Flextronics International

Freescale Semiconductor Inc. is one of the global leaders in the designing and manufacturing of embedded semiconductors. Based in San Jose, Calif., it also features services, including research and development or sales operations around the world. The company offers an assortment of products in the categories of microprocessors, microcontrollers, sensors, analog ICs and connectivity, to name a few. Freescale Semiconductor Inc. serves the needs of automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. Additionally, it provides embedded semiconductor solutions for cars, smart mobile devices, networks and more.

Founded in 1984, Xilinx designs, develops and markets a full line of programmable logic solutions. The company offers programmable logic devices, including field programmable gate arrays and complex programmable logic devices, software design tools and predefined system functions delivered as intellectual property cores. Xilinx products are used by electronic equipment manufacturers primarily in the communications, storage, server, aerospace, defense, automotive, consumer and industrial markets. In addition, Xilinx offers education, design and support services. The company sells its products through independent domestic and foreign distributors, as well as a network of independent sales representative firms and a direct sales management organization. The company targets original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Japan and Asia. It also has a strategic foundry relationship with the Toshiba Corporation for the production of advanced silicon wafers in Japan. Xilinx maintains its headquarters in San Jose, 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.