Gary Steele

Hilight Semiconductor Ltd. designs and supplies analogue and mixed-signal CMOS ICs for high speed fiber-optics based communications and networking applications. The firm's products include TIA and combo. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Southampton, the United Kingdom.

Semtech EMEA Ltd. operates as a fables chip company. It develops, manufactures and sells analog and mixed-signal driver and receiver ICs for fiber-optics-based communications. The firm's products include plastic optical fiber, limiting amplifiers, and LED/ VCSEL drivers products. The company was founded by Gary Steele on May 12, 2003 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Part of Semtech Corp., Acapella Ltd. is a British company that designs and markets complex mixed signal integrated circuits for fiber-optic communications. The company is located in the UK. Acapella was acquired by Semtech Corp. on April 29, 1998 for $4.24 million.