LSI Corp

Micrel is a global manufacturer of integrated circuit solutions for the worldwide analog, ethernet and high-bandwidth markets. The company features advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors. It provides ICs for high-performance communication, clock management, ethernet switch and physical-layer transceivers. Micrel s customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive and computer products. The company s headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, Calif. It maintains international locations in South America, Europe and Asia. Micrel maintains an extensive network of distributors and sales representatives worldwide.

Established in 1983, Maxim Integrated Products designs, develops and manufactures linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The company s mission is to continuously invent analog engineering solutions that add value to its customers microprocessor-based electronics systems. Its products include memory and thermal management products, sensors, digital potentiometers, amplifiers and analog switches. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the trading symbol MXIM. Maxim Integrated Products is located in Sunnyvale, Calif., and it employs approximately 8,000 people.

Arm Ltd., a subsidiary of ARM Holdings PLC, designs technology that is used in advanced digital products, such as wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions, imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's product offering includes 16/32-bit reduced instruction set computer microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. The company also provides developers with intellectual property solutions in the form of processors, physical IP, cache and SoC designs, application-specific standard products and related software and development tools. In 2005, ARM Holdings acquired Keil Software, a company that develops, manufactures and distributes embedded software development tools for microcontrollers. ARM Ltd. maintains an office in Sunnyvale, Calif. ARM Holdings is headquartered in Cambridge, England.