Somfy designs, produces, and markets automatic controls and motors for awnings, roller shutters, and interior blinds. Applications for Somfy's motors and control systems range from small home set-ups to industrial networks for large office buildings. Somfy's awnings can be operated via a remote control or automatically with the wind and solar control function, depending on weather conditions. Europe is by far the company's largest geographical segment, representing about 85% of sales. The family of management board chairman Paul-Georges Despature holds the majority of Somfy's shares and its voting rights through J.P.J. SCA.

Diodes Incorporated company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Diodes Incorporated is a global designer, manufacturer, and supplier of application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets. These products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays, amplifiers and comparators, Hall effect sensors and temperature sensors, power management devices (including light emitting diode (LED) drivers), DC-DC switching and linear voltage regulators, voltage references, special function devices (including universal serial bus (USB) power switch, load switch, voltage supervisor, and motor controllers), and silicon wafers used to manufacture these products. The Company designs, manufactures, and markets these semiconductors focused on diverse end-use applications in the consumer electronics, computing, industrial, communications, and automotive sectors. In June 2008, the Company acquired Zetex plc.

Irvine Sensors Corporation company was founded in 1974 and is based in Costa Mesa, California. Irvine Sensors Corporation (ISC) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) is a vision systems company enabled by technology for three-dimensional packaging of electronics and manufacturing of electro-optical products. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells vision systems, miniaturized electronic products and higher level systems incorporating such products for defense, security and commercial applications. The Company also performs customer-funded contract research and development related to these products for the United States government customers or contractors. The Company’s subsidiaries include Novalog, Inc. (Novalog), MicroSensors, Inc. (MSI), RedHawk Vision, Inc. (RedHawk), and iNetWorks Corporation (iNetWorks). On October 14, 2008, all of the assets of Optex Systems, Inc. (Optex), a Texas corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ISC, were sold to a UCC public foreclosure sale (the Optex Asset Sale).

Fox, the company purchases consumer electronic parts and brand name household appliances and resells the products to electronic distributors, retail and third-party contract repair shops, and directly to consumers. It offers call center services to handle in- and out-of-warranty goods, consumer retention, and parts distribution for manufacturers like Black & Decker, and Coby. A division is also dedicated to protective gear, electronic components for emergency vehicles, medical supplies, and other public safety equipment. Formerly Fox Radio Parts, the company operates as part of Video Display Corp.

ASM International founded ASMPT in 1975. ASM Pacific Technology (ASMPT) is one of the world's largest assembly and packaging equipment suppliers for the semiconductor industry. The company makes assembly and packaging equipment for the microelectronics, semiconductor, photonics, and optoelectronics industries. Its products help lay down the pathways on microchips and include etched and stamped lead frames; wafer bumpers; snap curing ovens; and die, wire, and flip chip bonders. ASMPT operates manufacturing facilities in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. Netherlands-based ASM International owns about 53% of ASMPT.

Sperian Protection, we are committed to protecting men and women exposed to risks in all types of industries and work environments. It is this commitment that drives our design and manufacture of high quality equipment to meet the wide variety of workers' safety needs. Combining advanced technology, comfort and ergonomic features, Sperian Protection offers the most complete line of personal protective equipment from our international leading brands.

Transistor Devices, Inc. (TDI) is plugged in to the power needs of the computer industry. Founded in 1960, the company makes high-power, fault-tolerant, uninterruptible electronic power supplies and systems designed to prevent power loss in transportation equipment and computer data storage and telecommunications systems. Customers include companies in the aerospace, computer/networking, industrial, medical, military, and telecommunications industries. TDI operates mainly in the US, but it also has facilities in China, Ireland, and Mexico. Richard Blake, the company's founder, chairman, and CTO, controls TDI; the rest of the company is owned by officers and employees.

Akrion Systems LLC company makes surface preparation equipment that readies semiconductor wafers for high-precision processes during manufacturing of microchips and other high-tech components. Akrion's tools are used in producing logic and memory parts, microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices, photovoltaic solar cells, flat-panel displays, and photomasks. Its customers include Analog Devices, BAE SYSTEMS, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, MEMC Electronic Materials, Micron Technology, and Samsung Electronics. In 2008 Akrion's assets were acquired by Bayside Capital, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital.

USHIO INC. is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of optical products and industrial equipment. The Company operates in two major business segments. The Optical Products segment manufactures and sells halogen lamps, xenon lamps, high-pressure ultraviolet (UV) lamps, cinema projectors, (UV) photoresist curing systems, various lighting systems, excimer lamps and related equipment. The Industrial Machinery and Others segment designs electronic devices, as well as manufactures and sells automatic controllers, audio equipment, injection molding equipment and other industrial equipment. This segment is also engaged in the provision of insurance agency services.

Sparton Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois. Sparton Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, offers electronic manufacturing services worldwide. The company provides design and electronic manufacturing services, which include a range of engineering, pre-manufacturing, and post-manufacturing services on a contract basis. Its products and services include device manufacturing products for original equipment manufacturers, microprocessor-based systems, transducers, printed circuit boards and assemblies, sensors, and electromechanical devices; and engineering services relating to these product sales. In addition, the company designs and manufactures sonobuoys, an anti-submarine warfare device, used by the U.S. Navy and other free-world countries. It serves the government, medical/scientific, instrumentation, aerospace, and other industries.

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