BITBOYS

Finland-based Bitboys develops and licenses graphics hardware IP solutions for various wireless and embedded devices. Bitboys graphics processors are specifically designed for power and size-restricted environments and are the outcome of 15 years of experience in graphics research and development. The first product line targeted for wireless and embedded devices has been available for licensing since July 2003. Bitboys was acquired by ATI in May, 2006, and ATI was acquired by AMD in July, 2006. (www.amd.com).

INSIDE CONTACTLESS

As the only fabless semiconductor company focused exclusively upon contactless chip platforms, INSIDE Contactless is a market leader in Near Field Communication (NFC), contactless payments, and access control. INSIDE is the #1 market share provider of contactless bank card applications in the world, with more than 35 million MicroPass intelligent payment platforms delivered from launch in 2005 through 2007. These MicroPass platforms power cards from more than 20 leading bank card issuers. More than 25 key partners around the world, including major card manufacturers and handset providers, have successfully delivered contactless products such as payment & access cards, point of sale terminals, NFC enabled mobile handsets, and other products which are ‘powered by INSIDE’. INSIDE Contactless is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, with offices in Shanghai, Singapore, Poland, San Francisco, and Boston. (www.insidecontactless.com).

KYTE

San Francisco-based Kyte's platform allows users to create their own live TV shows and broadcast their own interactive channels on their website, blog, social network or mobile phone. (www.kyte.tv).

MORPHO, INC.

Tokyo-based Morpho, Inc. was established in 2004 to focus on delivering industry leading computer vision, graphics and image processing solutions for applications in mobile devices. Established by researchers from the University of Tokyo and by experts in digital media, the company continues to introduce innovative software solutions in mobile image processing. (www.morphoinc.com./eng)

SASKEN

Sasken Communication Technologies Limited, a pioneer in communications R&D outsourcing, offers a unique combination of wireless software products & services to leading semiconductor manufacturers, network equipment companies, and global wireless handset developers. Established in 1989 and headquartered in Bangalore, Sasken employs over 3000 people, operating from state-of-the-art research and development centers in Bangalore, Pune & Chennai in India, Kaustinen, Tampere, Oulu & Turku in Finland and Monterrey in Mexico. Sasken is also present in Shanghai (China), Ottawa (Canada), Nice (France), Frankfurt (Germany), Kanagawa (Japan), Stockholm (Sweden), Guildford (UK), Boston, Dallas, New York & Santa Clara (USA). (www.sasken.com)

SUMMIT MICROELECTRONICS

Sunnyvale, CA-based Summit Microelectronics is the leader in flexible, highly integrated power management solutions combining precision power regulation with sophisticated digital control in a single chip. The Company's analog power IC devices are found in a variety of consumer, communications and computing applications. Summit solutions address the biggest challenges facing OEM developers today: increasing system functionality, performance and complexity accompanied by shrinking development time cycles. (www.summitmicro.com)

VIVOTECH

ViVOtech's breakthrough technology is driving next generation electronic payments worldwide. With the company's technology, customers can make contactless payments with radio frequency (RF) enabled credit cards, access cards and mobile phones at existing point-of-sale (POS) systems. ViVOtech's products are used by some of the most prominent retailers in the United States. ViVOtech's products are in use at movie theaters, fast food restaurants (QSR), casual dining establishments, convenience stores, gas stations, drug stores, grocery stores, buses, taxicabs and vending machine locations, enabling a wide variety of businesses to accept contactless/NFC payments. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. (www.vivotech.com)