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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.

Applied Materials, one of the world s largest suppliers of products and services to the global semiconductor industry, is one of the leading information infrastructure providers. As a core information infrastructure company, Applied Materials innovates and commercializes the processing and manufacturing technology that helps semiconductor manufacturers produce the world s most advanced chips. The company s mission is to be the leading supplier of semiconductor fabrication solutions worldwide through innovation and enhancement of customer productivity with systems and service solutions. Michael R. Splinter has been the chief executive officer of Applied Materials for more than three years. He has been with the semiconductor company for over three years. Splinter earned BS and MS degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The company is located in Santa Clara, Calif.

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.