Larry Morrell

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. engages in designing, development, manufacturing, and marketing of a broad range of high-performance solutions for embedded systems, from automotive, industrial and networking platforms to highly interactive consumer devices. Its programmable systems-on-chip, general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and USB-C based connectivity solutions and memories help engineers design differentiated products. The firm operates through the following segments: The Microcontroller and Connectivity Division (MCD), and the Memory Products Division (MPD). The company was founded by Thurman John Rodgers in December 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Cavendish Kinetics, Inc. provides radio frequency tuning solutions for mobile devices in the wireless industry. It is a fabless supplier of tunable components for RF circuits used in cellular handsets, laptops, netbooks, tablets, and other consumer wireless devices. The firm offers tunable RF circuits, based on third-generation RF MEMS technology and its semiconductor processes, let users pack more performance into the same space. The company was founded by Charles Gordon Smith and Hermann M. Hauser in 1994 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.