Semicat Inc

Lam Research Corporation, founded in 1980, is one of the leading suppliers of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the world's semiconductor industry. The company provides various types of etch systems, including dielectric etch, conductor etch, resist strip and Synergy cleaning products. Its etch and chemical mechanical planarization products selectively remove portions of various films from the wafer to create semiconductors. The company also develops intellectual property for integrated processing solutions. Its Synergy standalone clean system is used to clean wafers both before and after a range of semiconductor processing steps. Lam Research Corporation is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., and maintains a network of facilities throughout the United States, Japan, Europe, and Asia.

AXT designs, develops, manufactures and distributes high-performance compound semiconductor substrates. The company s customers use its products to fabricate integrated circuits for electronic systems that operate the latest lighting displays and fiber-optic and wireless communications applications. Its proprietary VGF crystal growth process technology produces substrates with competitive sustainable advantages, including low etch pit density. AXT s primary product line consists of gallium arsenide substrates in two- to six-inch diameters. The company also offers a selection of indium phosphide substrates. It maintains a 190,000-square-foot production facility in Tongmei, China. AXT is headquartered in Fremont, Calif.

Symmetricom designs, manufactures and markets atomic clocks and network synchronization and timing devices. The company s solutions are used in wireline and wireless telecommunications networks, space, defense and avionics systems and enterprise information technology infrastructures. Its customers include network service providers, telecommunications equipment manufacturers, military and aerospace contractors and enterprises, as well as government and research facilities in more than 90 countries throughout the world. Symmetricom develops products that control the flow of voice, video and data applications. The company also provides consulting, engineering, network planning, installation and support services. It features global positioning systems and time code instrumentation, frequency distribution systems, precise references, rubidium clocks and hydrogen masers. Symmetricom is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.