Wave, Inc. Los Gatos, CA
Wireless parking sensors and systems.
    Oasys, Inc. Saratoga, CA (acquired by Cabletron Systems in 1997)
Telecommunications management software.
    PROFUSA Emeryville, CA
Implanted biosensors.
    RAM Medical, Wayne, NJ
Peripheral catheters
    Sandpiper Networks, Inc. Westlake Village, CA
(acquired by Level 3 Communications in 2007)
SW tools to increase bandwidth over the internet.
    Scotts Valley Instruments, Scotts Valley, CA (acquired by Swan Magnetics in 1997)
Disk drive test equipment.
    Sensys, Inc. Berkeley, CA (sold to Tagmaster, Inc. in 2019)
Automotive sensors.
    Sensys Instruments Corp. Sunnyvale, CA (acquired by KLA Tencor in 2007)
Metrology for precision measurement of semiconductor process parameters.
    SiPix Imaging Fremont, CA (acquired by E-Ink in 2013)
Flexible displays using electrophoretic pixels for smart cards and signage.
    Spectralinear, Inc. Santa Clara, CA (sold to Silicon Labs in 2011)
Clock and timing chips.
    Telaris, Inc. Santa Monica, CA (acquired by Intel in 2018)
Developer of high power lasers and systems for automobiles.
    Toolwire, Inc., Pleasanton, CA
Educational software and hosting systems.
    Virtual Silicon Technology Inc. Sunnyvale, CA (acquired by MOSIS in 2006)
ASIC physical design libraries for sub-micron semiconductor processing.
    Whitehat, Inc. San Jose, CA (sold to NTT in 2019)
Internet security systems.
    YesVideo.com San Jose, CA
DVD video services for replication and archiving.
   
 
Portfolio Companies in other technologies:

    Kidspark, Inc. San Jose, CA
          Franchise chain of drop in child care centers.
    Manresa, Los Gatos, CA
Luxury restaurant awarded 3 Michelin Stars in 2015 (closed in 2023).
    Mentone Aptos Village, CA    
Italian Retaurant opened in 2019
    Plaza Bank of Commerce San Jose, CA (acquired by Comerica, Inc. in 1991)
Commercial banking in California.
    Your Fare, Austin, TX
Manages third party restaurant delivery services.
 
 

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