Itzik Goldberger

Credence Systems Corporation is the industry provider of design-to-test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. By applying leading-edge technology to lower the overall cost-of-test, Credence delivers competitive cost and performance advantages to integrated device manufacturers, wafer foundries, outsource assembly and test suppliers and fabless chip companies worldwide. Credence was founded in 1978 and is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol CMOS. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, Credence maintains a worldwide presence in twenty countries.

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Cohu, Inc., Optonics, Inc. develops integrated solutions used for emission-based optical diagnostics and failure analysis for advanced semiconductor products. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by Israel Niv, Nader Pakdaman, James S. Vickers. Optonics was acquired by Credence Systems Corp. on January 22, 2003 for $17.52 million.