In 2005, EOTech was acquired by L-3 Communications. L-3 Communications has grown very quickly into the sixth largest defense company in the United States and is a leader and prime defense contractor in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), secure communications, government services, training and simulation and aircraft modernization and maintenance. The company also is a leading merchant supplier of guidance and navigation products and systems, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links, propulsion systems, avionics, electro optics, satellite communications, electrical power equipment, encryption products, signal intelligence, antennas and microwave products. L-3 EOTech designs, manufactures, and markets electro-optics products and systems. It uses advanced laser and holographic technology to enhance optical devices in target acquisition systems, recreational sport optics, and sighted automation environments. L-3 EOTech invented, designed, and manufactures the Holographic Weapon Sight (HWS) - the world's first holographic sighting system for small and medium-sized weapon platforms.

Qualstar Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automated magnetic tape libraries used to store, retrieve, and manage electronic data primarily in network computing environments worldwide. Its tape libraries consists of cartridge tape drives, tape cartridges, and robotics to move the cartridges from their storage locations to the tape drives under software control. The tape libraries also provide data storage solutions for organizations requiring backup, recovery, and archival storage of critical electronic information. The company also offers ancillary products related to its tape libraries, such as tape media, tape magazines, cables, bar code labels, and fiber channel adapters. In addition, it designs, develops, and sells switching power supplies that are used to convert alternate current line voltage to direct current voltages for use in electronic equipment, such as telecommunications equipment, servers, routers, switches, lighting, and gaming devices. Qualstar Corporation sells its tape drive products primarily to value added resellers and original equipment manufacturers, as well as switching power supplies primarily to original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and distributors.

Sigma Designs, Inc. company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California. Sigma Designs, Inc. is a fabless provider of integrated system-on-chip (SoC), solutions that are used to deliver multimedia entertainment throughout the home. The Company offers four distinct technologies that the Company market as separate product lines: media processors, VXP video image processing, Ultra-wideband devices and Z-wave devices. Each of these technologies also contributes to its fully integrated SoC offerings. Its SoC solutions combine its semiconductors and software and are a component of multiple high-growth, consumer applications that process digital video and audio content, including Internet protocol television (IPTV), connected media player, high definition televisions (HDTVs), and portable media players. Its media processors provide high definition digital video decoding for multiple compression standards, graphics acceleration, audio decoding, a central processing unit (CPU), and display control. In November 2009, it acquired CopperGate Communications Ltd.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) is principally engaged in the manufacture of integrated circuits (ICs) for customers based on their own or third parties' IC designs. The Company offers a range of wafer fabrication processes, including embedded non-volatile memory process, embedded dynamic random access memory (DRAM) process, mixed signal/ radio frequency (RF) process, high voltage process, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor process, color filter process, micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) process and silicon germanium process, among others. The Company's chips are used in computer products, communications products and consumer electronic products. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had seven wafer plants.

PANalytical was founded half a century ago as part of the Philips organization. PANalytical quickly gained a growing reputation for utilizing highly scientific X-ray analysis technology in order to add proven and demonstrable added value for customers in science and industry. The process of harnessing science to real world needs is central to their activities, and is achieved by working closely together with scientists and professionals in research and industrial laboratories. This open and interactive approach of 'Winning by Sharing' gives company a unique ability to anticipate and respond to the constantly changing demands of society. This open and interactive approach of 'Winning by Sharing' gives the firm a unique ability to anticipate and respond to the constantly changing demands of society.

Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Southborough, Massachusetts. Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. (Tech/Ops Sevcon) is engaged in the electronic controls business. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries located in the United States, England, France, South Korea and Japan, the Company designs, manufactures, sells, and services, under the Sevcon name, microprocessor based controls for zero emission and hybrid electric vehicles. The controls are used to vary the speed and movement of vehicles, to integrate specialized functions and to prolong the shift life of vehicles’ power source. The Company’s customers are manufacturers of on-road, off-road and industrial vehicles, including automobiles, buses, fork lift trucks, aerial lifts, mining vehicles, airport ground support vehicles, utility vehicles, sweepers and other battery powered vehicles. Through another subsidiary located in the United Kingdom, Tech/Ops Sevcon manufactures special metalized film capacitors for electronics applications.

Supertex, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Supertex, Inc. (Supertex) is a producer of high-voltage analog and mixed-signal semiconductor components. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets integrated circuits (ICs) utilizing high-voltage diffusion metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS), high-voltage complementary metal oxide semiconductor (HVCMOS) and high-voltage bipolar complementary metal oxide semiconductor (HVBiCMOS) analog, and mixed signal technologies. The Company’s ICs are used in the, medical ultrasound imaging, telecommunications, liquid crystal display (LCD) television, light emitting diodes (LED) general lighting, printer, flat panel display, industrial and consumer industries. The Company’s products are primarily used in or with medical ultrasound instruments, commercial ink jet printers, electro-luminescent (EL) lamps for applications in cell phone keypads and hand-held devices, and optical micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for telecommunication and data communication markets.

GS Yuasa Group is comprised of GS Yuasa Corporation with 81 subsidiaries and 42 affiliated companies, and our business includes the manufacture and supply of batteries, power supply systems, lighting equipment, specialty other electrical equipment. In order to allow us to offer products and services that best meet the needs of our customers around the world, we are continually making modifications and improvements to our R&D, manufacturing, and distribution systems, ensuring that they have a global focus.

Oki Electric Industry had this to say to its semiconductor operations: "Go find a new owner. ROHM, if you want to." The Japanese computer, office equipment, and telecom conglomerate spun off its microchip business in late 2008, selling 95% of the spinoff's shares to semiconductor manufacturer ROHM and keeping an equity stake of 5%. Oki Semiconductor makes a wide variety of chips, including communications ICs, display drivers, memory devices, microcontrollers, and optical components. Oki began fabricating transistors in 1961 and set up a Semiconductor Business Group in 2005, in preparation for the spinoff.

Fieldpiece narrowed its focus to serve the HVAC/R industry exclusively. Product features inspired by real world use, coupled with the versatility of modular expandability, make Fieldpiece Instruments the leading choice of HVAC/R field technicians. Innovation fuels product development at Fieldpiece and the company’s original mission holds true to this day: To provide the best professional-grade instruments for HVAC/R field service.

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