Ian McWalter

Gennum Corp. designs innovative semiconductor solutions and intellectual property cores to serve the rising global demand for high-speed data transmission products in the broadcast, networking, storage and telecommunications markets. Gennum offers optical, analog and mixed-signal solutions with uncompromising signal integrity to support standards such as high-definition video, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand®, Ethernet, SONET and PCI Express®. The company was founded on May 28, 1973 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

Canadian Microelectronics Corp. develops and manages Canada's national design network. It offers design, documents, training, resource competitions, and subscription. The company is headquartered in Kingston, Canada.

Future Waves is a cutting edge fables Semiconductor Company which designs chipsets with high sensitivity and compelling performance. The first product is the RF tuner, FENIX14701, followed by FENIX2, a multi-standard RF tuner newly launched in Sep., 2008. Future Waves collaborates with industrial partners to deliver total receiver solutions which enable its customers to timely launch next generation products for digital broadcasting markets including DAB, DAB+, T-DMB, DVB-H, DVB-T, ISDB-T One-Seg, DMB-T and CMMB. To provide efficient and effective services, Future Waves has offices in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and the UK to support its partners and customers through local proficient designing teams. The company is incorporated by top designers who have extensive experience in radio frequency design, digital broadcasting technology and system integration etc. Future Waves commits to continuously develop low power, highly integrated and cost-effective solutions for digital broadcasting applications including mobile phones, laptops, Portable Multimedia Player (PMP), Global Navigation System (GPS), Digital Photo Frame and other hand-held devices.

Frontier Smart Technologies Group Ltd. is a technology company, which engages in the commercial exploitation of wireless technologies and systems. It operates through the following segments: Digital Radio, Smart Internet-of-Things, and Group Costs. The Radio segment involves in the development and sale of digital radio solutions. The Smart Internet-of-Things segment develops and markets technology solutions, including hardware, software, and cloud services, for audio and non-audio Smart loT devices. The Group Costs segment comprises management, providing finance, strategy, and corporate governance guidance. The company was founded by Christofer Toumazou on February 14, 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

GaN Systems, Inc. designs and manufactures power semiconductors. It products include transistors for the consumer electronics, data centers, renewable energy, industrial, and automotive markets. The company was founded by Girvan L. Patterson and John Roberts in 2008 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. develops optoelectronic technology solutions. It offers MicroLeds, general lighting, grow lighting, and healthcare and safety sensors. The company was founded by Michael LeGoff on December 18, 2000 and is headquartered in Plymouth, the United Kingdom.