Nanometrics Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports thin film, optical critical dimension, and overlay dimension metrology systems. It offers metrology systems, which include standalone and fully automated systems for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing process control; integrated systems incorporated onto semiconductor and solar photovoltaics (PV) processing systems that provide real-time measurements and feedback; and standalone manual and semi-automated systems used to monitor material characteristics of various silicon and compound semiconductor devices and substrates. The company's products also include fourier-transform infrared and photoluminescence metrology systems. Its products are used primarily in manufacturing of semiconductors, solar PV, and high-brightness LEDs, as well as by customers in silicon wafer and data storage industries. The company offers its products through direct sales force, distributors, and representatives in Asia, the United States, and Europe. Nanometrics Incorporated was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

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.

Aeroflex flexes its high-tech muscle with aerospace and communications components. Aeroflex Incorporated company's diverse offerings include integrated circuits, radio frequency (RF) components, and microwave assemblies used in military aircraft, satellites, and wireless communications networks. It also provides test equipment used in avionics, military, and mobile radio applications. The company's largest customer base is the US government and its contractors; it sells to such blue-chip clients as Boeing, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin. Aeroflex has facilities in China, France, Sweden, the UK, and the US. In 2007 the company was acquired by Veritas Capital, Golden Gate Private Equity, and Goldman Sachs for about $1.1 billion in cash.

Isola Group, Sarl, with headquarters in Chandler, Arizona, is a technology-driven, global designer, developer and manufacturer of high performance base materials used in the manufacture of advanced multilayer printed circuit boards worldwide.Isola is a privately held company owned by Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a global private equity firm, and Redfern Partners, a strategic investor in the PCB industry. Both TPG and Redfern have invested significantly in our future growth in the United States, Europe and Asia, providing us with long term stability to benefit Isola customers worldwide.Isola's investment in research and development, technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and practices results in superior value to our customers, with innovative solutions to minimize costs and cut manufacturing time. Our commitment is reflected in our global network of sales and distribution offices allowing us to meet evolving customer needs and provide a full spectrum of services.Isola's broad range of products are used in multiple applications including: aerospace, automotive, broadband telecommunications, military, chip packaging and testing, high end computing, high speed digital designs and other specialty markets. Isola operates multiple manufacturing, R&D and sales offices throughout Europe, Asia and the United States.

O.I. Corporation, doing business as OI Analytical, designs, manufactures, markets, and services products, components, and systems for chemical analysis and monitoring in air and water. It offers laboratory products, including gas chromatography (GC) instruments and systems to separate organic compounds based on their physical and chemical properties; sample concentrators for sample introduction into GCs; GC detector devices; and total organic carbon analyzer systems and related accessories to measure organic and inorganic carbon levels in ultrapure, drinking, natural, ground, waste, and process water, as well as soils and solids. The company's laboratory products also include automated chemistry analyzers, such as segmented flow and flow injection analyzers to perform various ion analyses, including the measurement of nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, ammonia, chloride, alkalinity, and sulfate in liquids; sample preparation products and systems to prepare sample matrices for analysis; and refrigerant monitors, which employ infrared based analyzers to monitor and detect low-level refrigerant leaks. The company offers MINICAMS air-monitoring systems to monitor air for toxic chemical compounds, including gaseous chemical-warfare agents to address air-monitoring levels, as well as provides on-site installation and support services. The company serves environmental testing, food and flavors, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, power generation, chemical, and petrochemical industries, as well as military agencies of the U.S. Government, engineering and consulting firms, municipalities, beverage bottlers, and chiller-refrigerant companies. It sells products through a direct sales force, as well as, through a network of independent sales representatives and distributors. The company was formerly known as Oceanography International Corporation and changed its name to O.I. Corporation in July 1980. O.I. Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in College Station, Texas.

Mikron Infrared company makes instruments that measure the temperature of objects without touching them -- a necessity for industrial applications, such as making glass and ceramics, or monitoring boilers and compressors. Its products include portable and fixed infrared thermometers, high-resolution thermal imagers, fiber-optic infrared sensors, heat switches, calibration devices, and related accessories. Mikron also provides custom-designed systems, specialized housings and enclosures, and software development services.

Omni Cable company distributes electrical and electronic cables to wholesale customers in the US through 10 warehouses and distribution centers. Omni Cable also offers custom bundling, coloring, striping, lashing, twisting, and imprinting of wires and cables. The employee-owned company was founded in 1977. Omni Cable has locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Tampa. It is expanding its facilities within the regions served and has relocated and upgraded its San Francisco branch to serve the Bay Area better.

The Millennia Group, Inc. company was established in 1999. Michael D'Ambrosio Sr., the company's chairman and CEO, owns The Millennia Group. The Millennia Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electronic manufacturing services. Its services include mechanical, electronic and software design, electronic engineering, printed circuit board development, prototyping, new product introduction, material procurement and management, printed circuit board and higher level assembly, test development, in-circuit and functional testing, final system box build, fulfillment, and support services. The company serves a variety of industries, including military, medical, industrial, instrumentation, security, and telecommunications.

Oki Semiconductor America is based in California, but it didn't move there from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl years. Oki Semiconductor America, Inc. company designs and sells products that include telecommunications, radio-frequency (RF), microcontrollers, speech synthesis, and memory devices. It also offers fiber optic wireless communications devices. Its products -- most of which are made by parent Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd. -- are used in wireless communications, voice recognition, compact audio, and fingerprint authentication products. Oki Semiconductor America sells primarily through distributors to customers in North and South America.

Dynex Power Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of industrial power semiconductor products. It offers bipolar discrete semiconductors, insulated gate bipolar transistor modules, electronic assemblies, and radiation hard silicon-on-sapphire integrated circuits. The company’s products are used in power electronic applications, including electric power transmission and distribution, renewable and distributed energy, marine and rail traction motor drives, aerospace, electric vehicles, industrial automation and controls, and power supplies. Dynex Power markets its products in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and the rest of the world. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Lincoln, the United Kingdom. As of October 31, 2008, Dynex Power Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd.

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