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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